BIOSAFETY

Course overview

Standard precautions, personal protective equipment and spill cleanup Learning Objectives 1. Define Standard Precautions and list 5 items or body parts that require barrier protection when contact is anticipated. 2. List 3 modes of disease transmission and a way to reduce risk of laboratory transmission for each mode. 3. List the 3 control methods used to limit exposure in laboratories, and give 2 examples of each. 4. List 4 types of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) commonly used in laboratories and when to use them. 5. State the steps to follow when cleaning up a spill of biohazardous material. 6. List 3 items that should be discarded as regulated medical waste.