Laboratory Safety Training
University employees, faculty, and students may attend DEHS's in-person Lab Safety Training to meet most annual safety-training requirements for those working with chemicals, hazardous waste, and bloodborne pathogens. This training is offered once a month. DEHS also offers a web-based version of lab safety training, called New Employee Safety Training, that can be taken at any time.
Registration
Registration for Lab Safety Training is broken into two segments.
- Note: You
must register for the second segment if your work
involves any form of:
- human blood;
- human body fluids (such as spinal fluid, synovial fluid, vaginal fluid, sperm);
- and/or infectious agents (such as viruses, bacteria, fungi, rickettsia).
-
Chemical Safety and Hazardous
Waste
-
Biological Materials (Additional
Segment)
General Information
DEHS's Lab Safety Training is a comprehensive course that covers the following topics:
- understanding and planning for chemical safety;
- the proper handling of hazardous waste;
- and safely working with biological materials.
There is no fee for training. Refreshments provided.
If you have questions contact DEHS at (612) 626-6002, or dehs@umn.edu.