Safety
Courses
Packing and Shipping Dangerous Goods: What the Laboratory Staff Must Know
This course offers a detailed study of packing and shipping Division 6.2 infectious substances and dry ice according to DOT and IATA regulations.
OneLab VR: Centrifuge Safety Scenario
The goal for this scenario is for the user to select the correct tubes, properly balance, and load the centrifuge during the centrifugation process.
OneLab VR: Tutorial Scenario
OneLab VR encompasses 12 different laboratories in a 50,000-square-foot virtual facility created for clinical and public health laboratory training. It also includes over 100 (and counting) laboratory-specific pieces of hardware and equipment.
OneLab VR: Packing and Shipping Category B Scenario
The goal for this scenario is for the user to properly triple package the sample and safely transport it to the Specimen Receiving area for air shipping, then apply the proper marks and labels in the proper locations to the package and seal it.
Fundamentals of Laboratory Safety
This course provides an overview of laboratory safety for clinical and public health laboratory personnel
Fundamentals of Handling Compressed Gas Cylinders Safely
This course introduces clinical and public health laboratory professionals to the physical and chemical hazards associated with compressed gas and compressed gas cylinders, control measures to mitigate risks, and how to work safely with compressed gases and gas cylinders in the laboratory.
LabTrainingVR: Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Edition
Practice selecting the appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) and properly donning and doffing it in a virtual museum.
Introduction to Laboratory Risk Management (LRM)
Apply risk management principles and practices to laboratory settings.
LabTrainingVR: Biological Safety Cabinet (BSC)
A virtual reality (VR) course: Practice setting up, working in, decontaminating, and shutting down a biosafety cabinet (BSC) in a virtual laboratory.
Fundamentals of Working Safely in a Biological Safety Cabinet
Identify major parts of a Class II biological safety cabinet (BSC) and implement proper practices for its safe and effective operation.
Fundamentals of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in Clinical Laboratories
Apply risk management strategies to identify hazards, assess risks, and select appropriate personal protective equipment options.
Fundamentals of Chemical Fume Hood Safety
Identify major components of a chemical fume hood and implement proper practices for its safe and effective operation.
Fundamentals of Centrifuge Safety
Identify major parts of a centrifuge, types of centrifuges, potential hazards, how to work safely with a centrifuge, and emergency protocol. Identify major parts of a centrifuge and implement proper practices for its safe and effective operations.
Events
Risk Assessment in Clinical Laboratories
When Ebola entered the United States in 2014, healthcare workers were faced with the very real th...
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for Point-of-Care Testing
This basic-level presentation will discuss the importance of wearing PPE when performing point-of...
How to Plan for B. pseudomallei Exposure Cases - A Laboratory Perspective
Melioidosis is an infectious disease caused by the bacteria Burkholderia pseudomallei....
CLIA Proficiency Testing (PT) Final Rule, CMS-3355-F
This presentation will provide information on the CLIA Proficiency Testing (PT) Final Rule which ...
Biosafety Practices and Reporting Occupational Exposures for Select Agents and Toxins (Part 2)
This basic-level webinar is designed to help clinical and veterinary laboratory professionals und...
Recognizing, Identifying, and Reporting the Identification of Select Agents and Toxins
This beginner-level webinar is for clinical and veterinary laboratory professionals to understand...
Updated Storage and Shipping Guidance for Submission to CDC Infectious Disease Laboratories
Learn more about CDC’s new recommendations concerning specimen storage and ship...
Reducing the Risks of Clinical Laboratory Infectious Diseases
In this webinar, Dr....
Packing and Shipping Suspected Ebola Specimens
On September 20, 2022, the Ministry of Health of Uganda officially declared an ...
When Receiving Samples from Patients Suspected to be Infected with Ebola: What’s the Plan?
Learn how clinical and public health laboratories collaborate with healthcare teams to provide th...
I’m a Frontline Facility – How Can I Safely Test Clinical Specimens From a Suspected Ebola Patient
Join us for our next OneLab™ Network Event in which will give an overview of th...
