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Environmental Health & Safety Courses

The Environmental Health & Safety Office offers a wide range of safety/compliance courses. If you have any questions about the courses, please contact EHS at 335-8501.

For descriptions of the following Environmental Health & Safety courses visit: https://research.uiowa.edu/ehs/files/documents/training/trainingcourseguide.pdf

Biological Safety

• Advanced Biological Safety 
• Basic Biological Safety 
• Bloodborne Pathogen Refresher
• Bloodborne Pathogens, CPH
• Bloodborne Pathogens, Lab
• Bloodborne Pathogens, Non-Lab 
• rDNA Research, NIH Guidelines
• Shipping Infectious Substances 
• Shipping with Dry Ice
• Toxins, Select Agent Quantity 

Occupational Safety

• Ergonomics - Back Safety
• Ergonomics - Computer Use 
• Excavation and Trenching
• Fall Protection 
• Fire Extinguishers
• Forklifts 
• HazCom 
• Hearing Conservation 
• Ladders and Stairs 
• Lead Safety Awareness 
• Lockout/Tagout Safety 
• Machine Guarding 
• Office Safety 
• Pandemic Influenza Dust Mask
• PPE Awareness for Shops 
• Respirator Dust Mask 
• Respirator PAPR Hood or Helmet
• Respirator PAPR Tight Fit Face 
• Respirator Tight Fit Facepiece
• Respirator Voluntary Use
• Safety Procedures for UI 
• Tool Safety 
• Walking and Working Surfaces 
• Welding and Cutting 

Chemical Safety

• Chemical Storage Safety 
• Compressed Gas Safety
• Formaldehyde Safety 
• Lab Chemical Safety 
• PPE Awareness for Labs
• Spill Preparedness Response

Laser Safety

• Analytical X-Ray Equipment 
• Bactec 460TB Operators 
• Electron Capture Detector 
• Laser Safety - Research
• Laser Safety - UIHC
• Rad Safety for FM Staff
• Radiation Safety, Basic
• Radiation Safety, Refresher
• Radioactive Materials
• Shipping 
• SAIC Radiation Safety
• Sealed Sources Radiation Safety

UIHC Employee Safety

• Bone Densitometers Operators 
• Diagnostic X-ray Staff 
• Gammacell-3000 Operators 
• Nuclear Medicine Staff 
• P.E.T. Imaging Staff
• Rad Safety for 3JPP Staff
• Rad Safety for 3RCP Rad Safety for CRC Staff
• Rad Safety for OR Staff
• Radiation Oncology Nurses
• Radiation Oncology Staff
• Radioactive Materials Shipping 
• UIHC Radiation Awareness 
• UIHC Radiation Safety, Security
• X-ray Safety for Nursing Staff

Waste/Environmental

• Hazardous Waste for Labs
• Hazardous Waste for Non-Labs
• Radioactive Waste Management 
• SPCC: Oil Spill Prevention