Biosafety Training and Emergencies

Training

Faculty, staff, and students who are exposed to, or will perform duties with, any hazardous materials must receive appropriate information and training. The extent of the training will depend on the tasks these individuals will perform in the laboratory. As it pertains to biological or chemical handling and storage individuals may be trained to any of the following:

  • Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS; general and work site specific),
  • Biosafety Training,
  • Personal Protective Equipment (PPE),
  • Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs),
  • Emergency Response Procedures (i.e. chemical spill, overexposure, etc.).

All faculty, staff and students in the laboratories must receive training prior to beginning work in the laboratories and handling the hazardous materials. For all training inquiries, please reach out to the Chair of Applied Science and Environmental Technology, Adam Shane at x5400 or shanea@algonquincollege.com.

Accident Report

The Algonquin College Accident/Incident Report is intended to capture data related to accidents or incidents to enable obligatory reporting by the College to the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB).

The information provided is utilized internally as a basis for statistical analysis. Accident reporting contributes substantially to the process of recognition, assessment and control of hazards in the workplace. Further, identification of the causes of accidents is essential to enable the implementation of appropriate corrective measures. The primary goal of accident investigation is the prevention of future accidents and all staff have a role to play in this shared responsibility of helping to maintain a safe and healthy working and learning environment.
Accident-Incident Report 2018

Health & Safety Screening

A health and medical surveillance program needs to be appropriate to the agents in use and the programs in place in the laboratory. As such, the details of the health and medical surveillance program would be determined and defined by a risk assessment process based upon Canadian and International practices (1,4,5) that clearly demonstrates the reasons, indications and advantages for such a program to be in place. Only people meeting these identified medical entry requirements may enter the A130 laboratory as individuals.

Individuals who work in the A130 lab must complete the Medical Surveillance Form and be approved by the BSO and/or Chair ASET to work in the CL2 Laboratory (A130) this includes staff and students. Visitors may only enter A130 if supervised by a trained team member. See the Visitor’s Policy listed below.
Medical Surveillance Form (Staff) 2018
Medical Surveillance Form (Students) 2018
Visitor’s Policy (A129) 2018
Visitor’s Policy (A130) 2018