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BioSafety Course

The University Biosafety Committee requires that the successful completion of the Laboratory Biological Safety Course be a mandatory requirement for all new staff and new projects involved with Biohazard level II or greater. This applies to all Principle Investigators/Course Directors, faculty, staff and students conducting work with these materials.

 Biosafety Manual - Okanagan Version

Human error and poor laboratory practice can compromise the best of laboratory safeguards designed specifically to protect the laboratory worker. The primary factor in the prevention of laboratory accidents and laboratory associated infections is a fully trained faculty and staff. To accomplish this it is essential that faculty and staff receive the appropriate training in laboratory safety measures.

With the ever changing hazards associated with doing research it is important to ensure that all personnel are appropriately trained in protocols that are specific to UBC. It is the intent of the members of the University Biosafety Committee to move in a direction that will not only ensure compliance with the university regulations but will also help to prevent exposure of biohazards to its employees.

Laboratory Safety Guidebook

In order to keep the campus community safe and in compliance with applicable regulations and policies, each lab on campus should have a laboratory safety binder for the lab users that is unique to that lab. As part of the 2011 Lab Review process, HSE will be providing each lab with a customizable Laboratory Safety Guidebook.   Once complete the Guidebook will contain University level information related to health, safety and the environment as well as customized laboratory specific information for methods, policies and procedures. Because every laboratory is unique, the specific information in this book will be different from the one next door.   These templates are designed to allow lab users to create laboratory rules and procedures that are consistent with applicable legislation and University Policy, but are customized to each lab. The template format was chosen to limit the amount of work needed by each PI to complete a Guidebook.   In the beginning only a few templates will be made available.  You will be notified by e-mail when new templates become available



Please contact the Cherie Michels, Health Safety & Environment Aadvisor, at cherie.michels@ubc.ca or 250-807-8656 if you have any questions or concerns regarding Biosafety.

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