I think it's really important that students learn about disinfectants--contact time is important (that's why ethanol is a poor choice for surface disinfection--evaporates too quickly), some need to be made up the day of use to be effective (10% Clorox solution), and not every disinfectant works on every biological....
I like the chart from Iowa State's Food Safety group along with their powerpoint
There are also videos on YouTube regarding how to work safely and properly in a BSC; while BSL1 procedures are likely to be performed on the bench, if there are contamination concerns they may need to work in a BSC for results rather than safety...
ABSA.org has a number of menus for "Training Tools"--a nice video on how to use an autoclave with appropriate PPE, etc.. I wouldn't send the students to
absa.org but you might want to peruse the offerings and select what you think would be relevant, adding them to the list.
Not sure if your institution has an IBC or receives NIH funding, but you might want to talk a bit about rDNA and how even if the work is BSL-1, they may need to have it reviewed, even/especially if they are in grad school...
Margaret
