EH&S Training List
EH&S courses available in myTraining
(see EH&S Training Registration)
- EH&S myTraining courses are available as instructor-led training (ILT) and/or online training (OLT)
- Online training is available at any time for the learner to begin the course
- Instructor-led training is available when a class has been scheduled –
- Check myTraining for current ILT classes
- Departments may request specific ILT classes through the EH&S contacts below
Course Name |
Course Structure |
Description |
| 15-Passenger Van Training |
Online assessment available after prerequisites met |
Required for all department-approved operators of UF owned, leased, or non-owned 15 passenger vans, and must be completed prior to operating a 15 passenger van. Requires approval of department and EH&S and an online assessment. 15 Passenger Van Policy. Email vantraining@ehs.ufl.edu for enrollment request. |
| Aerial-Lift Training |
Live Class |
Required at least every two years for any individual assigned job duties involving an aerial lift. Email Tom Ladun for department-specific live class. |
| Asbestos & Lead Awareness |
Live Class |
Required annually for all maintenance personnel with the potential to come into contact with asbestos-containing material during their normal work assignment. Email Tom Ladun for department-specific live class. |
| Active Shooter Training |
Instructor-Led |
How to Respond to an Active Shooter Situation and Law Enforcement’s Response Techniques. Contact University Police Department for department specific training. |
| BEC Fire Extinguisher Training |
Live Class |
Overview for Building Emergency Coordinators of basic fire safety, as well as guidance on proper use of a fire extinguisher. Includes Classroom instruction and hands-on fire extinguisher training in an outdoor setting. Contact Department of Emergency Management for department-specific live class. |
| BEC: Adult CPR & AED Training |
Live Class |
Basic steps for Building Emergency Coordinators of performing CPR on adults, relieving choking and using an Automated External Defibrillator (AED). Contact Department of Emergency Management for department-specific live class. |
| Biomedical Waste Training |
Online course |
Required upon hire and annually thereafter for all UF faculty and staff who generate biomedical waste. Training is required by State of Florida law. Email Biosafety Office for details. |
| BBP/BMW Training (Clinical Audience) |
Online course |
Content specific for work in the Clinical Setting. Required upon hire and annually thereafter for all faculty and staff who may come into contact with human blood or other potentially infectious materials. Bloodborne Pathogen Program or Email Biosafety Office for details. |
| BBP/BMW Training (General Audience) |
Online course |
Content specific for work in the General Setting. Required upon hire and annually thereafter for all faculty and staff who may come into contact with human blood or other potentially infectious materials. Bloodborne Pathogen Program or Email Biosafety Office for details. |
| BBP/BMW Training (Dental Audience) |
Online course |
Content specific for work in the College of Dentistry. Required upon hire and annually thereafter for all faculty and staff who may come into contact with human blood or other potentially infectious materials. Bloodborne Pathogen Program or Email Biosafety Office for details. |
| BBP/BMW Training (BBP Trng Coords) |
Online course |
Content specific for BBP Training Coordinators. Required upon hire and annually thereafter for all faculty and staff who may come into contact with human blood or other potentially infectious materials. Bloodborne Pathogen Program or Email Biosafety Office for details. |
| Bomb Threat Guidelines for BEC |
Online course |
Guidelines for UF Building Emergency Coordinators (BECs) on handling bomb threats. Contact Department of Emergency Management for department-specific live class. |
| Confined Space Entry |
Live Class |
Required annually for any maintenance worker required to enter a confined space as part of their work assignment. Email Tom Ladun for next live class if not listed in myTraining. |
| Disruptive Building Occupants |
Live Class |
Provides information to Building Emergency Coordinators on recognizing disruptive, disturbing or troubled building occupants. Contact Department of Emergency Management for department-specific live class. |
| Diver Training |
Live Class |
Provides training to achieve completion of the 100 hours required for the Scientific Diver classification. |
| Emergency Shelter Management |
Online |
Overview of UF policies and procedures for setting up, running and closing a shelter during a disaster or other emergency. Contact Department of Emergency Management for more information. |
