Safety News

(2/6/2023 – 2/12/2022)

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Chemical Safety Training Modules
	Chemical Safety		Related links
C_001	Chemical Safety and Hazardous Waste Management	Quiz	Chematix Instructions Chematix Waste Card Instructions Hazardous Waste Accumulation Label U of R Chemical Hygiene Plan; CHP Appendices 1-11; CHP Appendices 12-16 U of R Environmental Compliance Unit Guide for Management of Hazardous Materials and Waste Lead Encapsulation Hazardous Substance Fact Sheets UR Hazard Communication program
C_002	Beryllium Safety Training	Quiz	Beryllium Safety Procedures (LLEINST 6706) Interactive Guide to Working Safely with Beryllium (use Internet Explorer) “About Beryllium” from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Chronic Beryllium Disease Prevention Program, U.S. DOE Beryllium Tracking Database Beryllium Tracking Database User Manual Beryllium Workstation Procedures Manual
C_004	High Pressure Liquid Nitrogen Fill Station
C_006	Hydrofluoric Acid (HF) Training	Quiz	U of R Hydrofluoric Acid Safe Handling Guidelines
C_007	Handling Explosives in Quantities Less Than or Equal to 10mg (LLNL Course: HS2070-W)

Electrical Safety Training Modules
	Electrical Safety		Related links
E_001	Electrical Safety Training	Quiz	U of R Electrical Safety Program Energized Work Permit Form (blank template) DOE Electrical Safety High Voltage Diagnostics – Lockout/Tagout guidelines
E_003	Energized Work Policy

General Laboratory Safety Training Modules
	General Laboratory Safety
G_001	General Laboratory Safety Training	Quiz	Laboratory Inspection Program (LLEINST 6550) Laser Facility Organization & Regulation Manual (LLEINST 3000) UR Personal Protective Equipment Plan UR Safety Corner Incident Reports
G_002	Respiratory Protection Safety Training	MyPath Instructions	U of R Respiratory Protection Program LLE Voluntary Respirator Use OSHA Assigned Protection Factors for the Revised Respiratory Protection Standard
G_003	Fire Safety Training	MyPath Instructions	U of R Fire Safety Unit
G_004	First Aid (see related links) Medical Emergency First Responder Training		LLE Emergency Response Report Form Public Access Defibrillation Protocols (LLEINST 6060) UR Bloodborne pathogen training” with “UR Bloodborne Pathogens Exposure Control Plan UR Bloodborne Pathogen Training
G_005	Guest Worker Safety Training	Quiz
G_006	EHS Hot Work Training	MyPath Instructions	U of R Hot Work Procedures (FS010)
G_007	RUN. HIDE. FIGHT. Surviving an Active Shooter Event
G_008	Safety Footwear Policy
G_009	Silica Safety Training	Quiz	UR Silica Exposure Control Plan OSHA silica resources and videos OSHA Assigned Protection Factors for the Revised Respiratory Protection Standard
G_010	Environmental Service Worker Safety Training	Quiz	UR Hazard Communication program
G_011	LLE Lockout/Tagout Training	Quiz	6300: LLE Lockout/Tagout Program
G_012	EHS Lead Awareness Training	MyPath Instructions
G_013	Fire Suppression System (FSS) Training	Quiz

Laser Safety Training Modules
	Laser Safety
L_001	Laser Safety Training	Quiz	LLE Instruction 6200: Laser Safety Policy and Procedures (password required) Laser Operator Qualification Card Laser Inventory Form Laser Activation Checklist LLE Laser Inventory (password required) U of R Laser Safety for Research and Teaching Laboratories New York State Regulation (use Firefox) Laser Institute of America DOE Laser Safety Task Group Laser Safety Facts Laser Class Descriptions
L_001	Laser Hazard Analysis Software Instructions/Tutorials
L_002	DOE Laser Worker Training	Quiz
L_003	Laser Instrument Specialist Training	Quiz

Mechanical Safety Training Modules
	Mechanical Safety
M_001	General Mechanical	Quiz
M_002	Compressed Gas Safety	Quiz
M_003	Overhead Hoists	Quiz
M_004	Basic Rigging	Quiz
M_006	Fall Protection	Quiz	OMEGA North/South end-mirror structure tether points
M_007	U of R Powered Industrial Truck (PIT) Operator Training Requirements	U of R PIT Operator Evaluation	Powered Industrial Truck Daily Checklist U of R Powered Industrial Truck Program
M_009	Overhead Crane	Quiz	Performance Evaluation
M_010	Auxiliary Machine Shop Guidelines	Quiz	Machine Shop User List

Radiation Safety Training Modules
	Radiation Safety
R_002	Radiation Safety Training for General Radiation Workers		LLE Radiological Controls Manual (LLEINST 6610) U of R Radiation Safety Unit (Requires UR HRMS login to access) University of Rochester Radiation Safety Manual
R_003	Dosimetric Calculations for Qual Card Rad Worker