Laboratory Safety and Infection Prevention

Working safely with biological, chemical and physical hazards in the clinical laboratory.

MLA-140 3 credits 12 lessons planned ▶ Video lessons coming soon

Offered by HSM University · Medical Laboratory Assistant

Course content

  1. 1Safety culture in the laboratoryComing
  2. 2Routine practices and standard precautionsComing
  3. 3Hand hygiene and personal protective equipmentComing
  4. 4Biosafety levels and biological safety cabinetsComing
  5. 5Sharps and exposure managementComing
  6. 6Spills of blood and body fluidsComing
  7. 7Chemical safety and WHMIS in the laboratoryComing
  8. 8Fire and electrical safetyComing
  9. 9Ergonomics at the benchComing
  10. 10Biomedical wasteComing
  11. 11Decontamination and disinfectionComing
  12. 12Laboratory incident reportingComing

Description

Working safely with biological, chemical and physical hazards in the clinical laboratory.