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This page details the in-person, online, and video training that is available through Department of Environmental Health and Safety (DEHS). The training is offered to meet numerous regulations and/or as a resource to encourage health and safety for all University community members.
If you do not see the information that you need here, or have a specific question, contact DEHS by calling (612) 626-6002, or sending email to dehs@umn.edu.
The training information is broken into the following categories:
- Biological Materials
- Chemicals and Other Substances
- Equipment and Protective Clothing
- Chemical Waste
- Public and Facility Safety
- Radioactive Materials
- Research Safety Supervision
Biological Materials
This training is required for anyone doing work with human blood, human cells (including cell lines), unfixed human tissue, human body fluids, infectious agents (viruses, bacteria, fungi, rickettsia, prions), and/or recombinant DNA materials.
Online
University staff, faculty and students may use the following online training, pertaining to biological materials:
- NEW: Bloodborne Pathogen Training Program
Required if work involves human blood, human body fluids, human cells (including cell lines), unfixed human tissue, and/or infectious agents (viruses, bacteria, fungi, rickettsia, prions). - NIH Required IBC Training Presentations
Required if work involves recombinant DNA or artificial gene transfer. - 24 minute video: Workplace Precautions Against Bloodborne Pathogens
- Lab Safety Video Annotation Exercise: How Many Mistakes Can You Find?
LabWars is a new, interactive training exercise that uses video annotation software. It may be used to enhance lab specific safety training, but it is not a substitute. - Other available training:
Video
University staff, faculty and students may check-out the following video training materials, pertaining to biological materials:
- Controlling Your Risks HIV in the Research Laboratory (28 min)
- Preventing Employee Exposure to Bloodborne and Other Pathogens (27 min)
- Safe Use of Biological Safety Cabinets (22 min)
- Sharps Safety in the Research Laboratory
- Working With HIV in the Laboratory (19.5 min)
To view any of the above titles, contact DEHS at (612) 626-6002. You may also visit DEHS, at W-140 Boynton Health Service, to view any of these resources with DEHS's video equipment.
Chemicals and Other Substances
Online
University staff, faculty and students may use the following online training materials, pertaining to chemicals and other substances:
Video
University staff, faculty and students may check-out the following video training materials, pertaining to chemicals and other substances:
- Better Safe Than Sorry: Surviving and Thriving in the Chemistry Laboratory (16 min)
- Centrifugation Hazards, Chemical Storage Hazards, Glassware Washing Hazards: Set Two
- Chemical Burns (5 min)
- Chemical Hazards (10 min)
- Chemical Safety and Environmental Regulations (48 min)
- Handling Gas Cylinders (5 min)
- How to Read an MSDS
- Keys to Laboratory Safety: Handling Hazardous Chemicals, The
- Lab Chemicals and Your Health: Part 1, Principles
- Lab Chemicals and Your Health: Part 2, Safety Practices
- Laboratory Hoods
- Laboratory Safety, Introduction to
- Laboratory Safety, Orientation to
- Marty's Guide to Laboratory Chemical Storage: V7700
- Material Safety Data Sheets
- OSHA Formeldehyde Standard, The
- Practicing Safe Science
- Preventing Employee Exposure to Hydrofluoric Acid, A Multitargeted Educational Tool for
- Protection Against the Odds
- Reactive and Explosive Materials, An Introduction to
- Safe Laboratory Procedures
- Oxidizers: Indentification, Properties, Safe Handling (54 min)
- Up In Smoke-Flammable Liquids (5 min)
To view any of the above titles, contact DEHS at (612) 626-6002. You may also visit DEHS, at W-140 Boynton Health Service, to view any of these resources with DEHS's video equipment.
Equipment and Protective Clothing
In-Person
DEHS does not currently offer in-person training pertaining specifically to equipment and protective clothing issues.
