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List of All Training Courses

Primary Programs:

• Training (Biosafety Level 2 (BSL2) and above, Bloodborne Pathogens, Biomedical Waste)
• Recombinant DNA, Etiologic and Select Agent Protocol reviews, registration and approval
• Biomedical waste collection, packaging and disposal
• BSL2 and above laboratory certifications and inspections
• Safety equipment certifications and inspections (chemical fume hoods, Biological Safety Cabinets, eyewash and safety showers, autoclaves)
• Medical Monitoring (vertebrate animal handlers, research SCUBA diving, OSHA HAZWOPER and respirator users)

Other Programs:

• Food event approvals
• Red Cross training: (Adult CPR/AED, Child and Infant CPR/AED, Standard First Aid & Safety)
• Public Health and other miscellaneous sanitation issues

Oversight Committee: Biological Safety Committee

• Dr. Lloyd Epstein, Chairperson Professor, Department of Biological Science
• Dr. Hank Bass Associate Professor, Department of Biological Science
• Dr. Wu-Min Deng Associate Professor, Department of Biological Science
• Dr. Brian Chadwick Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Science
• Dr. Richard Hyson Professor, Department of Psychology
• Dr. Choogon Lee Associate Professor, College of Medicine
• Community Representatives (2)
• Elizabeth S. Southard University Legal Counsel, Office of the Vice President for Research
• Dr. Richard Le University Biological Safety Officer

Committee Service:

• FSU Animal Control and Use Committee
• FSU Thagard Student Health Center – Environment of Care
• FSU Food Advisory Committee
• FSU Campus Partners – Special Event Permitting

Format				Form Number	Form Name
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				EHS 1-2	Request for Approval of a Temporary Food Event

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Format				Form Number	Form Name
web*	xls	doc	pdf
				EHS 7-1	Select Agents Registration Form
				EHS 7-2	Medical Monitoring for Vertebrate Animal Users Form
				EHS 7-3	Hepatitis B Vaccine Record
				EHS 7-4	Exposure Determination Worksheet
				EHS 7-5	Biomedical Waste Disposal Form
				EHS 7-6	Etio/Select Agents Registration Update Form
				EHS 7-7	Recombinant DNA Registration Update Form
					Appendix B
					Appendix B Instructions
					Biological Safety Level 2 Checklist
					Biological Safety Level 2 De-posting Checklist

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Policy: OP-G-3 Biological Safety

The following is a list of selected topics related to Biological Safety within the Safety Manual. A more complete list can be found here.

Biological Safety in Research
Registration of Biohazardous Materials
Principles of Biosafety
Biological Safety Laboratory Practices and Techniques
Primary Barriers-Safety Equipment
Secondary Barriers-Facility Design
Risk Assessment
Biosafety Levels
Biological Safety Personal Protective Equipment
Laboratory Equipment and Safety Equipment
Biological Safety Cabinets
Centrifuges
Aerosol Creating Equipment
Autoclaves
Fumehoods
Biological Safety Guidelines for Animal Use
Pathogenic Organism Work at FSU
Working with Laboratory Animals
Human Blood and Body Fluids
Recombinant DNA
Reproductive Hazards-Infectious Agents
Biohazard Laboratory Inspections
Biohazard Signs and Labels
Biological Spills, Contamination, Potential Infection
Universal Precautions
Biohazardous Waste
Exposure Control Plan
Other Biosafety Issues and Information

The Biological Safety Office offers the following training courses.

Biomedical Waste Training

The Florida Department of Health, F.A.C. 64E-16, requires any personnel who works in a Biological Safety Level 2 laboratory or in a laboratory which generates any solid or liquid waste presenting a threat of infection to humans to have Biomedical Waste Training.

This training is given along with the Bloodborne Pathogen Training.

Topics covered include:

• Definitions of Biomedical Waste/Regulated Waste
• Facility policies and procedures of mixed waste
• Labeling, storage and containment of regulated waste
• Enforcement and penalties involved in the regulation

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Bloodborne Pathogen Training

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Anyone who may have an occupational exposure to human blood, body fluid, tissues or human cell lines must receive this training, as required by the OSHA Bloodborne Pathogen Standard.

This training is given along with the Biomedical Waste training.

Topics covered include:

• Epidemiology, symptoms and the modes of transmission of bloodborne pathogens
• FSU's exposure control plan
• Hepatitis B vaccine, its efficacy, safety and method of administration
• Methods to prevent or minimize occupational exposure
• Post-exposure procedures and medical evaluations

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Biosafety Level 2 and Above Laboratory Training

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This training is available online

All laboratory personnel who will be working in or who will have access to a Biological Safety Level 2 (BSL-2), Biological Safety Level 3 (BSL-3), or an Animal Biological Safety Level 2 (ABSL-2) laboratory must receive general training for working in these biosafety level laboratory facilities. This training is based on the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Guidelines for Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories (BMBL) 4th Edition.

Topics covered include:

• Bloodborne Pathogens
• Biomedical Waste
• General biological safety issues associated with these biosafety level laboratory facilities
• Different general practices and procedures necessary to prevent a potential exposure to the infectious agents being used in these biosafety level laboratories
• Information regarding the appropriate disposal of biohazardous waste generated in these biosafety level laboratories

• Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories

• Primary Containment for Biohazards: Selection, Installation and use of Biological Safety Cabinets

• State of Florida Department of Health Biomedical Waste Program

• National Institutes of Health Guidelines for Research Involving Recombinant DNA Molecules

• Criteria for Sharps Containers

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

• Bloodborne Pathogen Standard-OSHA Standard

• MSDS for Infectious Substances

• Occupational Health and Safety in the Care and Use of Research Animals

• Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals

• Animal Alergy Information