Responsibilities

Strict regulations govern storage and disposal of hazardous waste generated in laboratories, clinics, shops, studios, and other areas.

Principal investigators and supervisors whose facilities contain hazardous materials must make sure their employees attend appropriate hazardous waste management training.

• Print and complete a New Laboratory Worker Checklist (PDF) for every lab employee. File the form with other department safety training records.

Hazardous waste training

• Required
• Hazardous Materials Refresher Training
• Laboratory Safety Principles/ Injury & Illness Prevention Program (IIPP)
• Bloodborne Pathogens
• Radiation: Basic Safety Seminar
• Recommended
• Hazardous Waste Training
• Biosafety: Principles
• Customized
• Group training

Hazardous Materials Refresher Training

Requirement:

Required for employees who work with hazardous materials. How you get the training depends on whether you are a laboratory or a trades (shop or studio) employee.

How to get the training:

Read directions appropriate for your work category:

• Laboratory personnel
• Trades personnel

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Laboratory Safety Principles/ Injury & Illness Prevention Program (IIPP)

Requirement:

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:

• Register for Laboratory Safety Principles/ IIPP on Enrollment Central.

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Bloodborne Pathogens

Requirement:

Required for anyone working with human blood or body fluids, or animal blood known to contain human pathogens.

How to get the training:

• Register for Bloodborne Pathogens on Enrollment Central.

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Radiation: Basic Safety Seminar

Requirement:

Required for anyone using radioactive materials; this course covers general radiation safety and radioactive waste management.

How to get the training:

• Register for Radiation: Basic Safety Seminar on Enrollment Central.

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Hazardous Waste Training

Recommendation:

Recommended for anyone generating chemical waste from a research, shop, studio, or clinical setting.

How to get the training:

• Register for Hazardous Waste Training via Enrollment Central.

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Biosafety: Principles

Recommendation:

Recommended for lab workers using infectious agents or recombinant DNA at Biosafety Level 2 or above. This course covers general biosafety and biohazardous waste management.

How to get the training:

• Register for Biosafety: Principles via Enrollment Central.

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Group training

Any of the courses above can be presented to work groups upon request. Contact the EH&S Environmental Management Facility for information.

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Questions? Contact the EH&S Environmental Management Facility, (858) 534-2753.