Institutionally Required Safety Training Modules
Laboratory Safety Training
EHS offers several laboratory safety training modules, which are required by federal, state, and institutional regulations and policies. These training requirements apply to:
- Principal Investigators
- Lab Managers
- Technicians
- Post-docs
- Graduate Students
- Undergraduates
- Visiting Scientists
- Volunteers
Classroom Courses (offered occasionally)
- Biosafety Level 2 (BSL2) Training: Contact the Biosafety Officer for upcoming courses
- Biohazardous Material Shipping and Transport: Contact the Biosafety Officer for upcoming courses
- Laboratory Safety Training: Contact the Research Safety Officer for upcoming courses
Online training courses
Required Lab Safety Courses
- Laboratory Safety/Hazardous Waste Management Training: This training is mandatory for all personnel working in a teaching or research wet laboratory. It is an introductory program on laboratory safety and waste management in a biomedical, engineering, chemistry, earth science or physics lab at Dartmouth College. The course takes approximately 45 minutes to complete. Completion is required every three years.
- Biological Safety Level 2 Training (BSL2): This annual training is mandatory for all personnel working in Biological Safety Level 2 (BSL2) laboratories. This training fulfills the OSHA Bloodborne Pathogen Standard requirement for annual training in addition to describing biosafety standards and guidelines set forth by the CDC and NIH in terms of practices and procedures and biohazardous waste handling.
- Radiation Safety Training: This annual training is mandatory for all individuals working with radioactive materials or working in a lab where radioactive materials are used. It is also required for individuals working with other sources of ionizing radiation or applying for a radiation badge.
Specialty Courses
- Handling Pyrophoric Materials
- Laser Equipment Safety Training: This training is for all individuals working with Class II and above lasers.
- MRI-NMR Training
- X-ray Equipment Safety Training: This is an annual training requirement for all individuals working with equipment that generates ionizing radiation. You will receive equipment specific training from the equipment owner.
Optional
General Training
- Asbestos Awareness
- Best Practices for Kitchen Wastewater
- Bloodborne Pathogen Training for Non-Research Employees
- Fire Extinguisher and Evacuation Retraining
- First Responder Awareness Training
- Hazard Communication Training
- Hazardous Waste Management for Non-Research Employees
- New Employee Orientation
- Novel H1N1 (Swine) Flu Precautions Training
- Office Workstation Ergonomics Training
Engineering and Arts Shops
Additional Training Videos
- Back Safety for Material Handlers
- Carcinogens and Related Health Hazards
- Centrifuge Safety
- Disaster Safety: Aftermath and Cleanup
- Fire Extinguishers at Work
- First Responder Awareness
- Glassware Washing Hazards
- Hazards of Reactive Chemicals
- Nobody's Perfect
- Practicing Safe Science
- Welding - Safe Work with Hotwork
- Working Safely with Personal Protective Equipment