Required Safety Training Courses for USF System Laboratory Personnel
Chemical Safety Courses
Required Training
Courses
This course is required for
individuals who…
Laboratory &
Research Safety
(Classroom or Online)
Will use chemicals or work
in a wet lab
(teaching or research)
Hazardous Waste
Refresher
Will generate, handle, and
store hazardous waste
AND have already
completed the initial Lab
Safety/Hazardous Waste
training course
Frequency of
Training
How to Register
Regulatory
Requirement/USF
Procedure
Questions??
Contact:
EH&S Training
Registration
website
USF Chemical
Hygiene Plan,
Environmental
Protection Agency
USF Environmental
Health & Safety
(EH&S)
(813) 974-4036
EH&S Training
Registration
website
USF Chemical Hygiene
Plan
USF Environmental
Health & Safety
(813) 974-4036
USF Chemical
Hygiene Plan,
Scheduled by
Environmental
EH&S with the
Protection Agency,
Department Chair
Florida Department of
Health
USF Environmental
Health & Safety
(813) 974-4036
Scheduled by
EH&S with the
Department Chair
USF Chemical
Hygiene Plan,
Environmental
Protection Agency,
Florida Department of
Health
USF Environmental
Health & Safety
(813) 974-4036
Scheduled by
EH&S with the
Department Chair
USF Chemical
Hygiene Plan,
Environmental
Protection Agency,
Florida Department of
Health
USF Environmental
Health & Safety
(813) 974-4036
Initial
Must be taken
prior to working in
the lab
Annual
Initial
PI Lab Safety
Workshop
Are Principal Investigators
(PI) or Lab Supervisors
TA Lab Safety
Workshop
Are Teaching Assistants
working in teaching
laboratories that handle
hazardous chemicals and/or
biological materials
Safety & Compliance
in the Arts Training
Are faculty, graduate
assistants within the
College of the Arts working
with hazardous chemicals
and shop equipment
Can be taken in
lieu of Lab
Safety/Hazardous
Waste Training
Initial
Can be taken in
lieu of Lab
Safety/Hazardous
Waste Training
Annual
Created by: USF Environmental Health & Safety 2015
Required Safety Training Courses for USF System Laboratory Personnel
Biological Safety Courses
How to Register
Regulatory
Requirement/USF
Procedure
Questions??
Contact:
Biosafety Core
Course
Will use/store recombinant
Initial
DNA, infectious agents,
select agents, and
Must be taken prior
biological toxins or work
to working with
where these materials are
biological materials
used/stored
USF Biosafety
Training website
Institutional Biosafety
Committee (IBC) Policy
USF Biosafety Program
(813) 974-5638
Special Topics:
Shipping
Biohazardous
Materials
Ship potentially infectious
biological agents
USF Biosafety
Shipping Course
Institutional Biosafety
Committee (IBC) Policy,
Department of
Transportation (DOT)
USF Biosafety Program
(813) 974-5638
Special Topics:
BSL-3
Training
Have access to BSL-3
agents or facilities
(including IDRB, CRI, COM)
USF Biosafety BSL-3 Institutional Biosafety
Training website Committee (IBC) Policy
USF Biosafety Program
(813) 974-5638
Required Training
Courses
This course is required
for individuals who…
Frequency of
Training
Biannual
Initial
Must be taken
prior to working in
the BSL-3 lab
Biomedical Waste
Training
(Online)
Will generate, handle, and
store biomedical waste.
Annual
Biosafety Continuing
Education Courses
(Online)
Will use/store recombinant
DNA, infectious agents,
select agents, and biological
toxins AND have taken the
classroom course
Annual
USF Biomedical
Waste
EH&S Training
Management
Registration Website
Procedure, Florida
Department of
Heal
th
USF Biosafety
Institutional Biosafety
Continuing
Committee (IBC) Policy
Education website
Created by: USF Environmental Health & Safety 2015
USF Environmental
Health & Safety
(813) 974-4036
USF Biosafety Program
(813) 974-5638
Required Safety Training Courses for USF System Laboratory Personnel
Radiation Safety Courses
Required Training
Courses
This course is required
for individuals who…
Frequency of
Training
How to Register
Regulatory
Requirement/USF
Procedure
Questions??
Contact:
Must be requested
by Principal
Investigator (PI)
USF Radiation Safety
User Manual
USF Radiation Safety
(813) 974-1194
USF Radiation
Safety
Training
website
USF Radiation Safety
User Manual
USF Radiation Safety
(813) 974-1194
USF Radiation
Safety Training
website
USF Radiation Safety,
Research X-Ray Safety
Manual
USF Radiation Safety
(813) 974-1194
Laser Safety Program
USF Radiation Safety
(813) 974-1194
Initial
Radiation Safety
Training Course
Request authorization to
work with radioactive
materials
Radiation Safety
Training Refresher
Course
(Online)
Request authorization
to work with
radioactive materials
AND have already
completed the initial
course
Research X-Ray
Safety Fundamentals
(Online)
Will use an X-ray device
unsupervised
Basic Laser Safety
Training
(Online)
Work with or in close
proximity to any laser
above Class 2
Must be taken
prior to working
with radioactive
materials
Every 3 years for
PIs
Annual for all
other laboratory
staff and students
Initial
Must be requested
by the Principal
Investigator (PI)
Initial
USF Radiation
Safety Training
website
Created by: USF Environmental Health & Safety 2015
Required Safety Training Courses for USF System Laboratory Personnel
Other Safety Courses
Required Training
Courses
This course is required for
individuals who…
How to Register
Regulatory
Requirement/USF
Procedure
Questions??
Contact:
Annual
Requested through
EH&S. A medical
evaluation must be
conducted prior to
this course.
USF Respiratory
Protection Program
USF Environmental
Health & Safety
(813) 974-4036
Frequency of
Training
Will use a respirator
Respirator Fit Test
Training
Includes voluntary and
required use of respirators
Lock Out/Tag Out
Training
Will use shop equipment
such as saws, drills, lathes,
etc.
Annual
EH&S Training
Registration
Website
USF Lock Out/Tag
Out Procedure
USF Environmental
Health & Safety
(813) 974-4036
Diving Safety
Who will be diving for
the purpose of USF
research
Initial
Contact USF
Boating Safety
Program
USF Diving Safety
Program
USF Boating Safety
(813) 974-5638
Boating Safety
Who will be operating a
boat or other marine
vessel for the purpose of
USF research
Initial
Contact USF
Diving Safety
Program
USF Boating Safety
Program
USF Boating Safety
(813) 974-5638
Created by: USF Environmental Health & Safety 2015