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Updated: June 13, 2013

Thank you for your interest in Environment, Health and Safety's classroom training schedule. Listed below are regularly-scheduled sessions, open to all UCLA students, faculty and staff. Please consult with your supervisor to determine which sessions are required for your specific job duties.

Training Completion Notification

Training completion confirmation emails are sent to individual learners upon verification of rosters within three business days. If you require documentation of training completion as a prerequisite for external inspections or other training courses prior to the 3-day turnaround, please contact training@ehs.ucla.edu to make special arrangements.

Environment, Health and Safety Courses Offered

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Heartsaver First Aid with CPR and AED

Heartsaver First Aid with CPR and AED is available through the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Center for Prehospital Care. Please see the website for registration information. (Alternatively, to schedule a CPR/First Aid training session for your department, please call (310)-267-5959)

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Biosafety Training

Biological Safety Cabinet (BSC)

Required for personnel using, purchasing, working with infectious materials under Biosafety Level 2 or higher (including materials under the Bloodborne Pathogens Standard), working with animals requiring biocontainment housing, or other research related projects involving the use of BSCs. Must be taken by first-time BSC users and is required every 3 years and as needed.

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Biosafety A,B,Cs – Biosafety Level 2 (BSL2)

Required prior to beginning of work for personnel working with recombinant DNA, infectious materials, animal experiments requiring BSL2 housing, and other research related projects that involves BSL2 containment practices and facility. At a minimum, must be taken every 3 years and as needed.

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Biosafety Level 2 with Biosafety Level 3 practices (BSL2+)

Required prior to working with recombinant DNA, infectious materials, animal experiments requiring BSL2+ housing, and other research-related projects that involve BSL2+ containment practices and facility. BSL2+ is offered immediately at the close of every BSL2 session and lasts for approximately 30 minutes.  Be sure to specify interest in BSL2+ when registering for BSL2 training. Prerequisite: BSL2. At a minimum, must be taken every 3 years and as needed. 

Biosafety Level 3 (BSL3)

Required prior to beginning of work for all lab workers working in a Biosafety Level 3 laboratory and annually thereafter. Contact EH&S Biosafety at biosafety@ehs.ucla.edu to schedule training. 

Medical Waste Management (MWM)

Required within 90 days beginning of work for personnel handling or disposing of materials as medical waste (biohazard, trace chemo waste, pathology waste, etc.), handling or disposing of animals and/or animal tissues as medical waste, and other research related projects that involves generating, handling, storage and/or transport of medical waste. At a minimum, must be taken within 90 days from start of employment and 3 years thereafter and as needed.

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Bloodborne Pathogens (BBP)

Required prior to beginning of work for personnel working with clinical specimens such as blood, human body fluids, tissue, and potentially infectious human cell lines (including  primary cell culture and cell lines known or likely to be infected with HIV, Hepatitis B, or Hepatitis C). This training applies for personnel when there is a potential occupational exposure or contact to blood, blood products, or other potentially infectious materials. Initial training must be taken in classroom. Refresher training (minimum annually) may be completed at UCLA Training Portal.

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Shipping Biological Materials

This training is required prior to packaging and/or shipping biological or infectious substances for diagnostic or investigational purposes. This is an online course approximately 3 hours in length (completed at the user's own pace). Cost: $95. Prerequisite: Bloodborne Pathogens. This training is required every 2 years. To view the full list of materials covered in this training and to register, continue to the Shipping Biological Materials Training page.

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Carcinogen or Highly Toxic Chemical Use in Animal or Animal Tissue Training

Required prior to beginning work for those working with carcinogens or highly toxic chemicals involving animal experiments. To fulfill this training requirement, please register for the Laboratory Safety Fundamental Concepts class (see below) and email laboratorysafety@ehs.ucla.edu to see if additional training is needed depending on your research.

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Ergonomics

Office Ergonomics training is available by departmental request. Stay tuned for quarterly Campus Ergonomics Program Advocate training, which will prepare someone in your department to coordinate ergonomic evaluations and manage basic ergonomic risks. For more information, please contact the Ergonomics Program Manager, (310) 825-5689.

