Stanford University offers numerous training courses and materials for employees of all levels and backgrounds. A basic list of required trainings for laboratory workers is shown in Figure 1 (a hard copy of this poster is available through EH&S):
The course entitled Biosafety (EHS—1500—WEB), available through Stanford University Axess, provides the basic Tier I level training in Biosafety. Note: Laboratory workers in the Stanford University School of Medicine are required to complete Biosafety (EHS—1500—WEB), Chemical Safety for Laboratories (EHS—1900—WEB), and Compressed Gas Safety (EHS—2200—WEB). Alternatively, the course entitled Life Sciences Research Laboratory Safety Training (EHS—4875—WEB), which covers Biosafety, Chemical Safety and Compressed Gas Safety, can be completed.
For personnel who will be handling bloodborne pathogens (BBP), which includes but is not limited to human or non-human primate blood, blood products or cells (primary or cell lines), Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, and HIV, Tier II level training is mandatory and is available under Bloodborne Pathogens (EHS—1600— WEB). This course is entirely web based and requires annual updates (EHS—1601—WEB), also available through Stanford University Axess. To help determine if a worker is at risk for contact with BBP, please use the questions listed below:
Will the person:
- Work with human blood, blood products or body fluids?
- Work with unfixed human cells (including tissue culture cells and cell lines), human tissues or organs?
- Work with non-human primates (NHP) or NHP blood, blood products or body fluids?
- Work with unfixed NHP cells (including tissue culture cells and cell lines), NHP tissues or organs?
- Work with bloodborne pathogens (e.g. HIV, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C or other infectious agents able to be spread via blood)?
- Work with animals or animal tissues that have been infected with a BBP?
- Perform tasks which may potentially result in exposure to human or animal blood, body fluids, organs, or tissues which are infected with the hepatitis B virus or other bloodborne pathogens?
- Handle sharp instruments such as knives, needles, scalpels, or scissors which have been used by others working with human blood or other potentially infectious materials to include human organs, tissue or body fluids OR used by others working with similar body parts and fluids from animals infected with the hepatitis B virus or other bloodborne pathogens?
| Course title and STARS number |
Must be taken |
Notes on taking the course |
|---|---|---|
|
General Safety, Injury Prevention (IIPP) |
…work at Stanford University | Register and launch through http://axess.stanford.edu |
|
Life Sciences Research Lab Safety |
…work in life sciences research laboratories in the SOM, as well as others working with biological agents, hazardous chemicals & compressed gases** | Register and launch through http://axess.stanford.edu |
|
Biosafety |
…work with biological agents** | Register and launch through http://axess.stanford.edu |
|
Chemical Safety for Laboratories |
…work with chemicals** | Register and launch through http://axess.stanford.edu |
|
Compressed Gas Safety |
…work with compressed gas cylinders** | Register and launch through http://axess.stanford.edu |
|
Laboratory Ergonomics |
…perform repetitive tasks such as microscope use, pipetting, and miscellaneous hand tool use |
This is a classroom course. |
| Computer Workstation Ergonomics EHS-3400-WEB |
…use a computer routinely | Register and launch through http://axess.stanford.edu |
| Bloodborne Pathogens EHS-PROG-1600 EHS-PROG-1601 (Recert) |
…work with human and/or non-human primate blood, blood products, cells (including tissue culture) or other potentially infectious material |
BBP training must be taken annually. Register and launch through Everyone who must take BBP must also create and/or update an Exposure Control Plan annually |
| Radiation Safety Training EHS-5250-WEB |
…have never worked with radioactive materials before (also take EHS-5251 Hands-on Training) | Register and launch through http://axess.stanford.edu |
| Laser Safety EHS-PROG-4820 EHS-PROG-4821 (Recert) |
…work with Class 3 or 4 lasers |
Must be taken every 3 years. |
| DOT: Excepted Quantities EHS-PROG-2650 EHS-PROG-2651 (Recert) |
…who are required to identify, package and air ship small quantities of hazardous chemical materials |
Must be taken every two years. |
| DOT: Shipping Dangerous Biological Goods or Dry Ice EHS-PROG-2700 EHS-PROG-2701 (Recert) |
…package and/or ship dangerous biological materials, or who package and/or ship any packages containing DRY ICE |
Must be taken every two years. |
| Cryogenic and Dry Ice Safety EHS-2480 |
…work with cryogenic liquids and/or dry ice |
This is a classroom course. |
| Orientation for Lab Safety Coordinators EHS-5200 |
…who are assigned safety/compliance tasks by their PI or lab supervisor |
This is a classroom course. |
| Controlled Substances EHS-2125-WEB |
…work with controlled substances | Register and launch through http://axess.stanford.edu |
| Fire Extinguisher Training EHS-3825 (classroom) EHS-3850-WEB |
…work at Stanford University |
To register for classroom, call 723-0448. Register and launch through http://axess.stanford.edu |
| Other courses as necessary | This is not a complete list of safety training courses that you may be required to take | Please go to http://trainingadvisor.stanford.edu for help identifying the safety training that is required for your work |
Revised March 2016
** EHS-PROG-4875 contains all content in the three courses EHS-1500-WEB, EHS-1900-WEB, and EHS-2200-WEB. Take EHS-PROG-4875 if you work in a School of Medicine research laboratory, or else in a research laboratory involved with biological agents, hazardous chemicals AND compressed gases. If you do not work in a School of Medicine research laboratory BUT work with only one or two of the Biological, Chemical or Compressed Gas categories, you should instead take the separate courses.
