BSL-3 Training
Intended audience
This course is required for University personnel who work in Biosafety Level 3 (BSL-3) laboratories at the University of Washington (UW). Training is required initially, and retraining is required annually for UW faculty and staff enrolled in the UW BSL-3 Program.
Description
This course teaches BSL-3 biosafety principles and practices, roles and responsibilities, risk assessments, BSL-3 facility operations and management, BSL-3 laboratory practices, biosafety cabinet practices and procedures, donning and doffing PPE, waste management requirements, occupational health requirements, emergency/incident response procedures, and safety and security procedures.
Regulations and resources
CDC Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories (BMBL)
Accommodations and language services
The University of Washington is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodations to individuals who need them.
- To request a disability accommodation, please contact the UW Disability Services Office at 206-543-6450 (V), 206-543-6452(TTY), or email at dso@uw.edu.
- To request safety training in a language other than English, please contact EH&S training at ehstrain@uw.edu and notify your supervisor. EH&S will work with you and your supervisor to arrange for interpretation or translation services.
- For other accommodation requests, please contact EH&S Training at ehstrain@uw.edu.