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Containment Level 3 Facilities:
Design and Operation

November 6-9, 2006
Ottawa, Ontario

Presented by the Office of Laboratory Security Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
and
Biohazard Containment and Safety Unit Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) Ottawa, Canada

Application Form

Due to the growing demand for regular training on design and operational concepts related to Containment Level 3 (CL3) facilities, the course structure has been revised to facilitate delivery and to meet the audience’s needs. The revised course will address the basic and intermediate design and operational concepts associated with CL3 facilities through lectures and practical exercises.

Objective

By the end of this course, participants will be familiar with basic and intermediate levels of design and operational concepts associated with Canadian CL3 laboratories.

This course will provide hands-on participation and discussion of how CL3 facilities for both human and animal pathogens are planned, designed, constructed, commissioned, certified and operated.

Presented in part as an interactive course, participants will be encouraged to actively engage in the course discussions and practical sessions.

Who is this course for?

This course is designed for biosafety professionals, CL3 facility users and managers, engineers, architects, and other personnel involved in designing, operating or managing CL3 facilities.

Tentative Agenda

Containment Level 3 Facilities: Design and Operation
(Course will be given in English only)

Sunday, November 5, 2006, Lord Elgin Hotel
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
REGISTRATION / WELCOME RECEPTION

Monday, November 6, 2006, Lord Elgin Hotel
8:00 am - 4:00 pm
(7:30am - 8:00 am Registration/Coffee)

• Opening Remarks
• Overview of Canadian Guidelines, Standards and Regulations
• Planning, Designing, Construction and Commisioning a CL3 Facility
• Mechanical and Engineering Issues in CL3 Facilities
• Designing Post-mortem and Animal Facilities
• Exercise #1 and Discussion
• Small Animals in Containment
• Large Animals in Containment

Tuesday, November 7, 2006, Lord Elgin Hotel
8:00 am - 4:00 pm

• Risk Assessment in CL 3 Facilities
• Exercise #2 and Discussion
• Biosafety Program Management
• Operational Biosafety Practices in a CL3 Facility
• Exercise #3 and Discussion
• Facility Operation and Maintenance

6:00pm - 10:00pm (Social Event)

• Dinner at the National Arts Center

Wednesday, November 8, 2006, Lord Elgin Hotel
8:00 am - 4:00 pm

• Decontamination and Validation
• Animal Waste and Effluent Treatment
• Biosecurity
• Emergency Response in a CL3 Facility
• Certification and Recertification of CL3 and CL4 Facilities
• CL3 and the Community

Thursday, November 9, 2006, Lord Elgin Hotel (morning) ; (tentative) Offsite CL3 Laboratory visit (afternoon)
8:00 am - 4:00 pm

• Biosafety Video
• Practical exercises -Rotate groups through 3 stations- #1Spill Clean-up, #2 Personal Protective Equipment, #3 Selection and Safe Use of Biological Safety Cabinets
• Visit CL3 facilities (after lunch-tentative)

Application Information

Enrollment to the course will be limited to 60 participants. Applications must be received by August 15, 2006. Applicants who have been selected will be notified by August 31, 2006. Once advised of acceptance, payment must be received by September 18, 2006 to maintain registration.

To apply please complete and submit the following application form by fax to:

Sue Calder-Lodge
Head, Laboratory Biosecurity
Biohazard Containment and Safety Unit
Science Advice and Biohazard Division
Science Branch
159 Cleopatra Drive
Ottawa, Ontario
Canada
K1A 0Y9

Fax: (613) 228- 6129
Tel: (613) 221-7233
lodges@inspection.gc.ca

Course Fees
$600

Fees are in Canadian dollars. The course fees include the program and course manual, attendance at sessions, refreshment breaks, lunches (Monday - Thursday), dinner at the National Arts Center (Tuesday evening), and transportation. The fees do not include accommodation costs. Information regarding payment of course fees will be provided to the selected participants with their acceptance letter.

Accommodation

The course will be offered in a meeting room located within the Lord Elgin Hotel, Ottawa.

The negotiated rate for a traditional room is $136.00 per night, single or double occupancy, plus applicable taxes. A block of rooms has been set aside for use by course participants. Rooms must booked by October 5, 2006. Reservations should be made directly with the hotel.

Lord Elgin Hotel
100 Elgin Street
Ottawa, Ontario
Canada
K1P 5K8
Direct line: (613) 235-3333
Toll Free: 1-800-267-4298
www.lordelgin.ca

Please state that you are registering for the Containment Level 3 Facilities Course when making your reservation. A credit card will be required to make the reservations.