Courses

In the case that someone you know or don’t know needs an AED or CPR, we will give you the skills to save a life.

Unfortunately this is a current reality that we all face. Let us teach you what to do in order to survive a situation like this.

This course is intended for those employees who are identified as Building Chairs, Floor Captains, and others who are designated to assist in conducting fire drills on campus. This course will cover fire safety, procedures, and what is expected for those who assist with the drill.Training Frequency: For Building Chairs and Floor Captains upon taking the volunteer position and every year thereafter. Training to be held prior to the drill.

Learn how to identify the signs and symptoms of an opioid overdose and how to properly administer the opioid overdose reversal drug “Narcan.”

Hazardous waste training is required annually for anyone who produces hazardous waste. This training will teach you how to identify hazardous waste, proper storage and labeling methods, UWM specific waste rules, and how to request a hazardous waste pick up.

Identify which training is most appropriate for your needs as a waste generator.  Click on the training session and proceed through the presentation slides.  At the end of the training, there is a 15 question quiz that must be completed for credit to be issued for this training.  Upon completion of this training, please print the final screen and keep this with your training records.

Frequency: Upon hire and annually.

This training is designed for employees who prepare hazardous materials for transport.

This training is designed to teach individuals about the proper identification, handling, storage, and disposal procedures for “universal waste” materials, which are specific types of hazardous waste like batteries, pesticides, mercury-containing equipment, lamps, and aerosol cans, allowing for streamlined management under EPA regulations compared to other hazardous waste streams. 

This online, self-paced training course provides the fundamentals of ethics and regulations governing research with human subjects. It is required for all PIs and Student PIs conducting human subjects research.

Total time: ~4 hours

This short, optional course covers the basic regulations and underlying ethical principles of human subjects research, as well as an introduction to the IRB at UWM

This course covers in detail how to submit an application to the UWM IRB.

This course is a refresher training for laboratory safety and chemical hygiene plans. This course is offered in-person and synchronously online. Click the link below to sign up for the next available course offering.

Training frequency: annually after completion of the Introductory Lab Safety and Chemical Hygiene Plan Training

This training will inform you of the Lab Standard and the Chemical Hygiene Plan elements, proper use of the CHP for safety in the lab, and how compliance is achieved. In addition, General lab safety information and procedures will be discussed. This course is offered in-person and synchronously online. Click the link below to sign up for the next available course offering.

This training reviews important safety precautions for individuals who work with lasers.

A comprehensive course to explain what asbestos is, the difference(s) between “friable” and “non-friable” asbestos, the health effects relating to contact, procedures for controlling and reporting asbestos exposure, and the identification of building materials containing asbestos. This course is meant for anyone who does not perform abatement tasks, but occasionally works around asbestos.

Training Frequency: Upon hire and every year thereafter.

Designed for those who are at risk for on the job exposure to blood and other bodily fluids in the workplace. The course teaches staff how bloodborne pathogens are spread, how to avoid exposure and what to do if exposed to infectious material. After taking this course, students should talk with their employer about their workplaces specific policies and procedures.

Training Frequency: Upon hire and every year thereafter.

Note: Training course recommendations differ for laboratory and non-laboratory staff. Research & teaching laboratory personnel should complete training via CITI. Instructions to access the training via CITI or set up a new CITI account can be found here.

This introductory course assists the student in developing and managing an occupational hearing conservation program. Topics include the effect of noise on hearing, noise and hearing measurement, selection and fitting of hearing protectors, federal and state rules and regulations regarding hearing conservation, and aspects of hearing loss.

Training Frequency: Upon hire and every year thereafter.

This course is intended for anyone who conducts or coordinates facility maintenance or remodeling (other than people who conduct actual lead abatement or remediation). The Lead Awareness training will cover what lead is, where it comes from, its properties, and its historical perspectives. Upon completion of the course, users should be able to identify common materials that may contain lead or lead compounds.

Training Frequency: Upon hire and every year thereafter.

This course is a general campus offering for work units without a unit- or respirator-specific training. Consult your supervisor, respiratory authority (RA), and/or exposure control plan to determine what course is required and how it is delivered for unit tracking.

Training Frequency: Upon hire and every year thereafter.

Course currently being added. Please contact US&A Staff for more details.

This course will discuss the proper way to report a workplace injury as well as how to conduct a comprehensive investigation. This training will discuss items to think about when injuries happen, possible ways to mitigate future similar injuries from happening, and other aspects of workplace investigation.

Training Frequency: For new supervisors or receiving promotion; every 5 years thereafter.

Participants will learn about the different types of aerial lifts, proper inspection procedures, hazard identification, emergency protocols, and regulatory compliance to ensure safe operation in various work environments. Please complete the initial presentation and only the aerial lifts you will be required to use for you position.

Training Frequency: Upon supervisor approval. Operator use – every 3 years thereafter from the date of completion. Classroom – every 6 years thereafter.

This course will discuss how to properly lift items to reduce back injuries. You will also learn how to conducted material handing operations when pushing or pulling items. You will also learn what measure you can use to safely transport materials with the use of dolly, carts, etc.

Training Frequency: Upon hire and every 3 years thereafter

This course discusses procedures to protect employees who work in confined spaces with limited or restricted access. Confined spaces include, but are not limited to, underground vaults, tanks, storage bins, manholes, and tunnels. This course addresses how to protect employees from the hazards posed by working in or around confined spaces, including requirements for training, identification and assessment of confined spaces, and rescue.

Training Frequency: Upon hire and every 3 years thereafter.

Course currently being added please contact UWM Safety And Assurances team.

