Further training links
Comprehensive guides
- Safety Awakenings Dave Weber provides valuable training and information resources
- Training Requirements in OSHA Standards and Training Guidelines (OSHA publication 2254)
- EPA Grant-funded Presentations on a Variety of Topics
- Susan Harwood Training Grant Materials
- CCOHS Health & Safety Podcasts
- American Chemical Society, Division of Chemical Health & Safety downloads
Individual topic areas
Accident Investigation
- Principles of Injury/Illness Investigation and Analysis (select file in Written Programs and Guides folder)
Agricultural Safety
- Agricultural Research Station Safety: Occupational Health and Safety for Agricultural Personnel (Madison)
- NASD: National Ag Safety Database (developed by NIOSH)
Asbestos
- Asbestos Awareness (Parkside, web-based)
Back care; Backs and lifting; Back safety
- See listing for Ergonomics
Biosafety
- Biosafety training (Madison, web page with several Biosafety training links)
Bloodborne Pathogens
- Bloodborne Pathogens Training for Laboratory Personnel (Milwaukee, web-based)
- Bloodborne Pathogens Training for Resident Assistants and Custodial Staff (Milwaukee, web-based)
- Bloodborne Pathogen Exposure Control: includes links to above courses plus the exams and other content (Milwaukee, web-based)
- BBP: Body Fluid Spill Cleanup Procedure (Madison, web video)
- BBP: Syringe Use Guidelines (Madison, web video)
Chain Saws
- See listing for Logging, Tree Trimming and Brush Clearing Operations
Compressed Gases
- Compressed Gas Cylinder Safety (UWSA, web page)
Confined Space
- Confined space entrant training (Milwaukee)
Driver training
- See listing for Motor Vehicles or Powered Industrial Trucks
Electrical Safety
- Not available at present time.
Ergonomics - office ergonomics, lifting safety, body mechanics, etc.
- Ergonomics/Back Safety - includes link to training slides (Milwaukee, web-based)
- Office Ergonomics Course (Wis. Dept. of Administration, web-based)
- Office Ergonomics: Healthy Computing (external link)
- Office Ergonomics Webcast (Wis. Dept. of Administration, may not work on all browsers)
- Back Safety for Custodians (developed by Madison)
- Custodial Back Safety Training Videos: Three topics, three languages (Madison, web-based)
- Office Ergonomics (Madison, web-based)
- Office Ergonomics (Parkside, web-based)
- Back Care (Stout)
- Guidelines for Safe Lifting (Stevens Point)
Fall Protection
- See listing for Working at Heights
Fire Extinguishers
- Fire Extinguisher (Stout)
Fire Safety
- Fire Safety - with links to information and training slides (Milwaukee, web-based)
- Hot Work Programs (UWSA, links to campus programs)
First Aid/CPR/AED
- Not available at present time.
Flammable /Combustible Liquids
- Not available at present time.
Forklifts
- See topic heading Powered Lift Trucks
Hazard Communication
- HazCom – Right-to-Know (Milwaukee)
- Hazard Communication for Supervisors (UWSA)
- Hazard Communication (Madison)
- Hazard Communication and GHS (UWSA)
Hazardous Materials
- Liquid Nitrogen, Safe Handling and Use (Madison)
- Chemical Hygiene (Lab Safety) (Parkside, web-based)
- Emergency Eye Wash Training (Stout)
- Mercury Spill Clean-Up Procedures (Milwaukee)
Hazardous Materials for Transportation (DOT); HazMat
- DOT Office of Hazardous Materials General Awareness Training (DOT PHMSA)
- Hazardous Materials Awareness for Airline Passengers (Green Bay)
- Hazardous Materials Shipping and Transportation Awareness Training (Milwaukee, web-based)
- Accepting Packages of Hazardous Materials (Milwaukee, web-based)
- Dry Ice Shipping (Milwaukee)
- Receipt and Handling of Hazardous Materials/Dangerous Goods Exam (Milwaukee, web-based)
- Hazardous Materials/Dangerous Goods Shipping and Transportation Exam (Milwaukee, web-based)
- Transporting Hazardous Materials Safely (Milwaukee, web-based)
- DOT Hazardous Materials Transportation (UWSA web page)
- DOT Hazardous Materials Transportation (UWSA)
Hazardous Waste Management
- Hazardous Waste Management training modules (UWSA)
- State Hazardous Waste Training(UWSA, videos)
- Hazardous Waste Orientation (Milwaukee)
- Hazardous Waste Orientation On-Line Exam (Milwaukee, web-based)
- Universal Waste Management (UWSA, link to video)
- Universal Waste Management (UWSA, video presentation)
- Lab Waste Management Overview (UWSA)
- Laboratory Hazardous Waste (UWSA, UWSP)
- RCRA Made Easy (NJ DEP)
Hearing Conservation; Hearing Loss; Hearing and Occupational Noise
- Hearing Conservation (Madison)
Laboratory Safety
- Laboratory Safety for Students (UWSA, PowerPoint modules with quiz content in Word)
- Laboratory Safety for Staff (UWSA, Power Point)
- Occupational Health and Safety Training For Personnel with Animal Contact Recertification (Madison, web-based recertification)
- Enviro-Health Links - Laboratory Safety (NIH National Library of Medicine)
See the listings for Hazardous Materials, Hazardous Materials for Transportation, and Hazardous Waste for many items that pertain to laboratories.
