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Biosafety

SFU has a comprehensive biosafety program to ensure compliance with all regulatory requirements and is governed by the Institutional Biosafety Committee under the Vice President, Research.

SFU faculty and staff members intending to conduct research, teaching and testing involving biohazardous material, under the auspices of SFU and/or using SFU resources, are required to submit a biosafety permit application through the . An approved biosafety permit must be in place in advance of such work.

 

Personnel

Biosafety Training

Validity
Anyone working in a CL1 lab
  • EHS Biosafety
  • Biosafety Emergency Response Refresher Training
  • PHAC Module: General Safety for Containment Labs
  • 3 years
  • 1 year
  • NA
Anyone working in a CL2 Lab
  • EHS Biosafety
  • Biosafety Emergency Response Refresher Training
  • PHAC Module: General Safety for Containment Labs
  • PHAC Module: Containment Level 2 Operational Practices
  • 3 years
  • 1 year
  • NA
  • NA
Anyone Working in a CL3 lab
  • EHS Biosafety
  • Biosafety Emergency Response Refresher Training
  • PHAC Module: General Safety for Containment Labs
  • PHAC Module: Containment Level 2 Operational Practices
  • PHAC Module: Containment Level 3 Operational Practices
  • 3 years
  • 1 year
  • NA
  • NA
  • NA

Principal Investigator

 
  • Biosafety Training for Principal Investigators
  • Biosafety Emergency Response Refresher Training
  • PHAC Module: Introduction to Dual-Use in Life Sciences Research
  • NA
  • 1 year
  • NA

Information on registration and other required trainings is available at Research & lab safety training.

Use  SFU Training Record for Laboratory Personnel for individual training record