This program is intended as an overview of basic electrical safety for individuals with limited electrical training who as a part of their work, may be potentially exposed to electrical hazards. This is an awareness level course for “unqualified persons” as defined by OSHA. Electricity is essential to modern life, both at home and on the job. Some employees work with electricity directly like electricians, electronic workers, and power line workers. Many of us work around electricity but are not qualified to directly handle electrical components, or in other words, not allowed to be potentially exposed to live electrical parts.

Training Frequency: Upon hire and every 3 years thereafter.

Authorized Worker training is designed for those who are working at heights and using fall protection equipment on a regular basis. This course will usually include hazard recognition and elimination, regulations, procedures, and hands-on demonstrations.

Training Frequency: Upon fire and 3 years thereafter.

This course is designed to present to employees and employers a summary of the basic safety procedures and safeguards associated with hand and portable power tools.

Training Frequency: Upon hire and every 5 years thereafter.

This course covers the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS). You will learn about GHS pictograms and hazard classes and how to read chemical labels and safety data sheets. This course should be taken by anyone who works with chemicals.

Training Frequency: Upon hire and every 3 years thereafter.

Many destructive fires are caused by hot work or the cutting, welding and other work that generates heat and sparks. Various regulations and codes cover hot work and, when followed properly, help ensure you and your co-workers stay safe. This course covers hazards, safety precautions, responsibilities and emergency procedures associated with this dangerous work.

Training Frequency: Upon hire and every 3 years thereafter

This course is intended for those who want to conduct a risk assessment for specific tasks within the workplace. You will learn the various safety measures to reduce or eliminate risk, identify requirements for personal protective equipment, and potential required training for the task(s).

Training Frequency: Upon Hire and 3 years thereafter for supervisors who oversee workers that work in isolation and high hazardous positions.

This training course designed to teach the participants how to correctly and safely use ladders. This course is aimed at those who are either required by their job duties to use ladders regularly or those who are just occasional users of a ladder.

Training Frequency: Upon hire and every 3 years thereafter.

This course provides information about control of hazardous energy and work under the protection of a Lockout/Tagout permit. The intent of the course is to provide information on lockout/tagout practices and the significance of lockout/tagout devices.

Training Frequency: Upon Hire and 3 years thereafter.

Using machine shop equipment and tools may be hazardous. This course will teach you about personal protective equipment, machine guarding, and recommended safety policies.

Training Frequency: Upon hire and every 3 years thereafter. This presentation is geared for shop and lab workers in areas that contain saws, lathes, and other various types of machines.

Learn what hazards are present within your own office and how to prevent injures there as well.

Training Frequency: Upon hire and every 5 years thereafter.

The Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) training is a basic guide to common laboratory PPE and their uses. This training will cover general recommendations for appropriate PPE, where to find lab procedure specific PPE requirements, when PPE should and should not be used, and knowing the different types of PPE and the hazards they protect against.

Training Frequency: Upon hire and every 3 years thereafter

This training discusses the most common types of extinguishers, selection of proper fire extinguisher and proper fire extinguisher usage. You will also learn basic fire science and emergency procedures. For building specific information, please review floor plans located inside each structure. Hands on training is available via request (please have a least a group of 5 employees for this section).

Training Frequency: Yearly for RAs, First Responders, and UWMPD. Upon hire and every 5 years thereafter for those who may use them.

This training is designed to provide the knowledge of OSHA regulations and to help prepare your operators for safe driving practices with powered industrial trucks (PIT). You’ll dive deep into what it takes to keep yourself and pedestrians around you safe while learning new lift truck skills you can immediately apply to your job. This training involves online classroom theory and a hands-on training evaluation that is tailored to the exact lift trucks you operate.

Your supervisor shall give you time to operate the specific PIT under their supervisor until you feel confident. The observation and certification approval will be done by a qualified evaluator.

Training Frequency: Upon supervisor approval. Operator use – every 3 years thereafter from the date of completion. Classroom – every 6 years thereafter.

This course is intended for new employees to learn about UWM’s Safety and Assurances Department. You will also learn about the process to file a workplace injury, safety training, and other aspects of the department.

Training Frequency: Upon hire

Safe Winter Operations training will discuss various injuries you may sustain, ways to protect you, ergonomics, and stretching. You will also learn how to conduct proper snow shoveling, salt and/or sand, ice chopping/chipping, and snow blower operations.

This training prepares workers to recognize and avoid a wide range of safety hazards associated with supported scaffold use. You’ll learn about the importance of safety controls, fall prevention equipment, inspections and emergency planning. This training does not certify you to erect and dismantle scaffolding on your own.

Scaffold Competent Person training must be conducted by a qualified trainer.

Training Frequency: Scaffold User: Upon hire and every 3 years thereafter.

This course is intended to discuss ways to prevent injuries due to slips, trips, and falls. You will also learn what the causes of slips, trips, and falls due to various types of conditions. Finally, the course will advise you on what to do to walk properly, paying attention to your surroundings, and others.

Training Frequency: Upon hire and every 2 years thereafter.

This training provides continuing education to Radiation Workers, Lab Workers, and Authorized Users who work with open-source Radioactive Materials.

Training Frequency: annually for everyone currently working in laboratories where radioactive materials are used

This course provides training in proper safety procedures for laboratories that have x-ray units.

This course is intended for those employees who are designated to drive UWM vehicles. This training will discuss the following: Distracted Driving, Road Rage, Winter/Severe Weather Driving, Procedures, and more.

Training Frequency: Upon hire and every 3 years thereafter.