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Consolidated Laboratory Safety Awareness

Environmental Health and Safety

This awareness level training session is designed for workers who may enter laboratory environments throughout the course of their work, but are not researchers, students or laboratory personnel.

At the end of this training you should be able to:

- Identify hazardous waste by appropriate U of G tag
- Understand the chemical/biohazardous waste disposal procedures
- Identify typical laboratory hazards and equipment
- Recognize the following terms and provide a brief description of their use: risk group, containment level, basic level laboratory and intermediate level label
- Provide examples of radiation and biohazards
- Describe primary laboratory controls to limit exposure to hazardous materials
- Identify PPE and attire suitable for the alb
- Describe general laboratory emergency procedures
- Identify primary components of the Lab Safety, Biosafety and Radiation programs
- Identify signage and posting seen in U of G Biohazard and Radiation labs.


Eligibility:
University of Guelph Personnel (Physical Resources & Campus Police)
Topic:
  • Laboratory Safety
Instructor(s):
Gausiya Khan, Biosafety Officer, ext 53910
Daniel Cardenas, Radiation Safety Officer, ext 53774
Format:
Training
Location:
168 Alexander Hall
Date:
Thursday December 19, 2019
Time:
1:15 PM - 3:45 PM ( 2.5 hours ) 
Contact:
ext 53910, ext 53774
Maximum
Attendance:
32
Advanced
Registration:
This event requires 24 hours of advanced registration.
Please register before December 18, 2019, 1:15 PM