Lab Training

EHS Biosafety and Chemical Safety provide a variety of lab-related training courses through Zoom-based webinars and online on-demand.

The training information below details the overall course subjects available, the versions of that training currently offered, the format to complete this training, how frequently it should be taken, and who is required to complete the training. Note that only one (1) version of a listed training must be completed to satisfy that training requirement, with exception to Shipping of Dangerous Goods, where both trainings must be completed before approval to ship is granted.

Generally first time students on a given topic will be required to complete that training via Zoom-based webinar and then online on-demand variants of that training will be accessible for future training refreshes. To request an in-person classroom-based session, please contact us at biosafety@miami.edu. While many of the trainings listed below are offered routinely by Zoom to accommodate first time trainees, Biosafety and Chemical Safety can provide more specialized guidance on specific topics beyond those subjects below by request.

Training Subjects

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  • Laboratory Safety Training

    Course name and format offered:
    • Laboratory Safety Training
      • Webinar: BioRAFT
      • Online: BioRAFT (Launching Soon)
        • Prerequisite: Users must have completed webinar version of General Biosafety first.

    Retaken every:
    • 5 years

    Required for anyone who works with: 
    • In a laboratory setting with biological, chemical, lasers, or radioactive materials

  • Biosafety Training

    Course name and format offered:
    • General Biosafety Training
      • Webinar: BioRAFT (available training dates posted on BioRAFT)
      • Online: BioRAFT
        • Prerequisite: Users must have completed webinar version of General Biosafety first.
    • Biosafety for Clinicians on ULearn
    • Biosafety For Marine Researchers (Launching Soon)

    Retaken every:
    • 3 years

    Required for anyone who works with: 
    • Biological materials including: bacteria, human material, animals, plants, viruses, mammalian cell lines, prions, biological toxins, etc. 

  • Bloodborne Pathogens Training

    Course name and format offered:
    • Bloodborne Pathogens Training
      • Webinar: BioRAFT (available training dates posted on BioRAFT)
      • Online: BioRAFT
        • Prerequisite: Users must have completed webinar version of Bloodborne Pathogens first.

    Retaken every:
    • 1 year

    Required for anyone who works with: 
    • Human blood, tissues, cell lines, or other potentially infectious materials from a human source, such as on an IRB protocol

  • Recombinant DNA Training

    Course name and format offered:

    Retaken every:
    • Once (every 3 years recommended)

    Required for anyone who works with: 
    • Recombinant and/or synthetic nucleic acid molecules 

  • Shipping Training

    Course name and format offered:

    Retaken every:
    • 2 years

    Required for anyone who works with: 
    • Shipping hazardous materials to locations outside of the University of Miami
      • All shippers regardless of hazard must complete Shipping of Dangerous Goods training.
      • Those shipping biological materials must complete Shipping of Biological Materials in addition to the Shipping of Dangerous Goods training.

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