Training

EHS maintains an extensive training catalog with courses offered every quarter. EHS keeps a record of all employees attending EHS-sponsored training. Some courses are open enrollment; however, many are required only of certain employees to meet regulatory requirements and some have prerequisites. There are some training courses that are required annually. Supervisors are responsible to k eep track of the training required by law for their employees and to keep appropriate records. Supervisors are responsible to know when their employees are required to attend training and to make arrangements for them to register on time and get to it. EHS publishes a training catalog and course information on the EHS website at: http ://www.ohiou.edu/ehs/training.htm.

Laboratory staff must have the following training:

• All employees that use chemicals in the lab, including grad and teaching assistants, must attend chemical hygiene (lab safety) training (general CHP training and lab-specific training).
• Lab staff must understand fumehood flow alarms, audible alarms, mag nehelic gauges and what to do when indicators go off. Alarms are not disabled.
• Staff should be trained on the use of fire extinguishes, fire prevention, and egress.
• Appropriate members of your department should receive EHS Lab Safety, OSHA, and Radiation Safety Newsletters.
• Safety orientations for all graduate students, teaching assistants, research assistants, technicians, post-doc’s and visiting professors must be completed.
• All employees using radioac tive isotopes or equipment in research must receive radiation safety training annually.
• All research employees should be trained on spill clean up & emergency response.

All training is documented and annual refresher courses for specific programs are attended.


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