Ladders
- Ladder Safety (Milwaukee, PowerPoint)
- Ladder Safety Quiz (Milwaukee, web-based)
- Ladders/Lifts/Basket (Stout, PowerPoint)
- Ladder Safety Awareness Training (Madison, pdf slides)
Lasers
- Overview of Laser Safety (Milwaukee, webpage)
Lead Awareness
- Lead Hazard Awareness (Parkside, web-based)
Liquefied Petroleum (LP) Gases
Not available at present time.
Lockout/Tag-out
- Lockout/Tag-out and Machine Guarding: An overview from UW-Milwaukee with many links
- Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tag-out) (Parkside, web-based)
- Lockout/Tag-out Safety Awareness Training (Madison, pdf slides)
Logging, Tree Trimming and Brush Clearing Operations
- Chain Saws: the National Ag Safety Database has information from many sources. Simply type "chain saw" in their search field to bring up the latest listing of numerous documents and web pages.
Motor Vehicles
- Driver training resources. Includes link to "Be on the Safe Side" student driver training (Milwaukee, web-based)
- Drug and Alcohol Testing Program for CDL Holders (Parkside, web-based)
Nanomaterials
- General Safe Practices for Working with Engineered Nanomaterials in Research Laboratories (NIOSH)
- Safe Nano Design Workshop Presentations
New Employee Safety Training
- Employee Health and Safety Orientation (Parkside, web-based)
- New Employee Safety Training (UWSA, PowerPoint modules with quizzes)
Noise Exposure
- See listing for Hearing Conservation.
Personal Protective Equipment
- Personal Protective Equipment overview (Milwaukee, web-based)
Power Tools
- See listing for Woodworking Shops
Powered Industrial Trucks
- Not available at present time.
Powered Platforms, Aerial Lifts, Vehicle Mounted Work Platforms
- Mechanical Lifts/ Powered Platforms - overview (Milwaukee, web-based)
Radiation: Ionizing
- Radioactive Materials (UWSA, web page)
- Radionuclide Safety Training (Parkside, web-based)
Respiratory Protection
- N95 Training for Norris Health Care Center (Milwaukee, PowerPoint with NIOSH videoclips)
- Respiratory Protection (Milwaukee, PowerPoint with audio)
- Respiratory Protection (Madison, pdf slides)
Scaffolds; Lifts
- Scaffolds (UWSA, links to campus training)
- Ladders/Lifts/Basket (Stout, PowerPoint)
- Scaffold Safety overview (Milwaukee, web-based)
- Scaffold Safety Training (Milwaukee, PowerPoint)
Slings/Hoists
- Not available at present time.
Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure
Welding, Cutting, Brazing
- Welding, Torching and Brazing Safety - overview (Milwaukee, web-based)
Woodworking Shops
- Woodworking saws -- pictures and identification (OSHA, PowerPoint)
Working and Walking Surfaces
- Slips, Trips & Falls (Stevens Point, PowerPoint)
- Slips, Trips, and Falls Webcast (Wis. Dept. of Administration, may not work on all browsers)
Working at Heights
- Rooftop Maintenance Activities and Fall Protection (UWSA, PowerPoint)
- Fall Protection Awareness (Madison, pdf slides)
If you have any questions, contact us at the UWSA Office of Risk Managment.
This publication was prepared for environmental, health and safety staff at University of Wisconsin System campuses, to assist in finding resources and information for regulatory compliance. It is not intended to render legal advice.
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