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Special thanks to the BSL3 Science and Safety
Faculty Lee M. Alderman LMA Consulting Ruth L.
Berkelman Center for Public Health Preparedness
Research David Bressler Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention Walt Dowdle Emory
University Richard Henkel Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention Sean G. Kaufman Center
for Public Health Preparedness Research Henry
Mathews BSL3 Science and Safety Program Maureen
Thompson Yerkes Animal Research Center
November 17 - 22, 2006BSL3 Science and Safety
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Each class has 14 participants, split into two
groups of seven. All participants don and doff
PAPRs at least 10 times during the five day
training.
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Participants discuss general BSL3 laboratory
practices with faculty leader Henry Mathews.
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Participants practice cleaning a spill of
infectious agent while being guided by faculty
member David Bressler from the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.
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Participants practice cleaning up a spill with
sharps (using actors glass).
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During the five day training, participants are
evaluated and must demonstrate mastery of
specific objectives. Participants list several
emergencies that can occur in a laboratory
setting and actions they would take during that
emergency.
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Participants are asked to demonstrate biosafety
practices (using pipettes, disposing of needles,
and minimizing the use of sharps).
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Participants work with Dana Jones from the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and
discuss the proper packaging of biological waste.
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Participants practice effective response to
needle stick injuries.
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Faculty lead Lee Alderman discusses the
importance of responding properly during a
medical emergency.
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Participants discuss the use of a Class III
biosafety cabinet.
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Participants are placed in laboratory
environments and are pressured to think on their
feet during exercise situations.
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Participants receive a lecture on proper use of
BSCs.
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Participants exercise working with someone who
has lost consciousness and needs to be evacuated
from the laboratory.
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Participants practice exiting the laboratory as a
team, should a catastrophic power loss occur and
experience complete darkness or vision loss.
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Participants are provided with the opportunity to
don a BSL4 Delta protective suit.
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Participants show off certificates of
achievement. Meilan Bielby, Houston Health
Department Heather Blair, Colorado State
University Jennifer Carter, Talecris
Biotherapeutics Subhra Chakaborty, Stony Brook
University Minerva Cutter, El Paso City and
County Health Maqboola Dojki, Aga Khan
University Vicente Gallardo, US EPA Steve Hynes,
Missouri Department of Health Dionysios Liveris,
New York Medical College Connie Lucero. El Paso
City and County Health Fiona McIntosh, McGill
University Health Centre Gabrielle Platz, Stony
Brook University Shahida Qureshi, Aga Khan
University Kristine Skjolaas, Talecris
Biotherapeutics
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