Lab Safety Training

The safety courses that are required by all streams before doing bench research are:

NOTE: if these links don't allow you to login - then go to the EHS website to access the classes

MODULES FOR SPRING SEMESTER:

(see below for Summer and Fall and ARI)

Go to UTLearn for all 'online' course listed below:

https://ehs.utexas.edu/training/training-courses.php

OH 101: Hazard Communication - online

OH 102: Site- specific Laboratory Safety - NOT online, it is in lab

We will give this to you in the first week of class as you accompany the RE on a lab safety orientation in the Wet Lab (PAI 2.14)

OH 201: Laboratory Safety - online

OH 202: Hazardous Waste Management - online

OH204: Compressed Gases Safety - online

OH207 biological safety training - online

OH241 Cryogenic training - online

CW512 - recombinant DNA - online NOT AVAILABLE at UT Now and Not Required (12/29/22)

CLASSES FOR SUMMER & FALL SEMESTERS: (and Spring ARI course)

Includes all of the above training plus ....

Fire extinguisher training (FF 205) not required for Spring, but if you plan to stay for the summer or fall, try to take the training this semester because they only offer it a few times (see below for link). This course now has an online option - so much more available.

http://www.utexas.edu/safety/fire/extinguishers/training.html

NOTE (1/22/18):

For students trying to register for FF 205 using the above links- all training are now on the UTLearn Website (https://utlearn.utexas.edu/).

Once you logged in, there should be a search bar on the resulting page (should show you what trainings you have done). In that search bar, type "FF 205." This should pull up the next training sessions.

DUE DATE: : Prior to beginning your wet labs (or see due date on Canvas)

Finish your training
Take a screen shot of your training record (available through TxClass) and/or UT Learn screenshots of completed course.
1. https://utdirect.utexas.edu/txclass/index.WBX or https://utlearn.utexas.edu/
2. See left hand side 'Training History' or 'Completions'
Upload it to Canvas by the end of the 1st week of class. Don't be afraid to ask a mentor for help!
Complete the lab safety quiz posted on Canvas. Quiz title is Safety Videos Quiz Questions.

To View your record of completed courses in UT Learn, go to:

Learning >> View Your Transcript >> Change from 'Active' to 'Completed'

NOTE: you may need to upload BOTH your UTDirect TxClass training record AND your UT Learn record to cover all the online training you will have completed.

If you have trouble with UT Learn:

UT Learn Issues: (1/19/2021 - Dr. B)

(Note: If you are having trouble signing into UTLearn, try logging in from a personal computer that has your UTEID login and password saved. Some students have been able to log into UTLearn only if their login info is saved on their computers).

The link below should work, but you may not be able to register yet.

First, you need to be registered in the system. Use THIS LINK to self-register

Additionally, this file:Self-Registration_UserGuide.pdf should guide you through the self-registration process.

If that doesn't work still, then email ITS help desk

https://it.utexas.edu/students

This link should take you to a list of the available safety modules

You will be forced to take a quiz after each training session. You MUST pass the training quiz in order to complete each training session. You are allowed to retake the quiz, if you do not pass it the first time.

Once you have completed all of the sections, you should be able to find a record of the current safety training modules that you have completed by navigating to Learning -> View your transcript.

Take a screenshot and upload it to Canvas (or if Summer - post to your Research Page)

Waste Disposal Documents (for mentors): https://ehs.utexas.edu/programs/hazardouswaste/

Lab Safety Accidents Articles

STORY A:

A 22 year old undergraduate student got her hair tangled in a lathe.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/14/nyregion/yale-student-dies-in-machine-shop-accident.html?_r=0

STORY B:

Two Texas Tech students working with explosive chemicals exploded the lab.

http://www.csb.gov/newsroom/detail.aspx?nid=386

STORY C:

A 23 year old student got severely burned in a chemical fire.

http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/state&id=8750966