April 23-26, 2012
Scottsdale, Arizona
Chaparral Suites Resort
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BSL3 Facilities: Design, Construction and Beyond
April 23-24, 2012
Some of the topics covered are:
- Using risk assessment in design and operations
- Assessing risks related to sustainability concepts
- Biocontainment planning, design and operational issues
- Unique design needs of ABSL3 animal facilities
- Unforeseen challenges in BSL3 operations
- Optimizing containment through airflow
- Systems controls and monitors
- Commissioning, verification, and certification
- Case study
- Opportunity to “Ask the Expert” about individual concerns
- Optional “Blueprint reading 101
Safe BSL3 Work Practices and Procedures
April 25-26, 2012
Includes hands-on component at the Arizona Department of Health Services
Some of the topics covered are:
- Standard and special practices for BSL3
- BSL3 facility design, operation, maintenance, monitoring, and decontamination
- Proper selection and use of Personal Protective Equipment
- Working safely and effectively in a Biological Safety Cabinet
- How to conduct risk assessments
- (Almost) painless laboratory inspections
- When and how respirators are used
- BSL3 training requirements
- Developing a laboratory emergency response plan
- How medical surveillance protects workers and the public
- Building biosecurity into laboratory practices