Training by Subject

Option 2: Lab Safety-Basics+Biological Track

For work in laboratories with infectious agents; live animals; recombinant DNA; etc. Includes courses:

• Biological Safety and Security (required general module, optional animal and plant modules)
• Biohazardous Waste
• Autoclave Safety
• Chemical Hygiene, Laboratory Safety and Hazardous Waste Initial/Refresher
• Compressed Gas Cylinder Safety
• Cryogen Safety
• Laboratory Security Awareness
• Asbestos for the Lab Setting
• Site-Specific Safety Training

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Option 3: Lab Safety-Basics, Biological + Bloodborne Track

For work in laboratories with bloodborne pathogens; human cell lines; etc. Includes courses:

• Biological Safety and Security (required general module, optional animal and plant modules)
• Bloodborne Pathogen Initial/Refresher
• Biohazardous Waste
• Autoclave Safety
• Chemical Hygiene, Laboratory Safety and Hazardous Waste Initial/Refresher
• Compressed Gas Cylinder Safety
• Cryogen Safety
• Laboratory Security Awareness
• Asbestos for the Lab Setting
• Site-Specific Safety Training

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Lab workers: see Lab Safety tracks. This course is included in all three Lab Safety tracks.

Workers outside of labs can complete the courses one-time courses:

• Compressed Gas Cylinder Safety
• Cryogen Safety

Required if working in human or veterinary anatomy labs (or related anatomy spaces where formalin preserved tissue is used):

1. Add the Formaldehyde Safety track to your profile.
2. Follow prompts under "My Requirements" to complete courses:
   • Formaldehyde Safety Initial (first year)
   • Formaldehyde Safety Refresher (annually, after first year)
   • Site-Specific Safety Training (annually)

Recommended for human and veterinary healthcare personnel working with or near hazardous drugs, including chemotherapy agents:

1. Add the Safe Handling Of Hazardous Drugs track to your profile.
2. Follow prompts under "My Requirements" to complete course:
   • Safe Handling of Hazardous Drugs

Required if using sharps (needles, syringes, Pasteur pipettes, microscope slides) in a non-medical/non-biohazard setting:

1. Add the Non-Medical Sharps Waste Management track to your profile.
2. Follow prompts under "My Requirements" to complete course:
   • Non-Medical Sharps Waste Management

Fume Hood Safety

MSU EMPLOYEES IN LABS at risk for occupational exposure to human blood or other human potentially infectious materials: see Lab Safety tracks. This subject is included in the Lab Safety tracks.

MSU EMPLOYEES IN CLINICS at risk for occupational exposure to human blood or other human potentially infectious materials:

1. Add the Bloodborne Pathogen track to your profile.
2. Follow prompts under "My Requirements" to complete courses:
   • Bloodborne Pathogens (annually)
   • Bloodborne Pathogens At-Risk Survey (annually)
   • Biohazardous Waste (annually)
   • Site-Specific Safety Training (annually)

RHS, IPF, and MSU Police employees - check with your supervisor to confirm required training/ see if department specific instructor-led training is required.

NON-MSU RESIDENTS at risk for occupational exposure to human blood or other human potentially infectious materials:

1. Add the Bloodborne Pathogen - NON-MSU Residents & Fellows track to your profile.
2. Follow prompts under "My Requirements" to complete course:
   • Bloodborne Pathogen Awareness for NON-MSU Residents and Fellows

UNPAID STUDENTS working around human blood or other human potentially infectious materials:

1. Add the Bloodborne Pathogen - Awareness track to your profile.
2. Follow prompts under "My Requirements" to complete course:
   • Bloodborne Pathogens (annually)

Lab workers - see Lab Safety tracks. This subject is included in the Lab Safety tracks.

Required if operating an autoclave or supervising an autoclave operator:

1. Add the Autoclave Safety track to your profile.
2. Follow prompts under "My Requirements" to complete course:
   • Autoclave Safety (every three years).

Required if routinely shipping of biological materials and/or packages containing dry ice.

