BioRisk Reduction Events

Foundational Biosafety and Biosecurity Training Two Day Event (Primarily in Arabic with some English)

Friday, July 22 and Saturday, July 23, 2022

See Square page for times

This course covers a variety of biosafety and biosecurity topics that address multiple regulations, standards, and guidelines. Our instructor summarizes an effective laboratory biorisk management system using current biosafety and biosecurity resources including the Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories (BMBL) 6th Edition, Laboratory biosafety manual 4th edition, and ISO 35001 Biorisk Management for Laboratories and Other Related Organizations standard.

Virtual Career Day - English-Speaking Infectious Disease Professionals

Saturday, August 27, 2022

12pm - 2:30pm PST (8pm - 10:30pm GMT)

BioRisk Reduction is holding a career day to inform those interested in a career in in infectious disease or biosafety on how they might do this. Come learn the steps each of our biosafety professionals has taken to get where they are today and have the opportunity to network and ask them questions during a concluding breakout session.

Virtual Career Day - Spanish-Speaking Infectious Disease Professionals

Saturday, October 1, 2022

12pm - 2:30pm PST (8pm - 10:30pm GMT)

BioRisk Reduction is holding a career day to inform those interested in a career in infectious disease or biosafety on how they might do this. Come learn the steps each of our biosafety professionals has taken to get where they are today and have the opportunity to network and ask them questions during a concluding breakout session. English/Spanish bilingual infectious disease and biosafety professionals will be leading the discussions!

Virtual Career Day - First Responders

Saturday, November 5, 2022

12pm - 2:30pm PST (8pm - 10:30pm GMT)

BioRisk Reduction is holding a career day for those interested in becoming a first responder. Talk to our biosafety professionals who have worked as first responders to learn about their career paths and what you need to understand about infectious diseases.

Credentialing Examination - Qualified Biosafety Professional - Saturday, June 25, 2022

Credentialing Examination - Qualified Biosafety Professional - Saturday, August 27, 2022

Credentialing Examination - Qualified Biosafety Professional - Saturday, November 5, 2022

Virtual Networking Event - Friday, November 18, 2022

More information will be posted as it is available.

Bloodborne Pathogens Tier 1 and Tier 2

Friday, March 25, 2022

9am - 12pm PST (5pm - 8pm GMT)

In Tier I we teach our audience about the basics of occupational risks due to BBP. This course provides specialized and in-depth training that meets the requirements of US 29 CFR 1910.1030 for all professions (except healthcare and laboratory workers, who also require Tier II Training below).

In Tier II we build upon the lessons in Tier I by breaking our audience into groups related to their professional demographic. Within these groups practical and emergency situations that are applicable to each profession are reviewed collectively by the class in an interactive format.