Biological Workers

Reproductive Hazards in Research is intended to be a comprehensive course that identifies potential hazards in the research community for women, men, the developing fetus, and children at home. Extensive resources for reproductive hazards in a research setting can be difficult to elucidate, therefore, we hope this course is a valuable resource for potential side effects from exposure to biological, chemical, and radioactive hazards as well as method of prevention. This course also offers resources in the form of guidance documents and publications to identify more detailed and specific information.

This course is intended for anyone on campus who is a significant other, currently pregnant or considering becoming pregnant.

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

The topics covered in this training module are related to the safe and effective use of autoclaves and include an introduction to autoclaves, items that should and should not be autoclaved, effective use, maintenance, efficacy testing, record keeping and injury response.

By the end of this module, you should be able to identify common terms, hazards, and better understand safe and effective autoclave use.

This information is NOT intended to be an operation procedure for any specific autoclave or for setting cycle parameters. Users should ALWAYS consult and become familiar with the manufacturer’s operation manual prior to use of the autoclave.

Laboratory, research staff working with Autoclaves

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.

As of Dec. 2016, this course replaces Biosafety 101, 104, 201 to fulfill the Biosafety training requirement.

“Biosafety Required Training” course consists of 6 modules: Introduction to Biosafety Risk Assessment & Mitigation, NIH Guidelines & Research Oversight at UW-Madison, Biosafety Protocol Process, Procedural Risks & Mitigation, Exposure Response & Reportable Events, and Disinfection, Decontamination, & Biohazard Disposal.

Individuals whose Biosafety 101, 104, 201 training is up to date (taken within the last 5 years), do not need to complete the new required course at this time.

Individuals whose Biosafety 101, 104, 201 training has expired will renew their training using the new “Biosafety Required Training”.

Individuals who are new and have not yet completed online biosafety training will need to complete the new “Biosafety Required Training.”

Renewal Process: Review the course materials in Learn@UW and pass the quiz with a 70% or higher score. Self-registration is not required for renewal; this course will be available on your Learn@UW “My Home” page indefinitely for your renewal convenience.

Laboratory, research staff working with biological materials