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Fire Extinguisher Hands-on Training

Fire Extinguishers are only valuable safety devices when you know how to use them. At this hands-on session, participants will learn the types of extinguishers found on campus; how to select the appropriate extinguisher; the PASS method of fire extinguisher operation; and what to do in the event of a fire. Participants will have the opportunity to extinguish a live fire. Please read the Fire Extinguisher Training article for more information on how to register for this class.

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Hazardous Chemical Waste Training 

This class provides an overview of how to handle and dispose of hazardous chemical waste using the Online Tag Program. Required for workers handling hazardous chemical waste in a non-lab environment (e.g., shops). Note: This training is a component of the Laboratory Safety Fundamental Concepts (LSFC) course listed below. If you need LSFC training, you do not need to enroll in Hazardous Chemical Waste training separately. 

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Laboratory Safety

Laboratory Safety Fundamental Concepts (LSFC)

Classroom Course: First-time participants are required to attend the in-class LSFC course.

Chinese Translation: LSFC has been translated into Mandarin Chinese to provide a supplemental training resource for students attending this lab safety training course.

Annual Lab Safety Online Refresher Training: After successful in-class completion of LSFC, the online refresher must be completed annually. See the link to the right for the Laboratory Safety Online Refresher Module.

Laboratory Safety for Principal Investigators and Laboratory Supervisors

This 90-minute session is designed for Principal Investigators (PIs) and leaders responsible for implementing a laboratory safety plan. Materials covered include: an overview of research safety responsibilities, Cal/OSHA regulations, and an abbreviated version of the Lab Safety Fundamental Concepts class. Required for all laboratory Principal Investigators. 

Annual Lab Safety Online Refresher Training: After in-class completion of Laboratory Safety for Principal Investigators and Laboratory Supervisors, the online refresher must be completed annually. See the link to the right for the Laboratory Safety Online Refresher Module.

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Radiation Safety  

Laser Safety Training

This class provides campus personnel with a brief introduction to laser technology and an overview of the requirements for safe operation of laser equipment within the UCLA classroom, laboratory and research environments. Topics include personal and departmental responsibilities, laser classification, laser controls and safety equipment, hazards associated with laser use and continuing training requirements. Participants complete an exam following a lecture presented by EH&S Laser Safety staff. Required for all personnel operating or working with Class 3B and Class 4 lasers and recommended for all campus laser users. At a minimum, retraining is required every two years and as needed.

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New Radiation Worker Qualification

This session is designed to educate personnel on proper work procedures and safety guidelines for work with radioisotopes in a research or clinical environment. Participants complete an exam following a lecture presented by EH&S Radiation Safety staff. Must be taken by first-time radiation workers. At a minimum, refresher training is required annually and as needed.

• If initial training, register by emailing training@ehs.ucla.edu.
• If refresher training, please contact the Radiation Safety Division at (310) 794-1742.

Please Note for NRWQ: In order to complete your registration for New Radiation Worker Qualification (NRWQ), we will need the following additional information: 

• Radiation-Authorized Principal Investigator (PI)
• License Authorization Number (LA#)

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X-Ray Diffraction Safety Training

This session is designed to educate personnel on proper work procedures and safety guidelines for work with X-ray diffraction and Fluorescence Analysis units. Participants complete an exam following a lecture presented by EH&S Radiation Safety staff. Must be taken by first-time x-ray users. No retraining required. To register, please email training@ehs.ucla.edu.

• Please read and review the X-Ray Diffraction Training Materials (PDF) prior to your scheduled training session.

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Respirator Training and Fit Testing  

Required for anyone requiring the use of a respirator in the scope of their work. Please read the Respiratory Protection Program article to learn if you need this training and how to register.

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Shop Safety 

EH&S provides various shop safety training courses by request. Courses include Hand Tool Safety, Hearing Conservation, Ladder Safety, Lock out/Tag out, and Shop Safety and Hazard Awareness. To request a training session, please email the EH&S Shop Safety Coordinator at shopsafety@ehs.ucla.edu 

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EH&S Training
Email: training@ehs.ucla.edu | Phone: (310) 794-5328