UMass Amherst: Environmental Health and Safety

Program Areas

Biological Safety

Campus Safety

Education and Training

Environmental Health

Fire Prevention

Environmental Protection

Industrial Hygiene

Radiation Protection

Openings

Biological Safety Training Workshop

This basic workshop is recommended for students, faculty and staff working in a biological laboratory. The one hour workshop will cover the following biological safety basics:

►Biological Risk assessment

►Handling biological waste

►Disinfection

►Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

►Procedures for a biological spill and accidental exposure

►Biological Safety Cabinets

Workshop Schedule: Fall 2009

Day	Date	Time	Place
Tuesday	August 4 , 2009	9:30 a.m - 10:30 a.m..	Draper Hall 102
Wednesday	August 26, 2009	1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m	Draper Hall 102
Thursday	September 3, 2009	10:00 a.m - 11:00 a.m..	Draper Hall 102
Tuesday	September 15, 2009	1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m	Draper Hall 102
Wednesday	October 14, 2009	10:30 a.m - 11:30 a.m	Draper Hall 102
Thursday	November 5, 2009	10:30 a.m - 11:30 a.m	Draper Hall 102
Tuesday	November 17, 2009	2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m	Draper Hall 102
Monday	December 7, 2009	1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m	Draper Hall 102

Call EH&S @ 545-2682 to register for the biological safety training workshops. If you have any questions or would like to schedule an advanced biological safety training workshop for your laboratory please contact Judy LaDuc @ 545-2682 or email: jladuc@ehs.umass.edu

last update: July 31, 2009