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Providing effective safety training and mentoring is a cornerstone of biosafety and is universally instituted in academia, government and industry. Our experts provide training in Italy and worldwide at all biosafety levels, for all skill levels of people in the lab (novice, practitioners, experts) as well as support staff (housekeeping, administrators, managers, etc). Our programs use adult training and interactive techniques that enhance the learning experience.
Laboratory Emergency Response
Training
In addition to laboratory safety issues, laboratory personnel
should be familiar with what to do in an emergency. Bridging the gap between
high-containment laboratories and emergency responders is an essential step for
emergency preparedness. Our Laboratory Emergency Response Training course is designed to
increase awareness and decrease risk perceptions associated with high-containment
laboratory environments. This program reduces fears and discusses how work is done
safely within high-containment laboratories. Course topics include evacuation
procedures; emergency shutdown procedures—equipment shutdown and materials that should
be stored safely; communications during an emergency—what to expect, where to call or
look for information; how and when to use a fire extinguisher; security issues; protocol
for absences due to travel restrictions or illness; safe practices for power outage;
shelter in place; handling suspicious mail or phone calls; laboratory-specific protocols
relating to emergency planning and response; handling violent behavior in the workplace;
first-aid and CPR training, including automated external defibrillator training if
available.
Emergency Preparedness
Excercises
Our team develops and facilitates emergency response
exercises for universities, hospitals, laboratories, and business organizations. The
exercises include table-top and tactical scenarios - challenging the emergency response
team to think ‘outside the box’ and respond appropriately. Upon conclusion of the
exercises, we provide a summary report with detailed recommendations for emergency
preparedness and response improvement.
An organization must work with local/ national emergency
responders to establish a critical partnership prior to any emergency situation. Our
program is designed to bridge the gap and engage police, fire, and EMS professionals
with organizational leaders
Risk Communication Workshop
Our experts facilitate a Risk Communication workshop developed
to increase the ability within an organization to communicate internally and externally
during crisis and emergency situations. After completing this program, participants will
be able to either increase or decrease “mental noise” - the greatest
influencer of behaviour within the audience they serve.
This program will assess the scientific level of risk,
identify your communication goals, and customize a communications approach with your
staff to achieve optimal organizational results.
CUSTOMIZED TRAINING
PROGRAMS
Not seeing what you are looking for?
Customizing and developing a training program to fit your organizational needs is
our speciality!
Please contact us to discuss your biosafety needs.
We would be very happy to serve you.
