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Bloodborne Pathogens/Biosafety (top)

Biosafety Principals for Animal Users, Office of Radiation, Chemical & Biological Safety (ORCBS), Michigan State University

Bloodborne Pathogens Refresher, Office of Radiation, Chemical & Biological Safety (ORCBS), Michigan State University

UMDNJ Bloodborne Pathogens/Biosafety Training

Biosafety and Biosafety/Bloodborne Pathogens University Nebraska - Lincoln Environmental Health and Safety, Click on the link to access this program which has enjoyable graphics and sound.

Live Virus Worker Web Training, Princeton Univesity, November 2003

Working Safely With Biological Products and Biohazards -  Principals of Biosafety, Virginia Commonwealth University  (For a computer with sound capabilities)

Biosafety, Bloodborne Pathogens Training Module, Virginia Commonwealth University  (For a computer with sound capabilities)

IUPUI Online Bloodborne Pathogens Training,  Log-in as  "guest" and use the password "ehs1" to access the training.

Oklahoma State University Online Bloodborne Pathogenws  Safety Training Module

University of Wisconsin Bloodborne Pathogens Reference and Training Manual

Howard Hughes Medical Institute has an online laboratory safety course entitled,  Knowing How To Practice Safe Science, which includes sections on  Mammalian Cell Culture Hazards, and Working with Human Blood.

Bloodborne Pathogens, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Environmental Health, Safety & Risk Management  (This may take a while to load)

Carcinogens (top)

Carcinogens Safety Training Module, Virginia Commonwealth University   (For a computer with sound capabilities)

Chemical Hygiene Officers (top)

Qualifications and Training of Chemical Hygiene Officers, R.J. Alaimo, K.P., Fivizzani, Chemical Health & Safety, 1996, 3(6), 10-13

Chemical Hygiene Officer Certification, A Program of the National Registry of Certified Chemists

Chemical Safety/Hazard Communication (top)

Chemical Hygiene & Laboratory Safety / Hazardous Waste InitialTraining, Office of Radiation, Chemical & Biological Safety (ORCBS), Michigan State University

Safety Quiz, North Carolina State University, Department of Chemistry

Hazard Communication:  General Online Safety Training, Vanderbilt Environmental Health and Safety

Basic Lab Safety Training and Information, Perdue University, Department of Chemistry

Chemical Safety, University Nebraska - Lincoln Environmental Health and Safety

Howard Hughes Medical Institute has an online laboratory safety course entitled,  Knowing How To Practice Safe Science, which includes a section on Hazard Communication and on Chemical Safety.

Oklahoma State University Hazardous Materials Transportation Awareness Training, an online module and quiz

Hazard Communications:  Your Right  to Know, an online module and quiz which includes materials on MSDSs

Chemical Right to Know, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Environmental Health, Safety & Risk Management

Compressed Gas Cylinders

Compressed Gas Cylinder Safety Online Module and Quiz from the Oklahoma State Univesity, EHS Department

Compressed Gas Cylinder Safety, Office of Radiation, Chemical & Biological Safety (ORCBS), Michigan State University

Cryogens (top)

Liquid Nitrogen Awareness Training, University of Maryland, Environmental Safety

Electron Microscope (top)

Electron Microscope Radiation Safety Training, University of Pennsylvania EHRS

Fire Safety (top)

Emergency Response and Fire Safety Online Training Program, University Nebraska - Lincoln, Environmental Health and Safety.  Click on "instructions" to learn how to move through the training.

Fire Safety, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Environmental Health, Safety & Risk Management

General (top)

Virginia Commonwealth University Laboratory Safety Training Modules:  General Lab Safety Training, Bloodborne Pathogens/Universal Precautions,  Physical Hazards of the Laboratory, Injury and Illness Prevention, Emergency Response and Fire Safety, Chemical Safety Training, Chemical Waste Management Training

Washington University Hilltop Campus Annual Research Laboratory Safety Training

UMDNJ Laboratory Safety Refresher Training For 1999-2000

Laboratory Safety, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Environmental Health, Safety & Risk Management

Laboratory Clean-out Procedures, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Environmental Health, Safety & Risk Management

Hazardous Waste (top)

Hazardous Waste, Initial, Office of Radiation, Chemical & Biological Safety (ORCBS), Michigan State University

Hazardous Waste, Refresher, Office of Radiation, Chemical & Biological Safety (ORCBS), Michigan State University

Chemical Waste Management Training, University Nebraska - Lincoln Environmental Health and Safety

Hazardous Waste Orientation and Online Exam,   University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Environmental Health, Safety & Risk Management

Lasers (top)

Laser Safety Training, Vanderbilt Environmental Health and Safety

Training Courses, Laser Institute of America

Rockwell Laser Industies provides training programs for a fee.

Personal Protectve Equipment (top)

PPE Online, Perdue University, Department of Chemistry

OSHA Personal Protective Equipment Course

Oklahoma State University Online Training Module and Quiz:  Personal Protective Equipment in the Laboratory

Radiation Safety (top)

Radiation Safety Training and Exam, University of South Florida,  2006

Research X-ray Safety Fundamentals Training and Exam, University of South Florida

Electron Microscope Radiation Safety Training, University of Pennsylvania EHRS

Initial Radiation Safety Training for Open Source Radioisotope Users, Princeton University Environmental Health and Safety

The University of Pennsylvania has some on-line Radiation Safety Training courses.  Scroll down to Radiation Safety Training and click on the link.  You will need to register (name and email), but they do allow you access to the training even if you're not affiliated with the University.