Team:Concordia-Montreal/Safety
Safety
We worked with containment level 1 material in E. coli and yeast. We did not work directly with fentanyl, rather we worked with hydrocortisone as an analog.
SAFE LAB WORK
We completed valuable TRAINING thanks to Environmental Health and Safety Concordia (EHS):
WHMIS For Laboratory Personnel 2015
Biosafety Training
Hazardous Waste Disposal
Autoclave Training
Biosafety Cabinet
Shout out to proper lab attire! Gloves, Glasses, Lab Coats, Pants, Shoes and Hair ties!
Shout out to good practices! Proper labels, Storage, Waste Disposal, Emergency response, Biosafety Cabinets, Fume Hoods and Record Keeping!
Our mentors also provided invaluable workshops and safety tips:
May 2nd - EHS Concordia Lab Training: WHMIS (Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System) for Laboratory personnel
May 6th - Genomics Institute Lab tour
- EHS Concordia Lab Training: Biosafety Training
May 7th - EHS Concordia Lab Training: Hazardous Waste Training, Safe Use of Biological Cabinets
May 8th - Genomics Institute Autoclave Training May 8th- Mentor Lecture #1- Intro to Synbio
May 10th - Mentor Workshop: Basic Lab Skills
- Mentor Lecture #2- PCR and Record Keeping
May 13th - Mentor Workshop: Gel Electrophoresis
- Mentor Workshop: Restriction, Digestion and Ligation
May 15th - Mentor Lecture #3- Alternative Cloning Methods
- Mentor Workshop: Transformation
May 16th - Mentor Workshop: Colony PCR, Innoculation
May 17th - Mentor Workshop: Miniprep, Quantifying DNA
June 15th - Summary Protocol Form for Concordia Ethics Compliance submitted
July 5th - First Ethics meeting with Dr. Brandiff Caron for Real Time Technology Assessment, invaluable consultation with regards to ethical, legal and social implications. Including biosafety, public perceptions of biosafety and environmental considerations.
SAFETY RESOURCES
Biosafety and Biosecurity Government of Canada.
Biosafety Handbook Canada, Second Edition.
EHS (Environmental Health and Safety) Concordia.