Are you new to Bowdoin?
If you will be working in a lab as a Professor, Researcher, Lab Instructor, Lab Tech, or Visiting Professor, then you n
STUDENTS:
Are you a student participating in an Honors Project or Independent Study?
You will need to complete at least TWO trainings: Hazardous Waste Management Training and Laboratory Safety Training . These -both are accessed through Canvas. See below for instructions These trainings are required by OSHA and EPA and each training must be repeated annually. If you will be working with live animals you may need additional training. Contact the Animal Care Supervisor (Marko Melendy 725-3517, mmelendy@bowdoin.edu ) for further information and to schedule a training.
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Lab Assistant or are you doing glassware washing or other peripheral work in a lab?
You will need to have a blue card showing completion and currency of the full Laboratory Safety Training or of the abbreviated Lab Safety Awareness Training. These trainings are accessed through Canvas. See below for instructions.
FACULTY / STAFF:
Are you new to Bowdoin?
If you will be working in a lab as a Professor, Researcher, Lab Instructor, Lab Tech, or Visiting Professor, then you will need to complete at least TWO trainings: Hazardous Waste Management Training and Laboratory Safety Training - both are accessed through Canvas. See below for instructions . These trainings are required by OSHA and EPA and each training must be repeated annually. If you will be working with live animals you may need additional training. Contact the Animal Care Supervisor (Marko Melendy 725-3517, mmelendy@bowdoin.edu ) for further information and to schedule a training.
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Are you a Faculty or Staff person working with vertebrates or cephalopods?
If you will be working with live vertebrate animals or cephalopods, you will need to take an online training module titled “Working With the IACUC for Investigators and Staff" at CITIProgram.org. See the Bowdoin IACUC page for more information. If you will be working with recombinant DNA, synthetic nucleic acid molecules, biohazardous agents, or biotoxins in College facilities, you will also need to complete “Initial Biosafety Training for Investigators and Staff” available online through CITIProgram.org. See the Bowdoin IBC page for more information. This training needs to be repeated every three years.
Are you a student who needs access to the vivarium or are working with vertebrates?
Students needing access to the Vivarium or who will be coming into direct and repeated contact with live vertebrate animals will need to take an online training module titled “Working With the IACUC for Students" at CITIProgram.org. Students working with recombinant DNA, synthetic nucleic acid molecules, biohazardous agents, or biotoxins will also need to complete “Initial Biosafety Training for Students” available online through CITIProgram.org. This training will need to be repeated annually. Students should contact their professors or advisor to verify which training is required for their work.
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Look at your Training Certification Card (or “Blue Card”) to see when your current trainings expire. If your training expiration date is approaching you will need to renew your training. Most laboratory workers will need to repeat at least TWO trainings: Hazardous Waste Management Training and Laboratory Safety Training . These - both are accessed through Canvas. See below for instructions These trainings are required by OSHA and EPA and each training must be repeated annually. If you will be working with live animals you may need additional training. Contact the Animal Care Supervisor (Marko Melendy 725-3517, mmelendy@bowdoin.edu) for further information and to schedule a training.
How do I access online trainings?
Both the online Lab Safety Training and Hazardous Waste Management Training, and Laboratory Safety Training are available on-line. To access Laboratory Safety Training, go to the LAB SAFETY page. To access Hazardous Waste Management training go to the WASTE MANAGEMENT page. When Training are set up in a single Canvas course The following steps will get you to the Office of Laboratory Safety Canvas training site
1 - Visit this page to enroll in the Canvas Lab Safety Training course-https://bowdoin.instructure.com/enroll/RATJ7F
2 - Click on the ‘Enroll in Course’ button:
3 - Click on the ‘Go to the Course’ button:
You will then be placed in the organization and can begin the training.
The Office of Laboratory Safety organization will henceforth be available to you via your Canvas Dashboard upon login.
When finished with the on-line trainings, submit a training attestation form (See Covid 19 Procedure"How do I get a Blue Card?", below).
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How Do I Get a Blue Card?
In order to get a Training Certification Card (aka: Blue Card) please complete and “sign” the attached training attestation form (below) and email it to rbernier@bowdointo dtesfaga@bowdoin.edu. . I Your attestation form will be put it on file , prepare and your Blue Card , and deliver the card will be prepared and delivered to your lab or your lab advisor.
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Training Attestation Form
(click on form below)
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Training Attestation Form.pdf
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What is "Laboratory Specific Training?
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