Biosafety and Bloodbourne Pathogens is designed to cover a broad range of biological safety concerns and familiarize research staff with the safety resources Rice University has to offer. This course covers the NIH/CDC classification of biological organisms and safety requirements for working with biohazards and recombinant DNA in research laboratories in addition to emergency procedures, waste management and spill response. It is designed to be compliant with the OSHA requirement for bloodbourne pathogens annual training.

                    The activities performed which require this training are: 

Conducting experiments with potentially viable biological materials, including:     

• Microorganisms (Biosafety Level 2)          

• Cells or Cell Lines     

• Tissue Cultures     

• Viruses

• Human blood or body fluid.

• Unfixed human or animal tissue or organ.

• Potentially infectious material (unscreened cell lines, tissue cultures)

Any active users listed on an approved IBC protocol for work that is not exempt by NIH guidelines as provided in Section III-F.