Safety Trainings

Safety Specialists offer training throughout the year, current course are listed below. Some trainings are presented on-line. There are no registration fees for any of the safety courses.

The majority of these classes are required for anyone who is reasonably expected to be exposed 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.

Training Categories

Chemical & Biological Safety Trainings
Radiation Trainings
OSHA Trainings
First Aid/CPR

To register for any of these classes:

Click the Register link next to the course description below.
Trainings marked with an asterisk (*) ‎indicate a registration form is required. The Safety Office will follow up with you regarding the training.

  • If a class is not currently being offered, complete the Training Registration Form.
  • Questions? Call UW Safety at 766-3277 for assistance.

Chemical & Biological Lab Trainings

 

Must attend all three courses to get credit. Refresher required every 3 years.
 
Series Includes: 


Read how laboratory safety training can prevent accidents.

 

To complete the Laboratory Safety Series, please register for each course individually in WyoLearn at the links above.

Instructions for enrolling in training for investigators, staff and students handling biohazards in research, provided by the Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI).

 

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Bloodborne pathogens, the Standard, exposure control plan, transmission, potentially infectious materials, and methods to reduce exposure, vaccination, exposure procedures, signs and labels.

 

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Required for anyone who works with formaldehyde solutions greater than one percent.

 

This class reviews the properties, uses, exposure limits, health effects, standards, controls, personal protective equipment and disposal related to working with formaldehyde.

 

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Lecture course: Review of Laboratory Safety and Hazardous Waste and Biological Safety practices.

 

Meets the Chemical Hygiene 3-year review requirement. 

 

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UW required course on Right-to-Know Legislation for workplaces.

 

Covers and includes:

  • The Standard Chemical
  • Physical Health & Environmental Hazards
  • Inventories
  • Safety Data Sheets (SDS's)
  • Labels & Labeling
  • Hierarchy of Controls
  • Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
  • Training Requirements and Responsibilities of UW, Departments & the Employee
  • Changes Due to United Nations “Globally Harmonized System” (GHS)
    • The GHS is a system for standardizing and harmonizing the classification and labeling of chemicals

 

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Radiation Trainings

The following trainings require a prior registration form

Safety issues concerning various types of lasers, the hazards they pose, and the damage they can do if not used properly. It also explains laser classification, engineering and administrative controls.

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Overview of the UW program, radiation basics, regulations, the acquisition and use of sealed radioactive sources and nuclear gauges.


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Overview of the UW program, radiation basics, regulations, the acquisition and use of radioactive materials.


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Overview of the UW X-ray program, radiation basics, regulations, the acquisition and safe use of x-rays in research and on humans.


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OSHA Trainings

Required for A&S Greenhouse complex workers.

 

Satisfies requirements for EPA Worker Protection Standard Training. Does not provide training in pesticide application.

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Course Covers:

  • Permit Space Program Requirements
  • Hazard Identification
  • Entry Permits
  • Hazard Controls
  • Atmospheric Testing
  • Ventilation
  • PPE
  • Communications
  • Rescue
  • Duties of the Entry Team, Attendant, Entrant, and Entry Supervisor


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Part of Laboratory Safety Series (OHSA)

 

Workplace safety responsibilities of UW and employees, common hazards for all employees, accident prevention and reporting, role of EHS. 

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Lockout/tagout involves the control of hazardous sources of energy during maintenance activities.

 

The training will cover OSHA requirements, general lockout tagout procedures and hands on exercise.


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Hot work includes burning, welding, or a similar operation capable of initiating fires or explosions.

 

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Industrial power lift trucks (i.e., forklifts) are specialized pieces of equipment that require “qualified” operators to be trained every three years.

 

Topics include:

  1. Parts of a Lift Truck
  2. Operation
  3. Traveling & Maneuvering
  4. Load Handling
  5. Environmental Considerations
  6. Hands-on Practice.

NOTE: Minimum class enrollment is 10 persons.

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Lecture course includes selection and use of the correct fire extinguisher for the type of material that is on fire. Includes hands-on extinguisher practice.

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Bloodborne pathogens, the Standard, exposure control plan, transmission, potentially infectious materials, and methods to reduce exposure, vaccination, exposure procedures, signs and labels.

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Health effects, locations of asbestos, materials, damage and deterioration, and emergencies.


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This course provides respiratory protection training as specificed by Wyoming OSHA. After completing this course, you must be fitted to your respirator.

 

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