| Excavation & Trenching Safety |
Live Class |
UF policy and hazards related to excavation work, work practices and selection of protective systems and methods of evaluating the site and of conducting inspections. Email Tom Ladun for department-specific live class. |
| Fall Protection Training |
Live Class |
Required for employees who may be exposed to fall hazards to recognize the hazards and procedures to follow to minimize the hazards. Email Tom Ladun for department-specific live class. |
| Fire Safety for BECs |
Online course |
Appropriate actions for UF Building Emergency Coordinators (BECs) to take during a fire alarm activation along with fire safety issues. Contact Department of Emergency Management for department-specific live class. |
| Forklift Instructor Training |
Live Class |
Completion qualifies participants to train, evaluate and certify others who are assigned to operate forklifts. Email Melissa Crowder for information on how completion is recorded in myTraining. |
| Forklift Training |
Live Class |
Required initially and every three years thereafter for anyone assigned to operate a forklift as part of their duties. Completion includes written and practical skills exam. Email Melissa Crowder for department-specific live class. |
| General Biosafety Training |
Online Course |
Anyone working directly with synthetic/recombinant nucleic acids, infectious agents, biological toxins, and where these are used or stored, must complete this training. |
| Hazard Communication Training |
Online Course |
Hazard Communication Program explanation of labeling system and material safety data sheets. Email Tom Ladun for department-specific live class training. |
| Hazardous Energy Control |
Live Class |
Hazardous Energy Control (Lock out/Tag out) Policy requires initial and annual training for affected employees, supervisors and principal investigators. Email Tom Ladun for department-specific live class. |
| Hazardous Waste Management |
Online course |
Required initially and annually for all employees who generate or manage hazardous waste in labs and satellite areas on UF’s main campus as well as at IFAS Research and Education Centers (UF_EHS809A_OLT). Email Matt Doty for more details. |
| Hazardous Waste: Building Services |
Live Class |
Required upon hire and annually thereafter for custodial staff working in UF’s Building Services. Email Matt Doty for next live class if not listed in myTraining. |
| Hazardous Waste: Facilities / Vehicle Maintenance |
Live Class |
Required upon hire and annually thereafter for all maintenance staff working in the Physical Plant Division (with the exception of the Building Services Department), Housing, and on-campus IFAS facilities. Provides a general awareness of how to properly manage and dispose of a wide variety of products, such as paints, solvents, adhesives, oil, and fuel. Email Matt Doty for department-specific live class. |
| Hearing Conservation Training |
Online course |
Required of all employees who are participants of the UF Hearing Conservation Program. Email Melissa Crowder for department-specific live class. |
| Heat Stress Training |
Online course |
Reviews of hazards of working in high heat, how to recognize and avoid heat-related illnesses and procedures for performing first aid. Also includes off-duty situations that may increase the risk of heat-related illnesses while at work. Email Melissa Crowder for department-specific live class. |
| Hot Work Awareness Training |
Live Class |
How to recognize and avoid potential fire hazards associated with work involving welding, cutting, brazing and other tasks involving use of open flame. Email Tom Ladun for department-specific live class. |
| Hot Work Supervisory Training |
Live Class |
General hot work awareness, hot work permit requirements and fire protection. Hot Work Supervisors Certificate requires at least 70% on competency test. Email Tom Ladun for department-specific live class. |
| Indoor Air Quality Training |
Live Class |
Recommended for maintenance staff responsible for identification and remediation of problems related to mold and other indoor conditions resulting in health and comfort-based concerns. Email Tom Ladun for department-specific live class. |
| Introduction to BEC Training |
Online course |
Newly appointed Building Emergency Coordinators gain basic understanding of functions and responsibilities in BEC role. Contact Department of Emergency Management for department-specific live class. |
| Lab Safety Actions & Reactions |
Online course |
Focuses on importance of applying general lab safety rules and regulations in a laboratory. Currently being updated. |
