Time Activity Location Trainers/resource persons Sunday 15 th June Arrival of participants at Planet Lodge. Agnes Njeri Hotel

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1 PROGRAMME Laboratory Management and Equipment Operations Training Workshop Nelson Mandela Institute of Science and Technology (NM-AIST) Arusha, Tanzania 16 th -20 th June 2014 Sunday 15 th June Arrival of participants at Planet Lodge Hotel Technical Assistant, BecA-ILRI Hub Registration Lobby Day 1: Monday 16 th June 0715 Departure from Planet Lodge to NM- AIST Workshop Opening NM-AIST- Vice Chancellor Presentation 1 Welcome and overview of BecA, Dr Josephine Birungi Technology Manager BecA-ILRI Hub 1000 Introductions (participants and trainers by name); Presentations by participants Assistant Technology Manager, BecA-ILRI Hub Facilitator introduction to Exercise Group discussions on lab health and safety Environment, Occupational Health & Safety Officer - Research, ILRI Regroup for feedback Presentation 2 Principles of bio-containment for Laboratory, animal and plant research facilities Participants thoughts after Ephy s ppt

2 - Lunch Presentation 3 Laboratory design Introduction to laboratory design and classification processes; Criterion for laboratory building designs; Choice of location; Laboratory buildings; Bench, floor construction and suitable materials for Biosafety Levels 1-3; Presentation 4 Risk analysis process (risk assessment, mitigation and risk communication)- Activity in labs on lab design and risk assessment /analysis. Environment, Occupational Health & Safety / Research Compliance Manager, ILRI Ephy Khaemba/Josephine/Thuku/Timothy/Agnes Presentations by groups Ephy Khaemba/Josephine/Thuku/Timothy/Agnes Home work-sop devt Josephine Birungi 1730 Departure from Reception Day 2: Tuesday 17 th June 0730 Departure to Reception Question time and review of Day 1 activities Presentation 5 Principles of bio-containment for laboratory research facilities. Presentation 6 Criteria for selection and use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

3 Presentation 7 Chemical safety and choice of disinfectants Good laboratory Practice (GLP) Principles of GLP; Personnel-organogram Training and competency assessement Development of laboratory management documents: (i)laboratory manuals; (ii)standard operating procedures (SOPs). Practical exercise 1: Workgroups on SOP writing. Josephine Birungi Josephine Birungi Presentations by participants Josephine Birungi Practical exercise Activity on emergency response plans and research compliance Presentation 8 Emergency response plans, Institutional Research compliance Presentation 9 General principles of equipment maintenance Departure from Reception Day 3: Wednesday 18 th June 0730 Departure to Hotel Reception Review of Day 2 and outline of Day 3 and questions

4 0900 Presentation 10 Equipment specifications, installation and certification Equipment practical session 1 Biotechnology Equipment practical session 2 Biotechnology Refrigeration Technician, ILRI Nairobi Equipment practical session 3 Group photo Lunch Equipment practical session 4 Presentation 11 Setting up a preventative maintenance program for laboratory facilities and equipment: Activity: Biotechnology Biotechnology Refrigeration Technician, ILRI Nairobi 1615 Departure from Reception Day 4: Thursday 19 th June 0730 Departure to Reception Review Day 3 and Outline of Day activities and question time Presentations of Activity by 0830 participants 0915 BecA capacity building activities/papa Wellington Ekaya Senior Scientist, Capacity building-beca-ilri Presentation 12 NM-AIST

5 1000 Intellectual property rights and early safeguards of research inventions; Material transfer agreements Presentation 13 KCMC 1115 Bio-ethics in research and publications Question time Facility tour TBD Lunch Presentation 14 Overview of programmes at Nelson Mandela Practical session: Working groups: 1. Management of shared facility-challenges/solutions/2. budget challenges/solutionsdepreciations, justifications, replacements 3. (including tea/coffee) Presentation by groups. Meeting hall TBD James/Timothy/Agnes Activity for day 5: Lab Tracking systems- Group 1. samples/ Group 2. consumables/group 3. equipment (EXCEL, LIMS) Activity Timothy/Agnes 1615 Departure from Day 5: Friday 20 st June 0730 Departure to Hotel Reception Review day 4 and outline of Day activities 9000 Presentation by participants James/Josephine/Tim

6 Presentation 15 Procurement and laboratory supply chain Timothy Role of supply chain in research; Pre-qualification and selection of suppliers; Challenges in supply chain and how they affect laboratory supplies: the ILRI case study; Stores and inventory management. Presentation 16 Classification and types of biological safety cabinets; Safe use of biological safety cabinets and fume hoods (video). Presentation 17 Biotechnology and product distribution companies with a regional network: AGBL Lunch INQABA Thermo-fisher scientific Final workshop discussion and assessments Participants views and feedback on the course; including PAPA Post-workshop test for participants; Workshop assessment. Closing ceremony Closing remarks AFMS Representatives of biotechnology and product distribution companies Wellington Ekaya Presentation of certificates Departure from Reception Prof Buza-Dean-LisSBE Dr Wellington Ekaya Senior Scientist- Capacity Building, BecA-ILRI Hub

7 1800- Dinner for all participants, trainers and Restaurant 2100 resource persons 2100 Departure from Restaurant Restaurant Saturday 22 nd June Participants leave Faciltator to capture expectations and present them at end for discussions. Tasks for participants to do before arrival: - Pre-course evaluation and expectations of workshop - 3 slide ppt - A3 poster - 1 risk assessment for a project in their lab explanatory notes needed) - Spread sheet of equipment for LIMS exercise explanatory notes needed) - View H&S videos online - PAPA form to complete (explanatory notes needed)