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Safety Training Guide

Training Topic -
Safety Orientation

Who Needs Training -
All regular, part-time, & student employees

Who Provides Training -
Supervisor/faculty/dept. appointee


Training Topic -
Power Lockout

Who Needs Training -
All employees that repair, use, or work near powered equipment

Who Provides Training -
Supervisor/faculty/dept. appointee


Training Topic -
Office Safety

Who Needs Training -
Employees that perform all or part of their work in an office setting

Who Provides Training -
Supervisor or dept. appointee


Training Topic -
Hazard Communication

Who Needs Training -
All regular, part-time, & student employees

Who Provides Training -
Supervisor/faculty/dept. appointee


Training Topic -
Waste Disposal

Who Needs Training -
All regular, part-time, & student employees

Who Provides Training -
Supervisor/faculty/dept. appointee


Training Topic -
Emergency Evacuation or Response Plan

Who Needs Training -
Employees with responsibilities under a department or facility emergency response plan

Who Provides Training -
Supervisor/faculty/dept. appointee


Training Topic -
Chemical Hygiene Plan

Who Needs Training -
All chemical laboratory graduate students and employees

Who Provides Training -
Supervisor/faculty/dept. appointee


Training Topic -
Personal Protective Equipment

Who Needs Training -
Students and employees using PPE

Who Provides Training -
Supervisor/faculty/dept. appointee


Training Topic -
Hazardous Materials Shipping

Who Needs Training -
All employees who ship or receive DOT regulated goods and their supervisors

Who Provides Training -
Occupational Safety and Health and designated dept. trainers


Training Topic -
Radiation Safety (ancillary)

Who Needs Training -
All employees needing to enter radioisotope use areas

Who Provides Training -
Supervisor/faculty/dept. appointee


Training Topic -
Asbestos Awareness

Who Needs Training -
All employees working in buildings containing asbestos insulation

Who Provides Training -
Supervisor/faculty/dept. appointee


Training Topic -
Bloodborne Pathogens

Who Needs Training -
Employees with responsibilities involving exposure to human blood 

Who Provides Training -
Designated dept. trainer


Training Topic -
Respirator Use

Who Needs Training -
Students or employees required, or permitted to voluntarily wear a respirator or paper dust mask

Who Provides Training -
Occupational Safety and Health


Training Topic -
Hazardous Chemical Spill Awareness

Who Needs Training -
Grad students and employees that have the potential for discovering a hazardous substance spill

Who Provides Training -
Supervisor/faculty/dept. appointee


Training Topic -
Radioisotope Use

Who Needs Training -
Radioisotope users

Who Provides Training -
RSO and Supervisor/faculty/dept. appointee


Training Topic -
Forklift Use

Who Needs Training -
All forklift operators

Who Provides Training -
Occupational Safety and Health


Training Topic -
Asbestos Work

Who Needs Training -
Employees who disturb asbestos

Who Provides Training -
Occupational Safety and Health


Training Topic -
Powered Shop Machines

Who Needs Training -
Students and employees using powered machine shop tools

Who Provides Training -
Supervisor/faculty/dept. appointee


Training Topic -
Hand and Portable Power Tools

Who Needs Training -
Employees that use hand and portable power tools

Who Provides Training -
Supervisor/faculty/dept. appointee


Training Topic -
Electrical Safety

Who Needs Training -
Employees authorized to perform work on electrical equipment or systems

Who Provides Training -
Occupational Safety and Health


Training Topic -
Confined Space Entry

Who Needs Training -
Employees needing to enter a confined space

Who Provides Training -
Supervisor/faculty/dept. appointee for awareness, Energy Management for "permit entry"


Training Topic -
Substance Specific Standards

Who Needs Training -
Students and employees exposed to regulated substances (e.g., benzene, lead, carcinogens, others)

Who Provides Training -
Supervisor/faculty/dept. appointee


Training Topic -
Grounds Equipment, including end loaders, dump trucks, high lifts, etc.

Who Needs Training -
Facilities Grounds Employees

Who Provides Training -
Supervisor


Training Topic -
Ladder Safety

Who Needs Training -
All employees using ladders

Who Provides Training -
Supervisor/faculty/dept. appointee


Training Topic -
Welding and Cutting

Who Needs Training -
All students or employees working with electrical or fuel welding or cutting equipment

Who Provides Training -
Supervisor/faculty/dept. appointee


Training Topic -
Trenching and Excavation

Who Needs Training -
Employees that work in or near trenching or excavation sites

Who Provides Training -
Supervisor coordinates


Training Topic -
Scaffold Erection and Use

Who Needs Training -
Employees that use scaffolds

Who Provides Training -
Supervisor coordinates


Training Topic -
Aerial Lifts (cherry picker)

Who Needs Training -
Employees that use aerial lifts

Who Provides Training -
Supervisor


Training Topic -
Overhead and Gantry Cranes

Who Needs Training -
Employees that use cranes

Who Provides Training -
Supervisor/faculty/dept. appointee


Training Topic -
Mechanical and Hydraulic Power Presses

Who Needs Training -
Employees that use power presses

Who Provides Training -
Supervisor/faculty/dept. appointee


Training Topic -
Miscellaneous Hazardous Equipment

Who Needs Training -
All student or employee users of hazardous equipment

Who Provides Training -
Supervisor/faculty/dept. appointee


Training Topic -
Portable Fire Extinguisher Use

Who Needs Training -
Employees designated by their supervisor

Who Provides Training -
Occupational Safety and Health


Training Topic -
Driver Safety

Who Needs Training -
All 15 passenger van drivers

Who Provides Training -
Public Safety


Training Topic -
Tree Trimming and Removal

Who Needs Training -
Employees and students involved in tree trimming and/or removal

Who Provides Training -
Supervisor/faculty/dept. appointee


Training Topic -
Storage and Handling of LP Gas

Who Needs Training -
Employees handling LP gas

Who Provides Training -
Supervisor/faculty/dept. appointee


Training Topic -
Plastic Molding Machines

Who Needs Training -
Students and employees using plastic molding machines

Who Provides Training -
Supervisor/faculty/dept. appointee


Training Topic -
Automotive Service Operations

Who Needs Training -
Employees involved in automotive vehicle servicing and split rim wheel repair

Who Provides Training -
Supervisor


Training Topic -
Baking Operations

Who Needs Training -
Food service kitchen employees

Who Provides Training -
Supervisor

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