BIO-SAFETY AND BIO-SECURITY COURSE

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Course Description:

This four day basic biosafety and biosecurity training is designed to equip the trainees with the required knowledge and skill for providing biosafety and biosecurity training for laboratory and other health professionals.

Course Goal

The goal of this training manual is to equip health professionals with the required knowledge, skill and attitude to implement biosafety and biosecurity program

Course Objectives: By the end of this course, the participants will be able to:-

Apply the basic principles of biosafety and biosecurity practices.
Apply the biosafety and biosecurity risk assessment and management process in the laboratory.
Enhance incidents and emergency response programs in the laboratory
Analyze different laboratory hazards and control measures.
Apply the various decontamination and sterilization methods in the laboratory.
Apply good laboratory work practices in the laboratory.
Apply the national and international standards for infectious substance packaging, shipping, and transportation.
Use safety equipment and procedures for donning personnel protective equipment in a safe manner.
Enhance laboratory design and infrastructure.
Analyze the risk group of organisms’ classification and laboratory biosafety levels.
Explain how to effectively communicate biohazard and biorisk information to people in a laboratory.
Apply first aid procedures to themselves or other laboratory personnel when an accident happens.
Enhance the hazardous waste management system in the laboratory.
Create an effective and appropriate occupational safety and health (OSH) program in a laboratory.

Training Materials

Training package (Participant manual, facilitator manual, power point slides, report formats)
Computer and LCD
Stationery materials (Flip chart, note book pen, marker paper plaster)
PPE materials (Masks, Glove, Eye google, Gowns, face shields)

Training Methods

Interactive presentation
Group based learning
Think-pair and share
Individual and group exercise
Reading assignment
Demonstration
Practical
Individual reflection
Case studies

Participant Selection Criteria

Participants for this course should be health/medical laboratory professionals with a minimum of a diploma in medical/clinical laboratory science or
Related disciplines and
They should have laboratory experiences.

Trainer Selection Criteria

Training of trainers (TOT) in biosafety and biosecurity or bio-risk management courses and having a minimum of first degree in medical laboratory science and related disciplines. Or
Experts who are engaged in the development of this training package

Methods of Evaluation

Formative

Self-assessment on biosafety and biosecurity experience (pre and post course)
Evaluation of participant developed activities and materials throughout the course
Group exercise

Summative

Continuous assessment (100%)

Course Evaluation

Daily Evaluation
Daily trainers feedback
End of Course Evaluation

Certification Criteria

The participant will be certified when he/she attended 90% of the sessions and scored > 60% in the post-test exam.
The participant who attended 90% of the sessions and scored less than 60% in the post-test exam will get a certificate of participation.

Course Duration

4 days

Suggested Class Size

The suggested class size is 25-30

Composition

Trainer trainee ratio is 1: 6

Listing ID: 8218
Course Code: CHSCPD/14/09/2023/A79
CPD Unit: 15 CEU
Course Duration: 4 Days