Biosafety Level 2 Training

NOTE: The items below need to be completed and handed in as one package AFTER the in class training session.

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BSL2 Training Handout Package (please download)

1) Attend the BSL2 in class training session. The powerpoint is here.

2) You must pick up and complete an "in-class" quiz plus the "addendum". The material comes from:

• The PHAC video "Containment Level 2 Laboratory". Instructions on registering and locating the videos is found here.
• Our webpage on waste disposal
• Our BSL2 Training Handout Package (see above)
• The PHAC video "Principles of Laboratory Biosafety (4) General Safety Practices for Containment Laboratories" Instructions on registering and locating the videos is found here.
• The PHAC video "Principles of Laboratory Biosafety (6) Operational Practices in a Containment Level 2 Laboratory" Instructions on registering and locating the videos is found here.

3) NSERC, LAI and BSC Quiz. To complete this quiz you must register for the online PHAC training website and watch the following TWO videos:

• "Principles of Laboratory Biosafety (3) Laboratory Acquired Infections" Instructions on registering and locating the videos is found here.
• "Principles of Laboratory Biosafety (7) Biological Safety Cabinets" Instructions on registering and locating the videos is found here.

Then read NSERC MOU on Roles in Managing Grants & Awards - READ schedule 13.

4) Read the Human Pathogens & Toxins (HPTA) presentation and complete the quiz then hand it in.

5) Record any lab specific training you have participated in on the Biosafety Training Record. Do not hand this in. Please place it in the lab where all the training records are stored.

All Principal Investigators - BSL1 or BSL2

A) The biohazard approval process is a review of procedures and physical facilities you plan to use.

• Level 1 Laboratory Inspection Checklist
• Level 2 Laboratory Inspection Checklist

B) Review and complete the Biosecurity Plan Information and maintain in your lab for annual audit.

C) PHAC Quiz for Principal Investigators on the Laboratory Biosafety Guidelines.

D) CFIA Quiz for Principal Investigators when using animal pathogens or zoonotics. Use the following two links as a resource.

• Containment Stds For Veterinary Facilities
• CFIA CL2 Checklist

E) HPIR Quiz for Principal Investigators who hold (or will hold) a biosafety approval and TDG trained individuals.

F) Biosafety Import Permit information page.

G) Transportation of Dangerous Goods (TDG) training schedule. TDG trained individuals are required to receive and send biohazardous materials.