Your PI Name Here Laboratory Site Safety Orientation – Department Name
Previous name for this document is Lab Specific Training. Name updated to reflect nomenclature from the UC
Lab Safety Training Policy issued October 31, 2013. Customize this document by editing all information in red.
Some items in Green may or may not apply to your lab. Delete or update as necessary. After editing, change all
letters to BLACK.
Prepared by: name/date revised date.
LAST NAME:_________________________ FIRST NAME:_______________________ UID:________________
Safety training is required prior to working in this lab. You must provide documentation to the safety
coordinator.
Date
completed
Training
Frequency
Type
Lab Safety Fundamentals Classroom Training
IIPP training-Bruin Safety
IIPP training-Fire Safety
IIPP training-Earthquake Safety
IIPP training-Safe Lifting/Back Injury Prevention
IIPP training-Hazard Communication
Once
Once
Once
Once
Once
Once
classroom
online
online
online
online
online
UCLA Employee Safety Handbook
Once
Read docs & document
training online
LabBook-attach yourself to your PI’s group
PPE/LHAT training
Review Laboratory Safety Manual
Lab Safety Refresher Training (take Lab Safety Fund
classroom training first year)
Laboratory specific training
Review location of safety materials
Evacuation procedures
Review lab specific hazards
Review SOP/JSA for hazardous / controlled substances
List SOP/JSA for your lab
Once
Annual
Annual
Annual
-Read docs
Read docs
online
Once
Annual
Annual
Annual
Read docs
Read docs
In person
Read docs
Read docs
Online safety training
New Radiation Worker Qualification (NRWQ) Training
Radiation Safety Training
Bloodborne Pathogens (BBP)
Bloodborne Pathogens Training
Biological Safety Cabinet
Biosafety A,B,Cs- Biosafety Level 2 (BSL2)
Biosafety Level 2 – with Biosafety Level 3 practices (BSL2+)
Medical Waste Management
DLAM training for animal work
Online barrier training
Facility walk-through training
Species-specific wet lab
CITI online animal training
Animal Research Committee (ARC) trainings
Medical health questionnaire
Monthly
Once
Annual
Once
Annual
Every 3 yrs
Every 3 yrs
Every 3 yrs
Every 3 yrs
online
classroom
various
classroom
online
classroom
classroom
classroom
classroom
Annual
online
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Once and
whenever
protocol is
updated
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Date
Completed
DESCRIPTION
Locate the Laboratory Safety Manual: building/room location
Locate the Safety Data Sheet (SDS) Compendium: : building/room location
SDS online access is located at http://jr.chemwatch.net/chemwatch.web/dashboard . Add a link
to this on your desktop or add the URL to your favorites.
Locate the Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)/Job Safety Analyses (JSA): building/room
location
In case of evacuation our group meets at: XXXXX
In case of evacuation our group checks in with: XXXXX (usually PI or lab safety coord) Do not
leave UCLA without checking in.
Walk outside to the lab evacuation site. Take your keys/wallet/purse.
Add the phone number of your PI and your lab safety coordinator into your cell phone.
Add 911 into your cell phone
Locate the eyewash: building/room location
Locate the emergency shower: building/room location
Locate the fire extinguisher: building/room location
Locate the first aid kit: building/room location
Locate the chemical spill kit: building/room location
Locate the chemical waste: building/room location
Locate the biohazardous waste: building/room location
Locate the radioactive waste: building/room location
Locate the Radiation Safety Journal: building/room location
Locate the Biosafety Manual: building/room location
Locate emergency supplies: building/room location
It is highly recommended that the locations of various items be marked on a floor plan of your lab. Many of you
have this document already and it is much easier for new lab workers to get oriented. It is a good idea to post a
copy of this map on the wall of your lab.
Online training at http://training.ucla.edu/ehs (Bruin safety program, fire safety, earthquake safety, safe lifting/back injury prevention,
hazard communication, laboratory safety training, fire diamond, PPE). Print out the summary page showing Course Title and Training
Dates upon completion.
UCLA Employee Safety Handbook:
http://map.ais.ucla.edu/portal/site/UCLA/menuitem.789d0eb6c76e7ef0d66b02ddf848344a/?vgnextoid=fbbdea567d3d1310VgnVCM100
000e1d76180RCRD
Sign up to classroom training at http://map.ais.ucla.edu/go/1003938
Lab safety online refresher training may only be taken annually after completion of classroom training. http://training.ehs.ucla.edu/
LabBook: http://labbook.ucla.edu
Online monthly safety training: http://labbooklucla.edu (link to online monthly safety training at upper right after login to LabBook)
Department of Laboratory Animal Medicine (DLAM) training https://www.dlam2.ucla.edu/Pages/Default.aspx
Animal Research Committee (ARC) trainings http://oaro.research.ucla.edu/
Medical Health Questionnaire: http://mhq.healthsciences.ucla.edu/
Annual training refers to once per calendar year rather than every 365 days.
GENERAL LAB SAFETY RULES:
1. Make safety a priority whenever you work in the lab.
2. Do not work in the lab alone.
3. Before starting a new process, it is your responsibility to get safety training. Be aware and informed. Ask
for assistance.
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4. Absolutely NO FOOD, DRINK, GUM, COSMETICS, SMOKING is allowed in the laboratory at any time. Do
not discard food items in the laboratory trash cans as it is automatically assumed that the items were
consumed in the laboratory in the event of an inspection.
5. PPE is required - Always wear close-toed shoes and a laboratory coat. Your skin must be completely
covered from the waist to the toes. Some procedures may warrant further PPE, as indicated by the
material safety data sheet (MSDS), the standard operating procedure (SOP) or the job safety analysis
(JSA) for the material being used, facility policies, regulatory
requirements, or the EH&S Laboratory Hazard Assessment Tool. You must be completely covered from
the waist to the toes at all times in the laboratory.
6. When walking through the corridors, you may only have one gloved hand. Use the ungloved hand to
open doors, push elevator buttons, etc. Do not use gloved hand to answer phones.
7. Laboratory doors are to be kept closed and locked at all times. If you see anyone you do not recognize in
your laboratory, you must confront the person and ask “Who are you and how may I help you?”
8. If there are any questions concerning safety, contact XXXX (lab safety coordinator), add PI name here, or
Department Safety Coordinator- add name here.
Emergency Information:
Last Name:____________________
First Name:____________________
UID:_____________
Phone:
(home-land line)
(cell)
Languages spoken: __________________
Do you wear contact lenses? NO YES
List any disabilities that could affect your ability to evacuate the building in a timely manner (hearing, walking,
etc)________________________________________
If any conditions are listed here, assign a buddy in your group to assist this person during all evacuations:
_____________________________________
Emergency contact:
Primary
Secondary
Name:
Name:
________
Phone #s:
Phone #s:
Relationship:
Relationship:
__________________
I, ____________________________, have read, understand, and will
comply with the information in the above laboratory site safety
orientation and training document.
Date:
Signature:
___________________________
___________________________
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