1. Add the Biological Substance Shipping track to your profile.
2. Follow prompts under "My Requirements" to complete course:
   •  Biological Substance Shipping (every two years)

Required for principal investigators involved in Recombinant or Synthetic Nucleic Acid Molecule Research:

• Complete course: PI Responsibilities Under the NIH Guidelines

Lab workers at risk for bloodborne pathogens - see Lab Safety tracks. This subject is grouped in the Lab Safety tracks.

Clinic workers - see Bloodborne Pathogens. This subject is grouped with BBP.

Required for healthcare professionals if there is any chance of having contact with patients.

1. Add the Tuberculosis track to your profile.
2. Follow prompts under "My Requirements" to complete course:
   • Tuberculosis Awareness

Required if working with non-human primate materials, such as monkey cell lines or tissues.

1. Add the Non-Human Primate Materials Biohazard track to your profile.
2. Follow prompts under "My Requirements" to complete course:
   •  Non-Human Primate Materials Biohazard

Required if using or have access to controlled substances:

1. Add the Controlled Substances track to your profile.
2. Follow prompts under "My Requirements" to complete course:
   •  Controlled Substances Awareness

Recommended if involved in research with live animals:

• Complete course: Disposal Of Pharmaceuticals; Other Medical Materials, And Feed

Required if generating or handling regulated waste at VMC:

• Complete course: Waste Management And Segregation At Veterinary Medical Center

Required for academic students who come into contact with live animals during a course:

• Complete course: Occupational Health And Safety For Academic Students

Required if using Class 3B or Class 4 open beam lasers. Recommended for all laser users:

1. Add the Laser Safety track to your profile.
2. Follow prompts under "My Requirements" to complete course:
   • Laser Safety (annually)
   • Site-Specific Safety Training (annually)

Required if working with gas chromatographs (GC) equipped with radioactive electron capture devices (ECD):

1. Add the Radiation Sealed Source track to your profile.
2. Follow prompts under "My Requirements" to complete online courses:
   • Radiation Sealed Source Initial course (first year)
   • Radiation Sealed Source Refresher course (annually, after first year)
   • Site-Specific Safety Training (annually)

Clinical x-ray devices:

1. Add the Clinical X-Ray Safety track to your profile.
2. Follow prompts under "My Requirements" to launch online course:
   • Clinical X-Ray Safety (annually)
   • Site-Specific Safety Training (annually)

Analytical x-ray devices:

1. Add the Clinical X-Ray Safety track Analytical X-Ray Safety track to your profile.
2. Follow prompts under "My Requirements" to launch online course:
   • Analytical X-Ray Safety (annually)
   • Site-Specific Safety Training (annually)

Minor Radioactive Material Spill Response

Radiation Detection Equipment

Radiation Safety Surveys

Required if involved in maintenance activities that may impact coated surfaces, including paint, primer, varnish, and shellac:

1. Add the MIOSHA Metals Awareness track to your profile.
2. Complete courses:
   • MIOSHA Metals Awareness (first year)
     • Follow prompts under "My Requirements" to register for in person training. If no events are scheduled, contact EHS Environmental Safety.
   • MIOSHA Metals Awareness Refresher (annually, after first year)
     • Follow prompts under "My Requirements" launch online course

Required if managing petroleum products and chemicals in a non-laboratory setting:

1. Add the SPCC/PIPP Management track to your profile.
2. Follow prompts under "My Requirements" to launch online course:
   • SPCC/PIPP Management (annually)

Recommended for personnel whose job duties may impact storm water:

• Complete course: Storm Water Protection

Management practices and safety measures to protect water in MSU's Wellhead Protection area:

• Complete course: Well-Head Protection Program

Required if using a personal lift, scissor lift or boom lift, including truck mounted lifts:

1. Add the Aerial Lift Operator track to your profile.
2. Complete courses (every three years):
   • Aerial Lift Operator Tutorial
     • Follow prompts under "My Requirements" to register for or launch online course
   • Aerial Lift Hands-On
     • Schedule with EHS Occupational Safety or on-site authorized trainer

Recommended for anyone who lifts as part of their job:

• Complete course: Back Safety

Required if operating an overhead hoist, whether powered or manual:

