Environmental Health and Safety offers training for all new and experienced employees throughout the year. There are no registration fees for any of these classes.

A schedule of the class times and room numbers, as well as course descriptions and contact information are below.

There are many ways to request these classes:

1. Register online with the Human Resources Training Office
2. Call Human Resources Training at 766-3521
3. E-mail Human Resources Training at hrtrnofc@uwyo.edu
4. Contact the trainer listed in the schedule or course descriptions
5. Select training programs are available through Computer-Based Training.

The majority of these classes are required by law, not only for employees but also anyone who has a reasonable exposure to hazards in the course of their employment or studies. This includes faculty, post-docs, undergraduate and graduate students, part-time employees, and work- study students.

E.H.S. training schedule

Course descriptions

Automated External Defibrillator (AED)

Asbestos Awareness Training

Back Injury Protection

Bloodborne Pathogens

Chemical Hygiene (Lab Safety)

D.O.T. Hazardous Materials Shipping

Ergonomics

Fire Prevention & Extinguisher Training

Radiation Safety

Respiratory Protection

UW Safety Orientation

Safety Orientation & Lab Safety

Hazardous Waste Generator Training

Workplace Safety (Right-to-Know)

X-ray Safety

Automated External Defibrillator (AED)

Wyoming State regulations on public health and safety specify that all persons who possess Automated External Defibrillators (AED) shall obtain appropriate training in CPR/AED and annual refreshers.

AED training provided by EHS is designed for awareness and the operation of the AED and will not substitute for certification in CPR/AED.

Topics Covered:

1. The Heart’s Electrical System
2. Before Giving Care
   1. Recognizing and Responding to an Emergency
   2. Obtaining Consent and Good Samaritan Laws
   3. Preventing Disease Transmission
   4. Emergency Action Steps
3. Checking an Unconscious Person – Adult and Child
4. Cardiac Emergencies
   1. Preventing Heart Disease
   2. Recognizing a Heart Attack
   3. The Cardiac Chain of Survival
5. Using an AED – Automated External Defibrillator Adult/Child

• Class size limited to maximum 20 pre-registered faculty, staff and student employees
• Instructor: John Benedik, American Red Cross certified trainer
• Check schedule for classes in Knight 74. Special groups by request
• Cost is $10.00 per student (payment made out to American Red Cross of Wyoming) to be collected at the class

Use these links to access the HeartStart OnSite Defibrillator User’s Instruction Guide and Quick Reference Guide

Asbestos Awareness Training

The purpose of the training is help educate students in the history of asbestos, regulations governing asbestos, location of asbestos containing materials (ACM) in buildings, recognition of ACM damage, health effects of asbestos, and University procedures regarding asbestos.

All students will be required to be present for the entire class and at the end there will be a 20 question test that is multiple choice.  Students must obtain a 80% or higher to pass the course.  Certificates for the course will be emailed to student upon successful completion of the course.

This course will be offered quarterly by the Environmental, Health and Safety department. Contact Carol Petty, Industrial Hygiene/Safety Specialist at 766-3385 or cpetty1@uwyo.edu.

Back Injury Protection

Learn to anticipate and identify conditions that result in injuries.  Covers OSHA's revised Work Practices for Manual Lifting, which has a revised lifting equation giving better precision for determining the risk for overexertion injuries.

Scheduled as needed.  If interested, call 766-3385.

Bloodborne Pathogens

Employees at risk of bloodborne pathogen exposure execute tasks involving exposure to human blood and other potentially infectious materials. It is not the number of times they have occupational exposure, or how big the exposure is, but whether or not there is ever an exposure required by the job description.

Annual review (refresher training) is required.

Sessions will be conducted from 8:30 - 9:30 AM in Knight Hall Room 74.

For more information or to schedule a special training session contact Madeline Dalrymple, Biological Safety Specialist at 766-2723 or dalrympl@uwyo.edu.

Chemical Hygiene (Lab Safety, included as part of SOLS training)

Required for all faculty, staff and students working in laboratories. Overview of the University program covering chemical safety in the laboratory; general chemical safety, responsibilities, and liabilities are covered.  Attendance required for all personnel who work in laboratories that use chemicals (90 minutes).

Normally scheduled the week before the semester begins and twice after semester is in session.  If interested, call 766-2649 or e-mail Chemical Safety Specialist (jbenedik@uwyo.edu).

