Culture of Safety
The BSL3 Core is responsible for leading in an environment that embraces Stanford’s institutional culture of safety and security.
This culture of safety maintains the focus on providing a laboratory that is functioning properly, with adequately trained personnel to reduce risks and to allow students/researchers be as successful as possible.
BSL3 site-specific training and proficiency testing
The Director conducts BSL3-specific training.
Training is conducted in a span of 3 separate days/3 hrs each with no live pathogens.
After the user has displayed adequate competency in BSL3 procedures and requirements, the user will be tested and evaluated for knowledge of procedures and techniques. Supervision periods are also required before the user can work in the BSL3 unsupervised.
Safety during the Work: The researcher is not to work alone in the BSL3 after-hours (other than 8 am-5 pm), on weekends and holidays.
STARS Training/EHS required courses
EHS-2470-WEB-COVID-19 Hygiene Best Practices
EHS-PROG-1090 and 1092- Aerosol Transmissible Diseases Training
EHS-1600 and 1601 - Bloodborne Pathogens
EHS-2700 – DOT: Shipping Biological Goods or Dry Ice (if you will be shipping any item)
EHS-4875 – Life Sciences Research Laboratory Safety
EHS-1900 - Chemical Safety for Laboratories as this center is in the chemistry building.
Respiratory protection program for proper use of respiratory (PAPR/CAPR) (hands-on and video based training)
Record Keeping
Copies of the training document is stored in online BSL3 folder.
APB approval records
Records of all inactivated items going out of BSL3
Records of all infectious agents, location and volume
