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Training Requirements
Training requirements are dependent upon trainee type and previous training experience at NIH:
New or otherwise not previously trained personnel must take:
- Introduction to Lab Safety (online training)
- Laboratory Safety at the NIH (classroom training)
- Bloodborne Pathogen Training**
Annually, after receiving initial training personnel must take:
- Lab Safety Refresher Training (online)
- Bloodborne Pathogen Refresher Training** (online)
** Bloodborne Pathogen training classes are required of only personnel who work with human blood, body fluids or tissues in the laboratory OR any pathogen that is infectious to humans via blood body fluids or tissues.
Summer Students, (arriving in May, June, July) have special requirements based on age and type:
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Under 18 Years Old |
18-21 Years Old |
22 Years and Older |
| New Students » |
- Introduction to Lab Safety (online training)
- STARS "Learn By Doing" Lab Safety Training
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- Introduction to Lab Safety (online training)
- STARS "Learn By Doing" Lab Safety Training
- Bloodborne Pathogen Training**
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- Introduction to Lab Safety (online training)
- Laboratory Safety at the NIH (classroom training)
- Bloodborne Pathogen Training**
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| Returning Students » |
- STARS "Learn By Doing" Lab Safety Training
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- STARS "Learn By Doing" Lab Safety Training
- Bloodborne Pathogen Refresher Training** (online)
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- Lab Safety Refresher Training (Online)
- Bloodborne Pathogen Refresher Training** (online)
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** as applicable |