GUIDELINES FOR SAFETY TRAINING NF/SGVHS Subcommittee on Research Safety Approved by the Subcommittee on Research Safety on March 28, 2013 Required For Frequency Training Title Method Training Required When First Hired or Starting a New Position All VA-Paid and WOC employees who work in VA biological Initially** and research labs*, work with hazardous agents including select VA ORD BioSecurity Training, CITI Only One Time agents or toxins, work in BSL-2 labs, and all employees that have Basic Course http://www.citiprogram.org (within 30 days administrative duties associated with such labs. of hire) All VA-Paid and WOC employees who are responsible for shipping Initially VA Biohazard Shipping CITI (within 30 days (sending) bio-hazardous materials in VA labs Training http://www.citiprogram.org of hire) All VA-Paid and WOC employees who work with human or Initially VA Bloodborne Pathogens, CITI primate blood, body fluids, organs, tissues, cell lines or cell (within 30 days Basic Course http://www.citiprogram.org clones and/or animals exposed to such materials in VA labs of hire) All VA-Paid or WOC employees who work with nanotechnology in VA Understanding Initially CITI VA labs Nanotechnology and Its (within 30 days http://www.citiprogram.org of hire) Implications All VA-Paid and WOC employees who work in a VA lab. Initially Review and training on the Provided by the (within 30 days Lab’s Chemical Hygiene Plan Lab’s PI of hire) All VA-Paid and WOC employees who work in a VA lab with liquid Initially Provided by the Liquid Nitrogen Training nitrogen present. (within 30 days Lab’s PI of hire) All VA-Paid and WOC employees who work in a VA lab and deal Provided by the Initially with radiation. Radiation Safety Training Radiation Safety Officer (within 30 days of hire) (Dr. ) S. Shukla, Ext. 6514, *NOTE: VA labs = VA biological research laboratories that may include work with bio-hazardous materials, bloodborne pathogens, radiation, chemicals, and other potentially hazardous materials **NOTE: Definition of “initially” = training must be taken within 30 days of the employee’s hire date. GUIDELINES FOR SAFETY TRAINING - Continued
GUIDELINES FOR SAFETY TRAINING NF/SGVHS Subcommittee on Research Safety Approved by the Subcommittee on Research Safety on March 28, 2013 Required For Frequency Training Title Method Training Required When First Hired or Starting a New Position All VA-Paid and WOC employees who work in VA biological research labs*, work with hazardous agents including select agents or toxins, work in BSL-2 labs, and all employees that have administrative duties associated with such labs. Initially** and Only One Time (within 30 days of hire) VA ORD BioSecurity Training, Basic Course CITI http://www.citiprogram.org All VA-Paid and WOC employees who are responsible for shipping (sending) bio-hazardous materials in VA labs Initially (within 30 days of hire) VA Biohazard Shipping Training CITI http://www.citiprogram.org All VA-Paid and WOC employees who work with human or primate blood, body fluids, organs, tissues, cell lines or cell clones and/or animals exposed to such materials in VA labs Initially (within 30 days of hire) VA Bloodborne Pathogens, Basic Course CITI http://www.citiprogram.org All VA-Paid or WOC employees who work with nanotechnology in VA labs Initially (within 30 days of hire) VA Understanding Nanotechnology and Its Implications CITI http://www.citiprogram.org All VA-Paid and WOC employees who work in a VA lab. Initially (within 30 days of hire) Review and training on the Lab’s Chemical Hygiene Plan Provided by the Lab’s PI All VA-Paid and WOC employees who work in a VA lab with liquid nitrogen present. Initially (within 30 days of hire) Liquid Nitrogen Training Provided by the Lab’s PI All VA-Paid and WOC employees who work in a VA lab and deal with radiation. Initially (within 30 days of hire) Radiation Safety Training Provided by the Radiation Safety Officer (Dr. S. Shukla, Ext. 6514, ) *NOTE: VA labs = VA biological research laboratories that may include work with bio-hazardous materials, bloodborne pathogens, radiation, chemicals, and other potentially hazardous materials **NOTE: Definition of “initially” = training must be taken within 30 days of the employee’s hire date. GUIDELINES FOR SAFETY TRAINING - Continued