EHRS
Training
Training
is required
by the U.S.
Department of
Labor's Occupational
Safety & Health
Administration
(OSHA) for all
employees who
work with hazardous
substances including:
chemicals, human
blood, blood
products, fluids,
and human tissue
specimens. Training
is also required
by the Nuclear
Regulatory Commission
(NRC) for all
personnel using
radioactive
materials or
radiation producing
equipment at
the University
of Pennsylvania
and affiliated
institutions.
Training
programs are
developed and
presented by
the Office of
Environmental
Health & Radiation
Safety (EHRS)
in monthly live
presentations
or online formats.
To determine
which training
programs you
are required
to take, review
the section Training
Requirements on
the EHRS web
site www.ehrs.upenn.edu/training/index.html.
Upcoming
Live Training
Program
Introduction
to Laboratory
and Biological
Safety
at Penn; This
new combined
training
program
provides
a comprehensive
overview
of safe
work practices
in the
biomedical
laboratory,
including
chemical
safety,
biosafety
and bloodborne
pathogens.
This course
familiarizes
the employee
with the
University's
Chemical
Hygiene
Plan, Biosafety
Manual
and Exposure
Control
Plans.
The course
is designed
for employees
who have
not previously
attended
training
at the
University
and replaces Introduction
to Laboratory
Safety
at Penn (Chemical
Hygiene
Training)
and Introduction
to Occupational
Exposure
to Bloodborne
Pathogens.
All faculty,
staff and
students
at the
University
who work
in a laboratory
must attend
this training.
Please
arrive
early.
No admittance
to the
course
after 9:15. Penn
ID or driver's
license
is required
for sign-in. October
9, 9:15
a.m., Dunlop
Auditorium,
Stemmler
Hall.
Note:
All staff and
faculty must
attend a
session of introductory
training as
soon as possible
after hire.
Annual update
training can
be completed
on-line, only
after attending
an introductory
session first.
Check the EHRS
web site for
additional programs
offered. |