[BIC-announce] FW: safety training courses to be held at the MNI

[Belinda Preziosi, Ms.]

Please see attached for your information.

 

Belinda

 

Belinda Preziosi

Administrative Coordinator

McConnell Brain Imaging Center

Montreal Neurological Institute

Room WB220

3801 University

Montreal, QC  H3A 2B4

Tel:  (514) 398-1585

Fax: (514) 398-8948

Email:  belinda.preziosi at mcgill.ca

 

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From: MNISTAFF - Montreal Neurological Institute Staff
[mailto:MNISTAFF at LISTS.MCGILL.CA] On Behalf Of Enza Ferracane, Ms.
Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2007 8:54 AM
To: MNISTAFF at LISTS.MCGILL.CA
Subject: safety training courses to be held at the MNI

 

MEMO TO:  MNI Laboratory Personnel and Trainees

 

FROM: Lab Safety Committee

 

RE: 2-Day Safety Training at the MNI in September (WHMIS, Biological
Safety Cabinets, Hazardous Waste Management, Radiation Safety)

 


Please Note: Safety training is mandatory for all new laboratory
personnel and must be repeated every 3 years. 

Lab Safety Reps: Please distribute this memo to new staff and trainees
and identify personnel in your lab requiring recertification.

 

We have arranged for McGill Environmental Health and Safety to provide
on site safety training at the MNI at the end of September. You must
register through the McGill online registration system as described in
the EHS memo reproduced below. Please make sure everyone in your lab is
aware of this requirement and the procedures.

 

WHMIS Training for Laboratory Personnel:  At the MNI there is the option
of attending this course or doing the online training supervised by your
PI or lab manager. Attending the McGill course once is highly
recommended and should be considered mandatory for anyone supervising
the online training. MNI-specific details on emergency response, etc now
will be incorporated into the course. 

 

Safe Use of Biological Safety Cabinets: This course is required for all
persons using these hoods. It has been three years since this course was
given at the MNI. If that is the one you took, you should register for
the course to be offered here on September 28.

 

Introduction to Biosafety:  This course will soon become mandatory, so
anyone working with biological specimens is encouraged to register (not
at the MNI, but nearby)

 

Hazardous Waste Management and Disposal:  All laboratory safety
representatives should register for this course, but it is recommended
for everyone.

 

Radiation Safety: Required for all personnel working in labs using
radioactivity.

 

SEE YOU THERE!

 

Sincerely,

 

Heather D. Durham, PhD

Professor

Montreal Neurological Institute and

Dept. Neurology/Neurosurgery

McGill University

 

Montreal Neurological Institute

3801 University St

Montreal QC H3A 2B4

telephone: (514)398-8509

facimile: (514)398-1509

email: heather.durham at mcgill.ca <mailto:heather.durham at mcgill.ca> 

 

 

 

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EHS MEMO:

 

As the new academic year approaches, remember all laboratory personnel,
including undergraduate, graduate and post-doctoral students must have
received all required health and safety training. 

 

McGill's Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) has prepared a
comprehensive Fall 2007 Safety Training Schedule and registration is now
open <http://www.mcgill.ca/ehs/training/>  for all sessions
(www.mcgill.ca/ehs/training/): 

 

Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Training for
Laboratory Personnel (mandatory for chemical & biohazards users)

DOWNTOWN: Sept. 27 (at the MNI), Oct. 11 & Oct. 30

Radiation Safety: Principles of Laboratory Radiation Safety

DOWNTOWN: Aug. 30, Sept. 24 (at the MNI) & Oct. 31

Hazardous Waste Management & Disposal Training for Lab Personnel

DOWNTOWN: Aug. 29, Sept. 27 (at the MNI) & Oct. 30

Introduction to Biosafety

DOWNTOWN: Aug. 29 & Oct. 30

Safe Use of Biological Safety Cabinets (mandatory for biohazardous
materials users)

DOWNTOWN: Sept. 28 (at the MNI) 

 

New this year is a 2-Day Safety Training Seminar
<http://www.mcgill.ca/ehs/training/2day/>  that will allow new staff,
faculty and students to receive all their safety training over a 2 day
period (www.mcgill.ca/ehs/training/2day/). 

DOWNTOWN: October 30 & 31, 2007 (Strathcona & Dentistry Building)

 

The 2-Day Safety Training Seminar includes the following training: 

-       Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS)
Training for Laboratory Personnel (mandatory)

-       Hazardous Waste Management & Disposal Training for Laboratory
Personnel 

-       Introduction to Biosafety 

-       Principles of Laboratory Radiation Safety 

 

REMINDER: All participants are required to register on-line for all
safety training. Principal Investigators and Lab Directors are
responsible for ensuring that their lab personnel and students are
provided with training to carry out their work safely. 

 

Please note that all safety training is valid for 3 years, therefore
those individuals with expired training are required to attend one of
the up-coming sessions. EHS can provide PIs, Lab Directors and
Supervisors with up-to-date Safety Training lists - send your requests
to ehs at mcgill.ca.

 

 

 

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