title: Guidelines for Biosafety Training Programs for Workers Assigned to BSL-3 Research Laboratories.
abstract: The Guidelines for Biosafety Training Programs for Workers Assigned to BSL-3 Research Laboratories were developed by biosafety professionals who oversee training programs for the 2 national biocontainment laboratories (NBLs) and the 13 regional biocontainment laboratories (RBLs) that participate in the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) NBL/RBL Network. These guidelines provide a general training framework for biosafety level 3 (BSL-3) high-containment laboratories, identify key training concepts, and outline training methodologies designed to standardize base knowledge, understanding, and technical competence of laboratory personnel working in high-containment laboratories. Emphasis is placed on building a culture of risk assessment-based safety through competency training designed to enhance understanding and recognition of potential biological hazards as well as methods for controlling these hazards. These guidelines may be of value to other institutions and academic research laboratories that are developing biosafety training programs for BSL-3 research.
authors.affiliation: Environmental Health and Safety, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA. LCE3@pitt.edu
authors.forename: Lesley C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Homer
authors.forename: T Scott
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Alderman
authors.forename: Heather Ann
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Blair
authors.forename: Anne-Sophie
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Brocard
authors.forename: Elaine E
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Broussard
authors.forename: Robert P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Ellis
authors.forename: Jay
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Frerotte
authors.forename: Eleanor W
authors.initials: EW
authors.lastname: Low
authors.forename: Travis R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: McCarthy
authors.forename: Jessica M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: McCormick
authors.forename: JeT'Aime M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Newton
authors.forename: Francine C
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Rogers
authors.forename: Ryan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Schlimgen
authors.forename: Jennifer M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Stabenow
authors.forename: Diann
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Stedman
authors.forename: Cheryl
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Warfield
authors.forename: Corrie A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Ntiforo
authors.forename: Carol T
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Whetstone
authors.forename: Domenica
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Zimmerman
authors.forename: Emmett
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Barkley
mesh_terms: D055885:Biohazard Release / Q000517:prevention & control; D003264:Containment of Biohazards; D004493:Education / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D007753:Laboratories; D008829:Microbiology; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012449:Safety / Q000592:standards*; D014481:United States