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Learn how to access required and recommended laboratory and chemical safety training.
Individual principal investigators and supervisors must identify job-specific hazards and make sure their employees attend safety training appropriate for the work they perform.
Required for anyone working in a laboratory or other high-hazard environment. This course covers general safety and laboratory hazardous waste issues.
How to get the training:
Required annually as a refresher course for employees who work with hazardous materials in the lab and generate hazardous chemical waste.
Prerequisite:
If you have not yet completed formal training in safely handling hazardous materials, you must attend Laboratory Safety Principles/IIPP before you are eligible to take the annual refresher course below.
How to get the training:
Meet the annual refresher requirement by completing the Web-based tutorial on Enrollment Central.
Note: Use the "EC credit" link to have the tutorial recorded on your Enrollment Central and MyTraining training histories. Non-employees can use the "certificate only" link to view the tutorials and print a certificate upon successful completion.
Required for anyone who uses an air-purifying respirator.
How to get the training:
Required for all employees and students working with or in close proximity to formaldehyde.
How to get the training:
Complete the Web-based tutorial on Enrollment Central.
Note: Use the "EC credit" link to have the tutorial recorded on your Enrollment Central and MyTraining training histories. Non-employees can use the "certificate only" link to view the tutorials and print a certificate upon successful completion.
Recommended for those who oversee safety and compliance in a UCSD research facility. This training is presented upon request.
How to get the training:
Recommended for all lab workers.
How to get the training:
Recommended for researchers to learn how to use controlled substances in compliance with institutional and regulatory standards.
How to get the training:
Recommended for all employees who wish to learn about basic preparedness procedures and resources, or their department's role in UCSD's Emergency Operations Plan.
Recommended for employees working with hazardous materials, equipment, or processes associated with a high risk of fire.
How to get the training:
Recommended for anyone who generates chemical waste.
How to get the training:
Recommended for researchers whose work involves prolonged periods of pipetting, microscopy work, dissection, or other repetitive procedures.
How to get the training:
Recommended for PIs new to UCSD. Training presented as needed.
How to get the training:
Recommended for anyone who works with or who may come in contact with potentially explosive chemicals.
How to get the training:
Recommended for all drivers of UC-owned vehicles.
How to get the training:
Training is available by 2 methods:
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Any of the courses above can be presented to work groups upon request. Contact the EH&S chemical safety officer, (858) 822-1579, for information.