Training of Personnel:
- EHS 601 Laboratory Training (once)
- EHS 602 Biosafety Refresher (1 year after EHS 601 and every year thereafter)
- EHS 101 WHMIS & Lab Safety (once) (EHS005 was an older version)
- EHS 112 WHMIS Refresher (3 years after EHS 101/EHS005 and every 3 years thereafter)
- The training matrix for lab personnel may be found here: https://ehs.utoronto.ca/training/laboratory-personnel/
- Personnel may check their training history by logging into the EHS portal here:https://ehs.utoronto.ca/training/my-ehs-training/
- Please direct training related questions to https://ehs.utoronto.ca/
Lab specific Biosafety Manual:
- The current UofT Biosafety manual:
https://ehs.utoronto.ca/our-services/biosafety/biosafety-manual/ - The Canadian Biosafety Guideline – Containment Level 1: Physical Design and Operational
Practices:
https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/canadian-biosafety-standardsguidelines/guidance/containment-level-1-physical-design-operational-practices-overview.html - Chemwatch (Database of Chemical Safety Data Sheets) – required as part of Chemical Safety:
https://jr.chemwatch.net/chemwatch.web/account/autologinbyip - Accident Reporting:
https://ehs.utoronto.ca/report-an-incident/
STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES (SOPS):
- Waste procedures relevant to your work
https://ehs.utoronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Waste-Information-and-Procedure-for-Bio-Labs.pdf - Compressed gas cylinder standard
https://ehs.utoronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Standard-for-Inert-Cryogenic-Liquid-Usage-in-the-Laboratory-Updated.pdf - Standard Operating Procedure-Ecoli handling (Harris lab)
- Standard Operating Procedure-Drosophila melanogaster handling (Harris lab)
Emergency Response Plans (ERP):
- Fire
https://ehs.utoronto.ca/report-an-incident/emergency-procedures/fire/ - Chemical spill cleanup
https://ehs.utoronto.ca/report-an-incident/emergency-procedures/chemical-spill-procedures/ - Biological spills procedures
https://ehs.utoronto.ca/our-services/biosafety/biological-spills/ - Occupational exposure to chemicals or biologicals (including ocular exposure)
https://ehs.utoronto.ca/report-an-incident/emergency-procedures/chemical-spills-on-body/ - Accidents, medical emergencies, (most of these can be found on the EHS website)
https://ehs.utoronto.ca/report-an-incident/emergency-procedures/medical-emergencyfirst- aid/ - Spill on lab coat
https://ehs.utoronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Lab-Coat-Washing-Guidelines.pdf