Safety Training
Safety Training
Training and education are primary means of achieving a safe and healthy working and learning environment. The Environmental Health and Safety Office offers a wide variety of safety training courses to Faculty, Staff, Students and Visitors.
UHD Employees are required to take one or more safety training courses depending upon the type of work they perform. The EHS Office will provide guidance for supervisors and their workers to identify common employee training requirements and recommened courses. The supervsior must identify other training needs that is required to assist employees to perform their job safely.
Below is a list of training topics offered by the EHS Office. Contact the EHS Office if you have any questions about the topics offered.
| Training Topic: | Purpose: |
| Asbestos Awareness | Informs about potential hazards associated with the presence of asbestos containing
material (ACM) in properties owned or maintained by the University and to prevent
accidental exposure |
| Back Injury Prevention | Reviews ergonomical lifting techniques to ensure occupational inury reduction and
improve overall work quality |
| Bloodborne Pathogens | Reviews and identifies workers who are at risk of exposure to bloodborne pathognes
as well as indentifies key aspects of the Exposure Control Plan |
| Compressed Gas Cylinders Safety | Reviews the do's and don’t's of use, handleing, and storage of comrpessed gases |
| Confined Space | Identifies the hazards associated with confined spaces and proper protocals for breaking
the plane of entry into a confined space |
| Fall Protection | Reviews the requirements of fall protection and provides hands on training with fall
protection equipment |
| General Safety | Overview of general safety guidelines and EHS role in the Univeristy's safety program |
| Hazardous Communication | Reviews the Right-to-Know Act and general recognition of chemical hazards |
| Hazardous Energy Control | Provides review of personal protection from injury due to unexpected energization,
startup, or release of stored energy for persons working in, on, or around equipment
or machinery when it is being maintained, operated, repaired, or serviced |
| Hazardous Material Handling | Reviews federal regulations for handling and storage of hazardous materials |
| Injury Reporting | Provides procedures for reporting injuries and near misses |
| Laboratory Safety | Provide faculty, staff, and students a general review of lab safety measures |
| Ladder Safety | Review of selection and use of ladders for working safely at heights |
| Personal Protection Equipment | Provides overview of selection, proper care, and usage of personal protective equipements |
| Hand and Power Tool Safety | Provides general safety techniques for operating hand and power tools |
| Resource Conservation Recovery Act | Reviews hazards waste regulations, classificaions, and disposal protocals |
| Specail Events Safety | Overview of general event safety topics, including brief introduciton of food, decoration,
and fire safety |
| Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasures | Provides response protocals for spill incidents to avoid oil products from reaching
navigable waters |
| Walking Working Surfaces | Reviews general practicies to avoid injuries from slips, trips, and falls |