| Ladder Safety Training |
Live Class |
Recognition of hazards related to ladders including proper use, care in handling and maximum intended load-carrying capacities of ladders. Call EH&S at 352-392-1591 for department-specific live class. |
| Laser Safety |
Online course UF_EHS833_OLT |
The purpose of the Laser Safety Program is to provide guidance for use of regulated lasers and laser systems, and to provide references for those who wish to learn more about the safe use of lasers. |
| Local Weather Hazards for BECs |
Online course |
Designed for UF Building Emergency Coordinators (BECs) and covers local weather hazards. Coordinated by Environmental Health & Safety and presented by a meteorologist with the National Weather Service-Jacksonville. Contact Department of Emergency Management for department-specific live class. |
| New Researcher Overview of EH&S |
Online course |
Designed for UF principal investigators, lab managers and lab staff for overview of EH&S resources and programs that support all elements of laboratory safety. Email Erica Gonzaga for more information. |
| Radiation Safety Short Course |
Online Course |
Required for individuals working with radioactive materials and radiation-producing equipment. In-depth overview of radiation safety topics held over eight days. Requires on-line assessment for completion certificate. Additional information: http://www.ehs.ufl.edu/programs/rad/rssc/rssc-training-schedules/ or email Cathy Sharp for enrollment. |
| Respiratory Protection: UPD |
Live Class |
Designed for University Police Officers. Required initially and annually and includes respirator fit testing. UF’s Respiratory Protection Program requires initial and annual 1) medical clearance, 2) training and 3) fit testing. Email Tom Ladun for department-specific live class. |
| Respiratory Protection: Tight-Fitting |
Live Class |
Designed for faculty and staff who are required to wear a tight-fitting respirator as part of their job duties. Required initially and annually and includes respirator fit testing. UF’s Respiratory Protection Program requires initial and annual 1) medical clearance, 2) training and 3) fit testing. Email Tom Ladun for department-specific live class. |
| Resp Prot: Online Tight Fit |
Online course |
Designed for faculty and staff required to wear a tight-fitting respirator as part of their job duties. Required initially and annually. In addition to this online course, participants must contact Environmental Health & Safety to make a fit test appointment. UF’s Respiratory Protection Program requires initial and annual tight-fitting 1) medical clearance, 2) training and 3) fit testing. Additional information: Respiratory Protection Policy or email respirators@ehs.ufl.edu for a fit test appointment. |
| Resp Prot: N95 |
Live Class |
Designed for individuals required to wear an N95 respirator as part of their job duties. Required initially and annually and includes respirator fit testing. UF’s Respiratory Protection Program requires initial N95 1) medical clearance, 2) training and 3) fit testing; annual 1) training and 2) fit testing. Additional information: Respiratory Protection Policy or email Tom Ladun for department-specific live class. |
| Resp Prot: Online N95 |
Online course |
Designed for individuals required to wear an N95 respirator as part of their job duties. Required initially and annually. In addition to this online course, participants must contact Environmental Health and Safety to make a fit test appointment. UF’s Respiratory Protection Program requires initial N95 1) medical clearance, 2) training and 3) fit testing; annual 1) training and 2) fit testing. Additional information: Respiratory Protection Policy or email respirators@ehs.ufl.edu for a fit test appointment. |
| Safe Lifting in the Workplace |
Live Class |
Instruction on how to properly lift heavy objects encountered in various workplace environments. Covers dangers of back injuries caused by inappropriate lifting techniques. Email Tom Ladun for department-specific live class. |
| Shipping and Transport of Biological Materials |
Online course |
Required for all individuals involved in transport of dangerous goods or preparation of dangerous goods for transport. Additional information: http://www.ehs.ufl.edu/programs/bio/shipping/ or email Biosafety Office for enrollment in course. Include your First Name, Last Name and UFID number. |
| Tractor Safety |
Online course |
Required for all employees who operate an agricultural tractor and covers operating practices and any other practices specific to the work environment. Email Melissa Crowder for department-specific live class. |