The course entitled Biosafety (EHS—1500—WEB), available through Stanford University Axess, provides the basic Tier I level training in Biosafety. Note: Laboratory workers in the Stanford University School of Medicine are required to complete Biosafety (EHS—1500—WEB), Chemical Safety for Laboratories (EHS—1900—WEB), and Compressed Gas Safety (EHS—2200—WEB). Alternatively, the course entitled Life Sciences Research Laboratory Safety Training (EHS—4875—WEB), which covers Biosafety, Chemical Safety and Compressed Gas Safety, can be completed.
For personnel who will be handling bloodborne pathogens (BBP), which includes but is not limited to human or non-human primate blood, blood products or cells (primary or cell lines), Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, and HIV, Tier II level training is mandatory and is available under Bloodborne Pathogens (EHS—1600— WEB). This course is entirely web based and requires annual updates (EHS—1601—WEB), also available through Stanford University Axess. To help determine if a worker is at risk for contact with BBP, please use the questions listed below:
Will the person:
- Work with human blood, blood products or body fluids?
- Work with unfixed human cells (including tissue culture cells and cell lines), human tissues or organs?
- Work with non-human primates (NHP) or NHP blood, blood products or body fluids?
- Work with unfixed NHP cells (including tissue culture cells and cell lines), NHP tissues or organs?
- Work with bloodborne pathogens (e.g. HIV, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C or other infectious agents able to be spread via blood)?
- Work with animals or animal tissues that have been infected with a BBP?
- Perform tasks which may potentially result in exposure to human or animal blood, body fluids, organs, or tissues which are infected with the hepatitis B virus or other bloodborne pathogens?
- Handle sharp instruments such as knives, needles, scalpels, or scissors which have been used by others working with human blood or other potentially infectious materials to include human organs, tissue or body fluids OR used by others working with similar body parts and fluids from animals infected with the hepatitis B virus or other bloodborne pathogens?
If the answer to ANY of the above questions is yes, then the worker is considered to be at occupational risk of contracting Hepatitis B or other bloodborne pathogens. All workers at risk MUST take the Bloodborne Pathogen Training. Registration and completion of the appropriate above mentioned courses are required within the first month of work at Stanford University. Additionally, the worker must complete Bloodborne Pathogens Part II: Exposure Control Plan (see Chapter 6) in conjunction with their supervisor. Supervisors or PIs who oversee workers that are required to take Bloodborne Pathogens training are themselves required to take Bloodborne Pathogens training even if they will not be potentially exposed to bloodborne pathogens.
Tier III training is conducted by the PI or laboratory supervisor. This will be a combination of the Stanford University Local Exposure Control Plan (if appropriate, see Chapter 6) and training suitable for each individual. In a laboratory environment, the type of experiments being conducted, nature of the material used, and the equipment used would determine the required types of training. Written documentation of Tier III training must be recorded and retained by the PI.
According to the NIH Office of Biotechnology Activities, the PI is responsible for the following:
- Be adequately trained in good microbiological techniques
- Provide laboratory research staff with protocols describing potential biohazards and necessary precautions
- Instruct and train laboratory staff in: (i) the practices and techniques required to ensure safety, and (ii) the procedures for dealing with accidents
- Inform the laboratory staff of the reasons and provisions for any precautionary medical practices advised or requested (e.g. vaccinations or serum collection)
- Supervise laboratory staff to ensure that the required safety practices and techniques are employed
- Correct work errors and conditions that may result in the release of recombinant DNA or synthetic nucleic acid (sNA) materials
- Ensure integrity of physical and biological containment
- Comply with permit and shipping requirements for recombinant or synthetic nucleic acid molecules
- Adhere to APB-approved emergency plans for handling accidental spills and personnel contamination
If required, training and certification for shipping of dangerous biological materials and/or dry ice must be completed. Additional information on this is found in Chapter 8.
