Training plays an important role in Environmental Health and Safety’s efforts to create a safe environment for the university community, while maintaining regulatory compliance.

Currently, EH&S offers courses over 20 different training topics and has a video library with titles available for checkout.

Ensuring that everyone meets necessary training requirements is a cooperative effort. Employees are responsible for performing their work in a safe and responsible manner. Knowledge of appropriate safe work procedures and safety rules is essential. Employees are expected to obey established safety rules and to maintain hazard-free work areas by correcting unsafe conditions or reporting them to their supervisors.

Supervisors are responsible for ensuring their employees receive needed training and documenting the initial and continuing safety training necessary to allow employees to perform their work safely. This must include frequent work observations by the supervisor and prompt correction of unsafe work habits.