September 19-23, 2011
Canadian Science Centre for Human and Animal Health
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
The Public Health Agency of Canada and the International Centre for Infectious Diseases are pleased to co-present the 5th International High Containment Operations and Maintenance Workshop.
This workshop addresses the increasing needs of facility operators, maintenance and operations staff for training in relevant aspects of biocontainment facilities and fills a critical need within the operations and maintenance community.
This four day course allows participants to work hands-on in the special containment and facility support areas (BSL 3 and 4) of the Canadian Science Centre for Human and Animal Health, one of the world’s most recognized containment laboratory complexes.
Proposed workshop topics will include:
Physical integrity verification of containment laboratories
Assessing the performance of HVAC and HEPA filtration systems
Performing maintenance and operational functions on critical containment systems
Integrating operations and maintenance with the scientific program
Assessing and verifying the performance of primary containment devices
Waste treatment systems
Energy centre operation
Electrical systems and maintenance
In addition, participants will be presented with an overview in biosafety and biosecurity, as well as lessons learned in facility design and construction.
After successful completion of this 4 day workshop participants will be able to:
Describe a HEPA filter, how it works and how it is certified
Explain the purpose of a BSC and how it works and identify the elements of BSC certification
Identify and describe different systems and roles found within the energy centre of a large facility
List different methods of treating liquid effluent from a biocontainment laboratory and identify items that could be considered when selecting a treatment system for biological laboratory waste
Define purpose of room integrity in a containment laboratory and describe how it is tested and verified
Describe how to safely maintain the different electrical distribution systems in a containment facility
The uniqueness of this workshop is its intensive, participatory learning approach. Teams will work with different instructors each day to complete technical modules, supplemented by plenary lectures and discussions. As all aspects of the workshop will be conducted in English, including work inside containment, it is important for safety reasons that all participants be comfortable working in this language. Space is limited.
The cost to attend is $2550 CAD (plus 5% Goods and Services Tax).
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