International High Containment Operations and Maintenance Workshop
Join us in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada for the International High Containment Operations and Maintenance Workshop May 5-9, 2024
Workshop Description
Workshop Highlights
When
May 5-9, 2024
Where
Saskatoon, SK Canada
Benefits
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.
Cost
The cost to attend is $3,250.00 CAD.
Course Application
All applicants have been selected. Stay tuned for future workshop dates. If you would like to join our mailing list please contact us
The Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO). the Canadian Association for Biological Safety/ L’Association Canadienne Pour La Sécurité Biologique (CABS-ACSB) and Merrick Canada ULC are pleased to co-present the 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 gain hands-on experience in some of the special containment and facility support areas (CL3 and CL3-Ag) of the International Vaccine Centre (InterVac), Canada’s newest and largest CL3-Ag facility.
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 and solid waste systems
- Energy centre operation
- Electrical systems and maintenance
- Decontamination procedures for animal containment spaces
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 in its intensive, participatory-based approach. Teams will work with different instructors each day to complete technical modules, supplemented by plenary lectures and discussions.
All aspects of the workshop will be conducted in English. It is important for safety reasons that all participants be comfortable working in this language. There are only 18 spaces available for this course.
The cost to attend is $3,250.00 CAD.
If you have questions or need more information, please contact us at cabsacsb@gmail.com.
Venue and Accommodations
The International High Containment Operations and Maintenance Workshop will be held at the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO) (http://www.vido.org) in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.
Details about accommodations will be sent to the selected applicants. A room block has been reserved.
Course Application
All applicants have been selected. Stay tuned for future workshop dates. If you would like to join our mailing list please contact us.
Cancellation policy
Due to the nature of this course, once registration fees are submitted they are non-refundable.
Program
Opening Reception
Sunday, May 5, 2024 Opening Reception
Time |
Description |
6:00-8:00 pm | TBD |
Day 1, Monday, May 6, 2024
Time |
Description |
07:45 | Bus pick up at hotel |
08:00-08:30 | Arrival and sign in |
08:30-09:45 | Welcome and Overview |
09:45-10:00 | Break and group photo |
10:00-11:00 | Picture I.D. cards |
11:00-12:00 | Participant introductions |
12:00-13:00 | Lunch |
13:00-14:00 | Presentation |
14:00-14:45 | Presentation |
14:45-15:00 | Break |
15:00-16:30 | Facility tour |
16:30-16:45 | Wrap up and bus to hotel |
Day 2, Tuesday, May 7, 2024
Time |
Description |
07:30 | Bus pick up at hotel |
07:45-08:00 | Arrival and sign in |
08:00-10:00 | Modules |
10:00-10:15 | Break |
10:15-12:00 | Modules |
12:00-13:00 | Lunch |
13:00-15:00 | Modules |
15:00-15:15 | Break |
15:15-17:00 | Modules |
17:00-17:15 | Wrap up and bus to hotel |
Day 3, Wednesday, May 8, 2024
Time |
Description |
07:30 | Bus pick up at hotel |
07:45-08:00 | Arrival and sign in |
08:00-10:00 | Modules |
10:00-10:15 | Break |
10:15-12:00 | Modules |
12:00-13:00 | Lunch |
13:00-13:45 | Presentation |
13:45-14:30 | Presentation |
14:30-14:45 | Break |
14:45-15:30 | Presentation |
15:30-15:45 | Wrap up and bus to hotel |
18:00-21:15 | TBD Reception and Dinner |
Day 4, Thursday, May 9, 2024
Time |
Description |
08:30 | Bus pick up at hotel |
08:45-09:00 | Arrival and sign in |
09:00-10:45 | Modules |
10:45-11:00 | Break |
11:00-13:00 | Modules |
13:00-14:15 | Lunch |
14:15-15:30 | Presentation |
15:30-16:15 | Question and answer period and presentation of certificates |
16:15 | Bus to hotel |