Biosafety and Biocontainment Training for
Operations and Maintenance Staff
The National Biosafety and Biocontainment Training Program (NBBTP) and the Kansas State University Biosecurity Research Institute are offering a five day series of courses in Biosafety and Biocontainment for Operations and Maintenance Personnel. These courses are designed for operations and maintenance staff, engineers, safety, health and biosafety professionals to enhance knowledge and meet the scientific, regulatory, and engineering challenges associated with working in a biocontainment facility. Topics will include:
- Introduction to Microbiology
- Introduction to Biosafety and Biocontainment
- Introduction to Laboratory Sterilization and Disinfection
- Introduction to High and Maximum Containment Laboratory
- Planning, Design and Renovation
- Laboratory Systems, Utilities and Maintenance I
- Laboratory Systems, Utilities and Maintenance II
- Building Automation and Equipment Redundancy
- Laboratory Commissioning, Certification and the ANSI Standard
- Continuity of Operations Planning (C.O.O.P.)
- Emerging Issues in Biosafety and Biocontainment
NBBTP is accredited by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training to offer 4.0 Continuing Education Units (CEUs). To receive CEUs, participants are required to score a minimum of 70% on each post-course knowledge assessment.
Registration Information
Registration is open until August 28, 2015, after which participants will be admitted pending availability. Download the registration form and mail the form to the Frontline Foundation.
Kansas State University, National Institutes of Health, and NIAID employees may attend the course tuition free. Course tuition is $1200, or $240/day, for registrants from the private sector. Tuition for state and local public health department employees is $400 for the week.
Course Schedule
Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Detailed curriculum information will be posted soon.
Hotels in Manhattan include
Bluemont Hotel
www.bluemonthotel.com
1222 Bluemont Ave, Manhattan, KS 66502 · 0.48 mi
(785) 473-7091
**If you book before September 3rd, rooms are available to book at the Bluemont Hotel from September 20 - 25th for $100/night + tax, including a free breakfast buffet, wi-fi, and parking.
You can book by calling the hotel and ask for a reservations with the "KSU Biosecurity Research" group.
Or book online by:
- Go to www.bluemonthotel.com
- Click on RESERVATIONS
- Click on CLICK HERE FOR GROUP RESERVATIONS
- Enter the Group ID: KBRI0915 / Password: bri
Hilton Garden Inn-Manhattan
hiltongardeninn3.hilton.com
410 S 3rd St, Manhattan, KS 66502 · 1.60 mi
(785) 532-9116
Holiday Inn Express & Suites : Manhattan
115 Blue Earth Place, Manhattan, KS 66502, United States
(785) 320-7454
Holiday Inn : Manhattan At The Campus
1641 Anderson Avenue, Manhattan, KS 66502, United States
(785) 539-7531
Candlewood Suites Manhattan
210 Blue Earth Pl, Manhattan, KS 66502
(785) 329-7995
Transportation, lodging, other meals and incidental expenses are the responsibility of individual participants. Registrants will receive a confirmation including directions and information on transportation. Manhattan is 130 miles, about a two hour drive west of the Kansas City, Missouri airport. The Manhattan Regional Airport offers several connecting flights per day from Dallas or Chicago.
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The National Biosafety and Biocontainment Training Program (NBBTP) was conceived as a partnership between the Division of Occupational Health and Safety (DOHS) and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland. The mission and vision of the National Biosafety and Biocontainment Training Program is to prepare biosafety and biocontainment professionals of the highest caliber to meet the needs of the biomedical, emerging disease and civilian biodefense research communities through the 21st century.