Online
University staff, faculty and students may use the following online training materials, pertaining to equipment and protective clothing issues:
Video
University staff, faculty and students may check-out the following video training materials, pertaining to chemicals and other substances:
- Basic Ergonomics (5 min)
- Centrifugation Hazards, Chemical Storage Hazards, Glassware Washing Hazards (30 min)
- Charging Up on Battery Safety
- Foot Closer to Safety, A(5 min)
- Hard Hats-Hard Heads (5 min)
- Heads Up for Safety: Overhead Dangers (5 min)
- Hearing the Good Things in Life [Subject: Hearing Loss] (5 min)
- Hearing Conservation (22 min)
- Laboratory Hoods (10 min)
- Ladder Safety (5 min)
- LOCKOUT-TAGOUT: A Lock on Safety (20 min)
- LOCKOUT-TAGOUT: You Hold the Key (15 min)
- No More Mr. Mean Screen [Subject:Computer Usage] (5 min)
- Personal Work Space (5 min)
- Respiratory Protection
- Safe Handling of Laboratory Glassware (10 min)
- Safe Use of Biological Safety Cabinets (22 min)
- Shock Hazards Power Tools (5 min)
- Tag You're It (5 min)
- To Hear the Birds Sing [Subject:Respirators] (5 min)
To view any of the above titles, contact DEHS at (612) 626-6002. You may also visit DEHS, at W-140 Boynton Health Service, to view any of these resources with DEHS's video equipment
Chemical Waste
Online
University staff, faculty and students may use the following online training materials, pertaining to hazardous waste:
- Chemical Waste Management (enrollment key = CHEMWASTE)
Video
University staff, faculty and students may check-out the following video training materials, pertaining to chemicals and other substances:
- Centrifugation Hazards, Chemical Storage Hazards, Glassware Washing Hazards (30 min)
- Hazardous Waste Management (the recommended video developed by DEHS)
- Key to Laboratory Safety: Handling Hazardous Chemicals
- Mobile Incineration of PCB Contaminated Soil
To view any of the above titles, contact DEHS at (612) 626-6002. You may also visit DEHS, at W-140 Boynton Health Service, to view any of these resources with DEHS's video equipment.
Public and Facility Safety
In-Person
University staff, faculty and students may attend the following in-person training sessions, pertaining to public and facility safety:
Online
DEHS does not currently offer online training materials pertaining specifically to public and facility safety issues.
Video
University staff, faculty and students may check-out the following video training materials, pertaining to chemicals and other substances:
- Asbestos: Controlling the Hazard (30 min)
- Battling Fatigue (5 min)
- Confined Space Entry (20 min)
- Confined Space Entry (14 min)
- Confined Space Entry: Permit Required (21 min)
- Electrical Burns (5 min)
- Emergency Response (12 min)
- Eye Injuries (5 min)
- First Step to Danger: Falls, The (5 min)
- Know Your ABC's: Fire Extinguisher (5 min)
- Mold in Homes: Health Effects, Ecology, Detection and Mitigation (55 min)
- Once Too Many [Subject: Confined Space] (5 min)
- Self Help for Back Pain
- Slippin and Trippin (5 min)
- Stop the Bleeding
- Watch Your Load (5 min)
- Where Are Your Hands (5 min)
- Workers Enemy Number One: Back Injuries (5 min)
- Using Fire Extinguishers the Right Way (13 min)
To view any of the above titles, contact DEHS at (612) 626-6002. You may also visit DEHS, at W-140 Boynton Health Service, to view any of these resources with DEHS's video equipment.
Radioactive Materials
In-Person
The Radiation Protection Division (RPD) of DEHS offers annual in-person training as a part of its audit processes.
However, RPD staff members also offer customized training sessions for individual departments, facilities and/or divisions that need training in a specific area. For more information contact DEHS at (612) 626-6002 or dehs@umn.edu.
Online
University staff, faculty and students may use the following online training materials, pertaining to radioactive materials:
Radiation Safety Orientation (enrollment key = RADSAFETY) Required for all those requiring access to areas where radioactive materials are used or stored. This module serves as a prerequisite to the training listed below.
Radiation Safety for Radioactive Material Users (enrollment key = RADMATERIAL) For individuals required to handle radioactive materials. Also, all medical, dental, veterinary and research x-ray operators must complete this module for part of their radiation safety training.
Video
University staff, faculty and students may check-out the following video training materials, pertaining to radioactive materials:
- Double Edge Sword (part of the required training for all University employees that use X-ray defraction units)
- Laser Safety Comes to Light
- Laser Bioeffects: How Safe is Laser Light?
- Radionuclide Hazards (12 min)
To view any of the above titles, contact DEHS at (612) 626-6002. You may also visit DEHS, at W-140 Boynton Health Service, to view any of these resources with DEHS's video equipment.
Research Safety Supervision
In-Person
University staff, faculty and students may attend the following in-person training sessions, pertaining to Research Safety :
Online
University staff, faculty and students may use the following online training materials, pertaining to chemicals and other substances:
Video
University staff, faculty and students may check-out the following video training materials, pertaining to research safety supervision:
- Performing Safety Audits and Hazard Evaluation Reviews (2 hours)
- Piecing it Together: Accident/Incident Investigation and Root Cause analysis (26 min)
- Planning for Laboratory Emergencies (10 min)
To view any of the above titles, contact DEHS at (612) 626-6002. You may also visit DEHS, at W-140 Boynton Health Service, to view any of these resources with DEHS's video equipment.