Principles & Practices of Biosafety®

A COMPREHENSIVE, INTERACTIVE 5-DAY COURSE

Principles & Practices of Biosafety® will introduce the essential elements of biosafety and provide extensive resource lists for use after the course. Interactive exercises will be used throughout to provide hands-on experience and to encourage networking and problem-solving among participants and instructors.

OBJECTIVES

At the end of the course each participant will be able to:

  • Describe potentially hazardous biological materials, the risks associated with their use, and the means to minimize risk and to protect against or prevent release or exposure
  • Discuss ways to provide effective technical expertise in situations involving potentially hazardous biological materials
  • Identify, locate, and efficiently use key biosafety resources

COURSE FEES

ABSA Members: $2,800*
Nonmembers: $3,050*

Participation is limited to 48 students.

Course fees include:

  • Five full days of interactive instruction from a diversity of well-respected biological safety professionals.
  • Instructor’s handouts, key resource lists, and a variety of critical biosafety information and resources.
  • Lunch, beverages, and snacks for all course days.
  • Welcome Reception on Sunday evening and Class Dinner on Tuesday evening (subject to change).

CONTACT HOURS

This basic-level course is approved for 36.50 P.A.C.E.® contact hours. ABSA International is approved as a provider of continuing education programs in the clinical laboratory sciences by the ASCLS P.A.C.E.® Program. In order to receive P.A.C.E.® credit, attendees must stay until the Friday session ends.

2027 Courses

Registration opening late summer.
Classes are limited to 48 participants.

March 14-19, 2027

Embassy Suites Seattle Downtown-Pioneer Square
255 South King Street
Seattle, WA 98104

July 18-23, 2027

Embassy Suites by Hilton Pittsburgh Downtown
535 Smithfield Street
Pittsburgh, PA  15222
Class Photo, PPB, San Diego, March/April 2026

Photo from the March/April 2026 course in San Diego, California

This was an excellent training. I really enjoyed the variety of teaching methods used to keep interest and engagement.

March 2026 PPB Attendee
Great learning, collaboration and felt secure in asking questions and participating. The instructors were helpful and great people to meet.
March 2026 PPB Attendee
The course was a fantastic experience; the instructors were clear and concise and were able to make some dry material more interesting. I will highly recommend this course to any of my colleagues who have interest in the industry.
March 2026 PPB Attendee

This course was great! I cannot speak highly enough about it. I am so grateful I was able to attend and make the connections I did.

March 2024 PPB Attendee

It was amazing. I learned a lot and connected with a lot of international experts.

March 2024 PPB Attendee

The instructors were all fire! 5 stars for everyone and everything done, extremely engaging and exciting. 100% would recommend this to colleagues!

March 2024 PPB Attendee

The course was well organized and coordinated by highly experience, seasoned and dedicated facilitators/instructors.

July 2023 Attendee

The course was fantastic. I have met a ton of great people and made great networking connections. This was the best conference I have been to. I actually learned about the topics and was able to meet new colleagues.

July 2023 Attendee

The course was very well organized. I liked how different teachers were teaching within their fields. This is definitely a course I will recommend to others in the field that need it.

July 2023 Attendee

Thank you so much for presenting this course. Had a great time, made some connections, and learned a lot!

JUL 2021 PPB Attendee

Appreciated the real-world experiences the instructors brought to the class.

JUL 2021 PPB Attendee

The course was very informative and comprehensive. The instructors were helpful and generous with their expertise.

JUL 2021 PPB Attendee

Thank you so much for the wonderful course. I have learned a lot and feel a little more confident in being a Biosafety Officer.

FEB 2020 PPB Attendee

Overall a great course and very informative. A lot had to do with the instructors who had great chemistry and worked well together and kept us entertained.

FEB 2020 PPB Attendee

Very well done course. It is obvious the instructors are professionals in their field with the ability to train as well.

FEB 2020 PPB Attendee

I really loved this course! I learned so much that I will take back to my facility.

FEB 2020 PPB Attendee

Thank you so much for the wonderful course. I have learned a lot and feel a little more confident in being a Biosafety Officer.

PPB Attendee

This course should be included in the continuing education plans of anyone working in the biocontainment industry.

PPB Attendee

Excellent course! The highlight of the training sessions were the interactive sessions. All the instructors took time out to answer your questions.

PPB Attendee

It was very educational and interactive course. Will recommend it for all new biosafety professionals.

PPB Attendee

After many years working in the EH&S field along biosafety professionals but without a biosafety foundation of my own, this course was extraordinarily useful in developing my knowledge.

PPB Attendee

Well organized team of subject matter experts with a broad knowledge base – everyone brings something to the table!

PPB Attendee

Loved the instructors and the fact they were so passionate about the course. They truly did their best to find the most effective and interesting ways to teach us.

PPB Attendee

This course was one of the best workshop/course that I have taken in my career. Well organized and engaging.

PPB Attendee

Taking part in PPB has provided a sound network of shared goals and outreach with other biosafety professionals that will last a lifetime.

PPB Attendee