About EBSA16 - Course D. Fundamentals of laboratory decontamination

nstructors:

Allan Bennett, Public Health England, Salisbury/UK
Gijsbert Van Willigen, Leiden University Medical Center/NL

Learning outcomes from this course:

• Describe the differences in sterilisation, disinfection and decontamination

• Pros and cons of different chemical disinfectants

• Evaluate disinfection options and applications

• The disinfection database of the Dutch BVF-Platform

• Understand biocide legislation

• Describe options for the gaseous disinfection of labs and cabinets

• Understand physical factors affecting efficacy of different gaseous decontaminants

• Understand limitation of gaseous disinfectants

• Evaluate gaseous disinfectant efficacy against biological agents in different environments

• Understand procedures to carry out safe and effective gaseous decontamination