Biosafety
Instructor:
Sara Trimble, MT(ASCP); Adam Orkand, BA
Contact Hours:
2.0
Date:
January 01, 2024 - December 31, 2025
Description:
Standard precautions, personal protective equipment and spill cleanup.
Learning Objectives:
- Define Standard Precautions and list 5 items or body parts that require barrier protection when contact is anticipated.
- List 3 modes of disease transmission and a way to reduce risk of laboratory transmission for each mode.
- List the 3 control methods used to limit exposure in laboratories, and give 2 examples of each.
- List 4 types of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) commonly used in laboratories and when to use them.
- State the steps to follow when cleaning up a spill of biohazardous material.
- List 3 items that should be discarded as regulated medical waste.