Everyone, before they begin active research, is required to take Introductory Lab Safety and Chemical Hygiene Plan Training. Yearly after Intro class is complete Lab Personnel are required to take Annual Laboratory Safety Review Training. Training. Sign up for training can be found on the University Safety and Assurances website under Events.
Introductory Lab Safety and Chemical Hygiene Plan Training
The Class is Open and Required for: Faculty, Researchers, Staff, and Students that work with chemicals in labs/ studios/ shops.
This is required training for all laboratory personnel.
Do you work in a laboratory? Does your lab have chemicals? If so, you need to have written laboratory safety standard operating procedures (SOPs) for chemical use and compliance with the Wisconsin Dept. of Safety and Professional Services and the OSHA Laboratory Standard.
The UWM Chemical Hygiene Plan (CHP) is on-line for you to adopt, revise to be lab-specific, and utilize in everyday applications.
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.
Annual Laboratory Safety Review Training
The Class is Open and Required for: Faculty, Researchers, Staff, and Students that work with chemicals in labs/ studios/ shops.
This is required annual training for all laboratory personnel beginning 1 year after taking Introductory Lab Safety and CHP training.
For Current available training please check our department webpage under Events department calendar https://uwm.edu/safety-and-assurances/
A variety of other training is available for lab personnel and is listed below
O Denotes Online Training, X Denotes Classroom and/or Hands-on Training
Introductory Lab Safety and Chemical Hygiene Plan X
Annual Laboratory Review Training X
Fire Safety/ Fire Extinguisher X
Respiratory Protection Program X