Research/Biosafety Training

This training provides laboratory supervisors with the information necessary to successfully manage a safe and healthy work environment. Topic areas include responsibilities, personnel training, research protocols and safety plans, waste segregation and disposal, laboratory inspection program and equipment maintenance. 

This training gives an overview of the OSHA Laboratory Standard and occupational exposure to hazardous chemicals in research laboratories. 

This training is an introduction to the OSHA Bloodborne Pathogen Standard, sharps safety, common bloodborne pathogens and the University Exposure Control Plan. 

This training is required annually for all employees who are at risk for occupational exposure to human blood, body fluids, cell lines or other potentially infectious material (as defined by the OSHA standard).

The training gives a basic introduction to hazard awareness, facility requirements, personal protective equipment and practices and procedures necessary for working in a BSL1 laboratory.

This training is a one-time, required online training program for all individuals working in a BSL1 laboratory. Everyone working in a BSL1 laboratory should be aware of the potential risks that may be encountered in the lab. 

The training gives a basic introduction to hazard awareness, facility requirements, personal protective equipment and practices and procedures necessary for working in a BSL2 laboratory. 

This training is a one-time, required online training program for all individuals working in a BSL2 laboratory, even if they do not handle Risk Group 2 biohazards. 

This training provides individuals who use a biosafety cabinet (BSC) for their research experiments an introduction to BSCs, including the classes and types of BSCs, safe work practices and required field certification tests. 

This is recommended training for individuals who use a biosafety cabinet (BSC) for their research experiments.

This training provides an overview of the basic principles of Chemical Safety. Topics covered include chemical procurement, storage, transportation, manipulation and disposal.

This is recommended training for employees who work with chemicals on a routine basis.

This training program provides an introduction to chemical spill clean-up procedures. Topic areas include the definition of a hazardous chemical, spill types, spill preparedness, clean-up guidelines and procedures, first aid, responsibilities and PPE guidelines.

This is recommended training for all employees working with hazardous chemicals.

This training provides an overview of the hazards associated with compressed gas cylinders, including oxygen and hydrogen gas cylinders. Other topic areas include components of a cylinder; safe handling, storage, transport and use of a CGC; liquefied gas safety; and inspecting and testing. 

This is recommended training for employees who work with compressed gas cylinders.

This training provides an introduction to cryogenic liquids. Topic areas include cryogenic liquid properties, types, applications, hazards, use, handling, storage, PPE and first aid.

This is recommended training for employees who work with cryogenic materials.

This training provides an introduction to working safely with cyanide. Topic areas include definitions, forms of cyanide, reactivity, handling and use, PPE, exposure limits and symptoms of exposure, specific cyanogenic materials and proper waste disposal.

This is recommended training for employees who work with cyanide.

This training provides an introduction of basic electrical safety principles. Topics covered include hazards, health effects, PPE and safe work practices. 

This is recommended training for employees who work with electricity on a routine basis.

Topics covered include formaldehyde use, acute and chronic health effects, overview of the OSHA Formaldehyde Standard, exposure limits and safe work practices.

Employees who are exposed to formaldehyde at or above 0.10ppm must take this online training program.

This training provides an introduction to types of chemical fume hoods (CFH), including conventional and low flow, and CFH components. Training also covers safe work practices, positioning of equipment within a CFH, airflow monitors, certification of equipment and decommissioning.

This is recommended training for employees who work with hazardous chemicals in chemical fume hoods.

This training provides a basic introduction to hydrofluoric acid safety. Topic areas include definitions, hazards, exposure effects, exposure limits, handling and use, PPE and first aid. 

This is recommended training for employees who work with hydrofluoric acid.

The training provides a general overview of infectious waste handling and disposal procedures, as well as definitions, generator responsibilities, waste treatment regulations and spill clean-up procedures. This is an EHS recommended online training.

This training is provided for employees who handle, dispose of and package infectious waste.

The training provides an overview of safety considerations and hazard precautions for handling lentiviral vectors. 

This training is required by the Institutional Biosafety Committee for all Principal Investigators, Co-Investigators and study team listed on IBC protocols involving lentivirus submitted for review and approval after January 1, 2015.

This training provides an overview of the basic principles of Local Exhaust Ventilation (LEV) use. Topics covered include types, uses, operation and maintenance of LEV's.

This is recommended training for employees who work with Local Exhaust Ventilation on a routine basis.

This training provides an introduction to autoclave safety. Topics include types of autoclaves, do’s and don’ts of use, appropriate PPE, recordkeeping and proper procedures for running an autoclave. 

This is recommended training for employees who use an autoclave.

This training provides a basic overview of toxicology. Topic areas include the definition of a toxin, risk, the dose/response relationship, exposure limits, routes of entry, acute vs. chronic exposures and toxin classifications. 

This is an EHS recommended online training for any employees working with a toxin or who has an interest in toxicology.