Online

This self-paced course satisfies the basic training requirement of the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) Laboratory Standard. After viewing each module, successfully completing the 5 required self-checks, and passing the final quiz, you may request to have a completion certificate emailed to you.

Everyone who works with chemicals

UW-Madison facilities supervision and staff that provides service and maintenance for building with biocontainment facilities should take this training course to ensure safety of all campus staff and research programs.

Objectives of this training:

• Learn the concept of directional airflow
• Identify lab and fan system components that are typically used on equipment that serves containment spaces
• Learn to recognize the signage that identifies critical equipment
• Identify how and who to contact when you need to perform work on a system
• Learn the communication steps taken during the work request process

Facilities, services, maintenance staff working in biocontainment facility buildings

Provides initial training AND renewal training for hazardous materials shipping of biological materials and dry ice. Compliant with IATA/ICAO Dangerous Goods and US DOT 49CFR Hazardous Materials Regulations. Once registered, this course will be continually available to you for any renewal or refresher training.

This course consists of multiple Shipping Training Paths, each earning a certificate of training. Each Path is independent with its own quiz and certificate, you only complete the paths you need for the materials you ship. To complete a Training Path you must have a passing score on the quiz and print the quiz score page for your certificate.

• Campus Transport of Biologicals and Dry Ice Training Path
• Exempt & Unregulated Biological Shipping Training Path
• GMO/GMMO Shipping Training Path
• Biological Substance, Category B Training Path
• Infectious Substance Category A Training Path
• Dry Ice Shipping Training Path
• Toxins Extracted from Living Sources Training Path

Certificates:  Quiz Score page printout is your certificate for each Training Path

We will no longer send separate certificates to individuals – you must print your quiz score page

Shippers of biological materials and dry ice

The goal of this training is to provide general safety information intended to help research personnel recognize hazards associated with centrifuges. By the end of the training, you should be able to identify common terms, hazards, and better understand safe and effective centrifuge use.

Laboratory, research staff working with centrifuges

This course provides information on the function of a biological safety cabinet (BSC) and how to properly work within a BSC in order to protect you and prevent the release of materials into your laboratory. There is no renewal requirement for this training.

Once registered, this course will be continually available to you for any renewal or refresher training.

Laboratory, research staff working with BSCs

This training has been developed specifically for researchers working with potentially infectious human materials and meets the requirements for annual training in the Bloodborne Pathogens Program. This course relates the OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens Standard to biological research settings for those working with human blood, cells, tissue, and other potentially infectious material. This course is both the initial bloodborne pathogen training and the annual refresher.

Laboratory, research staff working with human-source materials

The “Biosafety Required Training” course fulfills the biosafety training requirement for personnel listed on a biosafety protocol. This training must be renewed every 3 years.

“Biosafety Required Training” is an interactive course module and a quiz online in Learn@UW Canvas. Register and complete the course at any time and at your own pace. Approximate length of this training is 110 minutes.

Available now – Meet your biosafety training requirement in 50% less time with our new 2025 revision of Biosafety Required Training. We’ve heard your feedback and shortened this training into a more condensed format.

Renewal Process: Review the course materials in Learn@UW Canvas and pass the quiz with a 75% or higher score. Self-registration is not required for renewal; this course will be available on your Learn@UW Canvas Dashboard page indefinitely for your renewal convenience.

Laboratory, research staff working with biological materials

Work with animals comes with inherent risk, and these risks will vary depending on the species involved. This course provides an overview of the specific physical hazards, allergens, and zoonotic diseases in which you may be exposed to while working with various research models. This course is broken up into the following modules:

• Rodents (mice and rats)
• Small mammals (rabbits, hamsters, chinchillas, gerbils, guinea pigs, hedgehogs, and ferrets)
• Swine
• Cattle
• Goats and Sheep
• Cats and Dogs
• Horses
• Fish
• Herptiles (amphibians and reptiles)
• Birds (wild and domestic)

This course is intended for animal care workers and researchers who work with different research model species. Users can select only the species relevant to their work or watch the entire training. Once registered, this course will be continually available to you for any renewal or refresher training

Content in this online course is designed for individuals exposing hazardous chemicals, biologicals, and radioactive materials to animals in an animal facility and how to properly notify the animal care and veterinary staff.

Notes:

If you have not already, you will also need to complete training with the Research Animal Resources Center (RARC) and the Animal Contact Risk Questionnaire with EHS Occupational Medicine.

This course is required for anyone listed on an approved Animal Care and Use Protocol (except those on Wildlife protocols) and for animal care staff working in animal facilities.

Content in this online course offers an introduction to the UW Madison EHS Department and an overview of occupational health and safety topics including animal contact safety, zoonoses, allergies & asthma, ergonomics, medical concerns, immunizations, injury and exposure protocols, syringe use guidelines, and personal protective equipment.

Notes:

If you have not already, you will also need to complete training with the Research Animal Resources Center (RARC) and the Animal Contact Risk Questionnaire with EHS Occupational Medicine.

This course is required for personnel with animal contact who are working on an animal protocol (except Agricultural or Wildlife protocols).