Laboratory Safety & Hazardous Waste Training

Find out what is required of you as a campus user of hazardous materials. This training covers all current regulatory issues regarding proper chemical handling procedures, including requests for chemical pickup, labeling and signage, how to clean out a lab, and how to handle a hazmat emergency. These quarterly sessions will be updated as needed. Contact the EHS office at 744-7241 to make sure space is available at the session you plan to attend.  This training is provided at no cost.

"How To" Sections

The following pages were designed to help you come into compliance with these requirements:

• Laboratory Safety
• Chemical Hygiene Plans
• Research Laboratory Safety Checklist

Training Requirements

There are a variety of different training requirements that must be followed. All OSU employees must receive quarterly safety training and hazard communications training. Depending on your job, other training requirements may apply as well.

• Quarterly Safety Training
• Hazard Communication Training
• Laboratory Safety Training
• Other OSHA Training

Additionally, OSU EHS provides online training modules that can be used to meet some training requirements:

Online Safety Training Modules

Useful Links

• American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
• BOCA (International Code Council)
• Center for Disease Control (CDC)
• Compressed Gas Association (CGA)
• Consumer Product Safety Commission
• Department of Energy (DOE)
• Department of Health and Human Services
• Department of Transportation (DOT)
• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
• Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
• National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
• National Institute of Health (NIH)
• NIOSH
• Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
• Oklahoma Department of Labor
• OSU Office of University Research Services
• Research Training (VA Office of Research & Development)
• USDA Food and Nutrition Information Center