Online Education

The Advanced Biosafety Training Series is an intermediate to advanced, self-paced online offering, designed for those studying for the CBSP exam, as well as those biological safety professionals who are interested in advanced training.

Basic Disinfection is an on-demand virtual training introducing the essential elements of disinfection for laboratory and research environments. Basic Disinfection is comprised of four modules: Chemical Disinfection, Physical Disinfection, Hand Hygiene, and Volume Disinfection. Chemical Disinfection covers basic terminology, the pros and cons of various chemical agents used for disinfection and sterilization, modes of action, hierarchy of resistance, and much more. The Physical Disinfection module explores physical methods used for disinfection with a focus on heat—including dry heat, steam sterilization and incineration as well as radiation and filtration. The Hand Hygiene Module focuses on how handwashing and antisepsis play a role in infection transmission, and discusses best practices for handwashing, use of alcohol-based sanitizers, and other important considerations for appropriate hand hygiene. The Basic Disinfection course finishes with the Volume Disinfection module, which focuses on space, area, or room decontamination. In addition to introducing terminology associated with volume disinfection, this module provides basic information about the most common technologies and agents used for area decontamination, discusses the pros and cons of disinfectants often used for this purpose and outlines considerations for choosing the best method for your needs.

Basic Biosafety is an on-demand module designed to provide guidance on the basic principles and practices of biological safety for biosafety professionals, biosafety officers, and other professionals involved in workplace safety in laboratories and facilities throughout the world. The module contains 5 sections: Defining the Biosafety Profession; Basic Risk Assessment; Hazard Control; Introduction to Chemical Decontamination; and Biosafety Resources. This guided module contains information needed to be successful in these positions. In addition, the module will provide basic direction to laboratorians on how they may work more safely with biological hazards. Further, this module will include available resources, additional training opportunities and contacts relevant to the field of biosafety to aid in knowledge acquisition for those located in laboratories and facilities around the globe.

The Certification Maintenance Board has pre-approved the use of various ABSA publications as a means of acquiring credentialing maintenance points for the completion of a quiz.  These are online educational opportunities that can be accessed via your computer at your leisure.