UVM Environmental Safety Training Courses
Course Title	Required for these people... All Lab Workers Laboratory Supervisors and Safety Officers		...in labs that have...	...when...	... how often
Online Courses
Chemical Safety in the Laboratory	X	X	chemicals	before working in lab	once or as directed by LSO
Laboratory Waste Disposal	X	X	chemicals	before working in lab	once or as directed by LSO
Laboratory Ventilation and Chemical Fume Hoods	X	X	chemicals	before working in lab	once or as directed by LSO
Basic Laboratory Biosafety	X	X	biological agents	before working in lab	once or as directed by LSO
Biowaste Management Procedures	X	X	biological agents	before working in lab	once or as directed by LSO
BBP: Safety Around Bloodborne Pathogens section	X	X	workers at risk for contact with human blood or OPIM	before working in lab	annually, as required by OSHA standard
BBP: Personal Injury in the Laboratory section	X	X	workers NOT at risk for contact with human blood or OPIM	before working in lab	once or as directed by LSO
Laser Safety	X	X	lasers	before working in lab	once or as directed by LSO
Pollution Prevention in the Laboratory	X	X	chemicals	before working in lab	once
Online Safety Refresher Training for Laboratory Workers	X	X	any of the above	after one year in lab	annually
Safety in the Art Studio	X	X	studios with art or photo chemicals only	before working in studio	as directed by Studio Safety Officer
Classroom Courses
Laboratory Emergency Prevention and Response	X	X	all above (except for studio workers)	within 3 months of starting work in a UVM lab	once
Biosafety in the Laboratory for BSL2 labs	X	X	BSL2 designation	within 3 months of starting work in a UVM BLS-2 lab	once
Managing Laboratory Wastes at UVM	All welcome*	X	chemicals	when designated as PI/LSO	once
Keeping Your Lab Safe	All welcome*	X	fume hood or biological safety cabinets	when designated as PI/LSO	once
In Laboratory Consultation e-mail us to schedule a consultation	All welcome*	X	chemicals or biological agents	when designated as PI/LSO	annually
Laboratory Community Safety Roundtable and Training	All welcome*	X	chemicals or biological agents	as arranged by laboratory communities	annually
Notes: * = Required only for the PI and LSO. Other workers attend at the discretion of the PI or LSO. OPIM = Other Potentially Infectious Material (referring to the potential for the material to be infectious with bloodborne pathogens) PI = Principal Investigator LSO = Laboratory Safety Officer BSC = Biological Safety Cabinet

Description of Laboratory Safety Trainings

The information covered in our Environmental Safety training is specific to UVM, but applies to UVM labs in general. To be complete, specific safety training in the procedures used in each laboratory must be provided by the laboratory supervisor or Laboratory Safety Officer.

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New Employee Training

Introductory laboratory safety training is provided for people new to UVM laboratories. There are two components to the introductory training:

New employees complete online training as outlined in the table above before being exposed to hazards in the laboratory. This training reviews basic terminology associated with laboratory hazards and describes UVM procedures related to chemical safety, disposal of hazardous wastes, the hazards and precautions associated with human blood and body fluids and other subjects. New employees then attend classroom Laboratory Emergency Prevention and Response within 3 months of the start of their employment. This training discusses emergency response at UVM as well as how to prevent laboratory emergencies. The schedule for this training can be found on our class training registration page. Laboratory Supervisors and Laboratory Safety Officers attend further classroom training on laboratory safety issues, including biosafety (for BSL 2 laboratories), fume hoods and biosafety cabinets, and management of laboratory waste. Other laboratory workers are welcome to attend these sessions as well.

In addition, to finish introductory safety training which meets OSHA and EPA requirements new laboratory workers must receive specific training on the hazards in their laboratory (visit this page for guidelines for what this training should cover and resources available to support this training).

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Laboratory Safety Officer Training

Managing Laboratory Wastes at UVM

This training is required for all Lab Safety Officers and Supervisors that use chemicals in the lab but all laboratory personnel are welcome. Come review the proper waste disposal procedure for chemical waste, including proper labeling, storage and tagging. Come find out why the waste information you provide to us is so important. You will also see where your waste goes for final end disposal.

Keeping Your Lab Safe

This training is required for all Lab Safety Officers and Supervisors that use chemicals in the lab but all laboratory personnel are welcome. Monthly Laboratory Self Inspections are the foundation of responsible lab work.  This 45 minute discussion will address the major requirements within the Self Inspection form and includes examples of when things look good, and when they go astray.  Come find out who has been naughty and who has been nice!  We will answer the, "why do I have to?" questions that you may have. 

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Refresher Training:
Community Based Training and Laboratory Consultations

Annual refresher laboratory safety training is provided through on site opportunities:

Community Based Training: Because a laboratory's safety conditions are often affected by their neighbors and how common use areas (for example, darkrooms and cold rooms) are maintained, this is an opportunity for people from a variety of laboratory groups that share resources to get together to discuss safety concerns, facilitated by ES staff. We work with individuals who are part of this community to schedule an appropriate time for this session and to identify key issues to cover.

Laboratory Consultations: ES staff are available to visit specific laboratories to provide on-site consultations about safety concerns in the laboratory. Contact us at esf@uvm.edu to arrange a time for such a visit.

All laboratory workers should participate in one of these forms of refresher training at least every year. Thus, the total formal Environmental Safety training is about one day per year for the first two years and 2 hours per year after that. You can track your participation in these trainings from our web site. Questions about this program can be directed to esf@uvm.edu