Training
Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) offers online and classroom training as needed to comply with local, state and federal regulatory requirements.
This training is summarized in the EHS Training Matrix listed below. Please carefully consider current and future job duties to determine proper training requirements. Some training courses are required, others may be optional.
Courses & Enrollment
To get started, select the desired course from the list below by clicking the course title.
- Online training: clicking the course title will launch the web-based training module. You will be asked to complete a brief registration form. The key is the three-digit code listed below the course title. Follow the registration instructions received via your preferred email account.
- Classroom training: clicking the course title will generate an email to request enrollment.
Training courses are for Davidson College use only.
EHS Training Matrix
| Course | Description | Course Specifics |
|---|---|---|
| Aerial Work Platform Safety Key: 987 |
Use of powered lifting devices, such as scissor lifts, boom lifts and articulating boom lifts | Initial training required with refresher as needed; online instruction; one-hour duration |
| Back Injury: Lifting Techniques Key: 122 |
Lifting techniques that can prevent back injuries | Optional online instruction |
| Bloodborne Pathogens Key: 211 |
Exposed to blood or other bodily fluids | Required annually; classroom and online instruction; one-hour duration. For classroom instruction, email alstowe@davidson.edu. |
| Chemical Hygiene Plan Key: 124 |
Exposure to chemicals and other hazards in science laboratories | Initial training required with refresher as needed; classroom and online instruction; one and one-half hour duration. For classroom instruction, email alstowe@davidson.edu. |
| Confined Space Entry Key: 333 |
Work in spaces that has limited/restricted means of entry or exit and are not designed for continuous employee occupancy such as communications vaults, manholes or excavations | Initial training required with refresher as needed; online instruction; one-hour duration |
| CPR/AED/First Aid | Provide emergency assistance with CPR, AED and First Aid. Not intended for professional emergency responders as EMTs, firefighters, police | Certification optional with the exception of the Physical Plant Electrical staff. Certification requires training every two years; vendor classroom instruction; eight-hour duration |
| EHS General Awareness Key: 678 |
Overview of Davidson EHS policies | Required initial training; online instruction; one-hour duration |
| Electrical Safety - Qualified Persons Key: 301 |
Install, maintain, or repair electrical equipment and systems over 50 volts | Initial training required with refresher every three years; online instruction; one-hour duration. Additional specialized classroom training, such as arc flash protection, will be offered every three years or as needed. |
| Fall Protection: Preventing Slips, Trips and Falls Key: 223 |
Exposure to slip, trip and fall (unguarded surface more than six feet off the ground) hazards | Initial training required with refresher as needed; online instruction; one-hour duration |
| Fire Extinguisher (Portable) Key: 101 |
Personnel designated to use firefighting equipment. Familiarize employees with the general principles of fire extinguisher use | Required annually; online instruction; one-hour duration |
| Fork Lift (Powered Industrial Truck) | Fork lift operators | Initial training required with refresher as needed; driving test every three years; classroom instruction; one-hour duration |
| Hand and Power Tools Key: 234 |
Work with hand and power tools such as wrenches, pliers, portable saws, power drills | Optional online instruction |
| Hazard Communication GHS Key: 323 |
Users of hazardous chemicals or potential exposure outside of a laboratory environment | Initial training required with refresher as needed; online instruction; one-hour duration |
| Hazardous Materials (DOT) | Involved in the transportation of DOT hazardous materials (shipping papers, package marking, labeling, placarding) | Initial and refresher training every three years; vendor classroom instruction; 16-hour duration |
| Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Key: 311 |
Any person who is required to utilize PPE per job hazard analysis | Initial training required with refresher as needed; online instruction; one-hour duration |
| Ladder Safety Key: 121 |
Utilize fixed or portable ladders | Optional online instruction; one-hour duration |
| Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) Key: 350 |
Work on immobile, energized equipment/machinery such as steam lines or electrical panels | Initial training required with refresher as needed; online instruction; one-hour duration |
| Noise Exposure/ Hearing Protection |
Exposure to high noise levels for a prolonged period (greater than or equal to a time weighted average of 85 decibels) such as a lawnmower or leaf blower | Required annually, hearing test included; classroom instruction; one-hour duration |
| Respiratory Protection | Exposure to harmful dusts, fogs, mists, gases, smokes, sprays or vapors. Required by job function to wear a respirator | Required annually; classroom instruction; four-hour duration |
| Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure Plan (SPCC) Key: 123 |
Handle oil (and byproducts, including gasoline and diesel fuel) bearing equipment and/or oil, particularly in containers with a capacity of less than or equal to 1,320 gallons (containers less than or equal to 55 gallons are exempted) | Required annually or whenever a significant change to plan is made; online instruction; one-hour duration |
| Universal Waste | Management of universal wastes—recycling of batteries and lighting waste | Initial training required with refresher as needed; classroom instruction; one-hour duration |