• Complete course: Chain Hoists Safety

Required if entering confined spaces:

1. Add the Confined Space track track to your profile.
2. Complete courses:
   
   • Confined Space Tutorial
     • Follow prompts under "My Requirements" to launch online course
   • Confined Space Hands-On
     • Schedule with EHS Occupational Safety or on-site authorized trainer

Required if operating warehouse, rough terrain type fork trucks:

1. Add the Fork Truck Operator Permit track to your profile.
2. Complete courses every three years:
   • Fork Truck Operator Tutorial
     • Follow prompts under "My Requirements" to launch online course
   • Fork Truck Hands-On
     • Schedule with EHS Occupational Safety or on-site authorized trainer

Required if authorized to conduct on-site fork truck evaluations:

1. Add the Fork Truck Train-the-Trainer track to your profile.
2. Complete training every three years:
   • Fork Truck Train-the-Trainer - first year
     • Schedule with EHS Occupational Safety or on-site authorized trainer
   • Fork Truck Train-the-Trainer Refresher - annually after first year
     • Follow prompts under "My Requirements" to launch online course

Required if using powered hand tools.

• Complete course: Hand and Portable Power Tools

Required if working around hazardous chemicals in a non-laboratory setting.

1. Add the Hazard Communication track to your profile.
2. Follow prompts under "My Requirements" to launch online course:
   • Hazard Communication

Required if receiving annual audiometric testing:

1. Add the Hearing Conservation track to your profile.
2. Follow prompts under "My Requirements" to launch online course:
   • Hearing Conservation Program (annually)

Required if using a portable ladder:

• Complete online course: Ladder Safety

Required if servicing equipment on which the unexpected release of hazardous energy could cause injury:

• Complete online course: Lock Out Tag Out

Required if operating a machine on which servicing or maintenance is being performed under lock out or tag out:

• Complete online course: Lock Out Tag Out Affected Employee

Required if using a golf cart, utility cart, skid steer, snowmobile:

• Complete online course: Non-Regulated Vehicles

Required if operating an overhead crane or gantry crane rated 5 tons or more:

1. Add the Overhead Crane track to your profile.
2. Complete training:
   • Overhead Crane (first year)
     • Schedule in person with EHS Occupational Safety or on-site authorized trainer.
   • Overhead Crane Refresher (annually after first year)
     • Follow prompts under "My Requirements" to launch online course.

Required prior to working in an area that has been treated with pesticides under the EPA Worker Protection Standard (WPS) for agricultural workers. This includes greenhouses and certain forested areas.

1. Add the Pesticide Worker Safety (WPS) track to your profile.
2. Complete classroom course (annually) - registration instructions for workers
3. Arrange site training at least once for each location with the coordinator or manager.

To apply pesticides, you must also have current State Pesticide Applicator license.

Additional details

Required if using low-lift:

1. Add the Powered Low-Lift track to your profile.
2. Complete two courses:
   • Powered Low-Lift Tutorial
     • Follow prompts under "My Requirements" to launch online course.
   • Powered Low-Lift Hands-On
     • Schedule in-person training with EHS Occupational Safety or on-site authorized trainer.

Required if wearing a respirator of any type.

1. Add the appropriate track(s) to your profile.
   • N95 Respirator
   • Respirator
   • Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus
   • Powered Air-Purifying Respirator
2. Ensure you are cleared by MSU Occupational Health to wear a respirator (instructions).
3. Schedule fit-test (in person).
   • Vet Med personnel, contact Vet Med Safety Manager
   • All other personnel, select an available appointment in Microsoft Bookings; contact EHS.Respirators@msu.edu with questions

Required if exposed to crystalline silica in the workplace:

• Complete online course: Silica Safety

Required if working in hot or cold environments:

• Complete online course: Thermal Stress

Required if using a tractor:

1. Add the Tractor Operator Permit track to your profile.
2. Complete two courses, every three years:
   • Tractor Operator Tutorial
     • Follow prompts under "My Requirements" to launch online course.
   • Tractor Hands-On
     • Schedule in person with EHS Occupational Safety or on-site authorized trainer.