How To

Fulfill the requirements for lab safety training.

You may be subject to special training requirements if you or your research team works with:

  • chemicals
  • biological agents
  • radioactive materials
  • Class 3 or 4 lasers
  • blood, blood products, human and/or non-human primate
  • cells (including tissue culture) or other potentially infectious materials
  • compressed gas cylinders

You may also require additional training if you or your research team perform:

  • repetitive tasks such as microscope use, pipetting, and miscellaneous hand tool use
  • package and/or ship dangerous biological materials, or who package and/or ship packages containing dry ice
  • package and/or ship hazardous materials (chemicals, etc.)

To determine which courses may be required for your lab, review the list of Required Training for Laboratory Workers (see the Related Items below).

Contact

For more information, please contact:

Gibbs, Lawrence

Associate Vice Provost

Environmental Health and Safety (EH&S)

(650) 723-0448, (650) 723-7403

Filed under Health & Safety

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