Biosafety

SFU has a comprehensive biosafety program to ensure compliance with all regulatory requirements and is governed by the Institutional Biosafety Committee under the Vice President, Research.

SFU faculty and staff members intending to conduct research, teaching and testing involving biohazardous material, under the auspices of SFU and/or using SFU resources, are required to submit a biosafety permit application through the biosafety permit database. An approved biosafety permit must be in place in advance of such work.

 

Personnel

Required biosafety training

Valid for
Anyone working with biological hazards
  • EHS Biosafety
  • Biosafety Emergency Response Refresher Training
  • PHAC Module: General Safety for Containment Labs
  • 3 years
  • 1 year
  • 3 years
Anyone listed on a CL2 biosafety permit
  • EHS Biosafety
  • Biosafety Emergency Response Refresher Training
  • PHAC Module: General Safety for Containment Labs
  • PHAC Module: Containment Level 2 Operational Practices
  • 3 years
  • 1 year
  • 3 years
  • 3 years
Anyone listed on a CL3 biosafety permit
  • EHS Biosafety
  • Biosafety Emergency Response Refresher Training
  • PHAC Module: General Safety for Containment Labs
  • PHAC Module: Containment Level 2 Operational Practices
  • PHAC Module: Containment Level 3 Operational Practices
  • 3 years
  • 1 year
  • 3 years
  • 3 years
  • 3 years

Principal Investigator

(PIs working in the lab must also take

other trainings listed above)

 
  • Biosafety Training for Principal Investigators
  • Biosafety Emergency Response Refresher Training
  • PHAC Module: Introduction to Dual-Use in Life Sciences Research
  • PHAC Module: Biosafety in the Classroom ( for PIs teaching a lab session)
  • Complete Once
  • 1 year
  • Complete Once
  • 3 years

Information on registration and other required trainings is available at Research & lab safety training.

Use  SFU Training Record for Laboratory Personnel for individual training record