Topics/Themes to be discussed

Course curriculum of training will cover areas of basic lab safety procedures, Regulatory guidelines of DBT/BMBL/CDC/WHO/NIH/CPCSEA/IAEC, fundamentals of working safely with infectious agents in biosafety cabinets, donning and doffing PPE, transportation of materials, culture, equipment and animals in and out of Biosafety Level-II/III and Animal Biosafety Level-II/III labs, proper disposal of biohazardous waste, identification and control of hazards while working in these facilities, working with laboratory animals, bio-methodological techniques, viz. handling, injections/immunization, blood collection, anaesthesia, euthanasia etc., pre and post-operative care, risk assessment and management, Emergency procedures to be followed in biosafety labs, laboratory operations and preventative maintenance, biosecurity etc.