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Clinical laboratories are on the frontline for protecting the nation’s health. Laboratory safety enables laboratories to conduct accurate and timely patient diagnostic tests without jeopardizing the health of their workers, the environment, or the public. Robust laboratory safety is fundamental to an effective and efficient national response to an emerging infectious disease outbreak.

CDC provides the free laboratory safety courses below to help laboratory heroes get the training they need to protect America’s health.

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Fundamentals of Working Safely in a Biological Safety Cabinet

Course Title:   Fundamentals of Working Safely in a Biological Safety Cabinet

Course Description: A biological safety cabinet (BSC) is the primary means of containment developed for working safely with infectious microorganisms. Class II BSCs, the most common cabinets used in laboratories, are designed to provide personnel protection (for you and those around you), product protection (for your samples), and environmental protection.

This basic-level eLearning course provides information on the safe use of Class II biological safety cabinets. Topics covered include major parts of a BSC, how a BSC works, how to work safely inside a BSC, and what to do if there is an emergency while working in a BSC. Videos, interactive exercises, job aids, and a modifiable checklist template are included in the course to enhance the learning experience.

Course Objectives: At the conclusion of this program, the participant will be able to:
      • Identify the major parts of a Class II BSC
      • Discuss general facts about BSCs
      • List the factors that affect BSC airflow
      • Describe the preparation steps for work in a BSC
      • Describe the practices for working safely in a BSC
      • Describe the steps for completion of work in a BSC
      • Describe the BSC procedures to follow in an emergency

 

Target Audience: This online course is designed for public health and clinical laboratory staff, safety professionals and persons interested in safe use of biological safety cabinets.

Special Needs: Course content is closed captioned where applicable and optimized for a screen reader.

CEUs: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Laboratory Training and Services Branch is approved as a provider of continuing education programs in the clinical laboratory sciences by the ASCLS P.A.C.E.® Program. This course is approved for 1.0 contact hours.   P.A.C.E.® course number: 288-007-17

Thank you to the Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) for partnering with CDC to review and approve this course.

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