D.O.T. Hazardous Material (HazMat) Shipping

Required by federal and state regulations, and UW policy, for all hazmat employees. By DOT regulation, you are a hazmat employee if you ship, transport, load, unload, or store hazardous materials incident to transport, or supervise personnel who do any of these things. Hazardous materials are typically any liquid or solid that is explosive, pressurized in cylinders, flammable, reactive, oxidizing (evolves oxygen upon decomposition), toxic, infectious, radioactive, corrosive, or noxious. For example this training is required for the following UW personnel (and others), if they are hazmat employees, as described above:

• Chemical Stockroom personnel (Physical Sciences Bldg.)
• Faculty, Graduate Students, and Lab personnel who package, ship, or transport hazmat for research
• Physical Plant Stores personnel
• Regulated Materials Management Center personnel
• Shipping & Receiving personnel

Personal fines and imprisonment can be applied for handling or transporting hazardous materials without this training. Training must be repeated every three years. Course handouts are available in advance for those who wish to prepare and focus on specific topics during the class. You can find these materials on the EHS web site for hazmat shipping. For more information contact the Regulated Materials Management Center at 766-3696.

Scheduled as needed.

Ergonomics

This is an opportunity to apply ergonomic principles to ensure employee health, safety, and productivity.  Covers all aspects of the work environment, including work station improvements, eye strain from VDT's, and carpal tunnel syndrome.

Scheduled as needed.  If interested, call 766-3385 or e-mail dstgebrg@uwyo.edu.

Fire Prevention and Fire Extinguisher Training

This is a hands-on course conducted by Environmental Health and Safety personnel.

Scheduled as needed.  If interested, call 766-3385.

Hazardous Waste Generator training (included as part of SOLS training)

Discusses regulations for the disposal of hazardous waste, as well as the University program and procedures for disposing of hazardous waste.  Required for all personnel who might generate hazardous waste (50 minutes).

If interested, call 766-3698 or e-mail nday3@uwyo.edu.

Radiation Safety

Overview of the university program, basics of radiation, regulations, and procedures for the use of radioactive materials.  Required for all university employees and students who work with unsealed radioactive materials.  This is a three part series, usually presented at the beginning of each semester.  Attendance at all three sessions is required for certification.

If interested, contact the Radiation Safety Officer at 766-2638 or herrold@uwyo.edu

Respiratory Protection

If you are required to wear a respirator as part of your job description, then you must attend this class.  If you are not sure if you need a respirator or if you now wear a respirator and have never attended a respiratory protection class then contact the Environmental Health and Safety office for guidance.

Scheduled as needed.  If interested, call 766-3385.

Safety Orientation and Laboratory Safety (SOLS)

Topics include:

1. UW Safety Orientation
2. Chemical Hygiene
3. Hazardous Waste Generator

Normally scheduled the week before the semester begins and twice after semester is in session.  If interested, call 766-2649 or e-mail Chemical Safety Specialist (jbenedik@uwyo.edu).

UW Safety Orientation (included as part of SOLS training)

Required of all new employees, this class covers the pervasive hazards that face all employees (30 minutes). In addition to being part of the Safety Orientation/Laboratory Safety series, this class is offered monthly by EHS in conjunction with Workplace Safety and on-line through Human Resources Orientation.

Workplace Safety (Right-to-Know) Hazard Communication (HazCom)

OSHA requires employers to inform employees through a Hazard Communication (HazCom) class of the hazards of materials or chemicals in the workplace. This training is required for all employees who work with or might be exposed to chemicals (but not in laboratories). The purpose of the University of Wyoming HazCom Program will be covered along with: physical hazards, health hazards, inventory requirements, Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS's), labels and labeling, personnel protective equipment (PPE), training requirements and the responsibilities of the University of Wyoming, departments and the employee.

Laboratory workers are exempted, but are required to attend Laboratory Safety (Chemical Hygiene) training.

All sessions will be conducted from 8:30 - 10:30 AM in Knight Hall Room 74 by Chemical Safety Specialist (John Benedik) jbenedik@uwyo.edu.

X-ray Safety

Overview of the university x-ray safety program, including: basics of radiation protection, regulations, and procedures for the acquisition and use of x-ray equipment in research and on human subjects. This is a three part series. Attendance at all three sessions is required for all university employees and students who work with x-ray generating equipment.

If interested, contact Radiation Safety Officer Jim Herrold at 766-2638 or herrold@uwyo.edu