Safety and Environmental Affairs would like to take the opportunity to introduce a new way of conducting mandatory safety training.  This will be achieved through a Safety Academy format which is a better way of scheduling, presenting and ensuring regulatory compliance for required safety training.  Essentially, Safety and Environmental Affairs will offer all mandatory classes periodically throughout the year, provide easy on-line registration and establish a central location for class participants from any department to attend.  For assistance in identifying training needs for particular job classifications, please view our "Safety Training Match Guide".

Safety and Environmental Affairs shall be responsible for: 

• Providing mandatory safety training classes periodically throughout the year (e.g., monthly, quarterly, semi-annually);
• Publishing dates, times and locations at the beginning of each quarter;
• Providing easy on-line registration; and
• Providing departments with follow-up summaries of employees attending each training class upon request.

Departments are responsible for:

• Ensuring that employees receive all required training for their group through the Safety Academy, including new employees;
• Ensuring employees attend classes annually for those classes with annual refresher requirements; and
• Registering employees on-line for scheduled classes.

In general classes will be offered as follows:

1. Asbestos Awareness - Quarterly (March, June, September, December);
2. Back Safety - Quarterly (March, June, September, December);
3. Biological Safety Cabinets - Quarterly (February, May, August and November);
4. Bloodborne Pathogens - Monthly;
5. Chemical Hygiene Plan - Monthly;
6. Confined Spaces - Monthly;
7. Electrical Safety General - Scheduled on an as needed basis;
8. Electrical Safety Qualified - Scheduled on an as needed basis;
9. Ergonomics - Scheduled on an as needed basis;
10. Fall Protection - Scheduled on an as needed basis;
11. Fire Safety and Evacuation - Monthly;
12. Forklift/Power Lift Operation and Safety - Scheduled on an as needed basis;
13. Grounds Keeping Safety - Scheduled on an as needed basis;
14. Hazard Communication - Quarterly (January, April, July, October);
15. Hearing Conservation - Quarterly (January, April, July, October);
16. Ladder Safety - Quarterly (February, May, August, November);
17. Lockout/Tagout - Quarterly (February, May, August and November);
18. Personal Protective Equipment - Quarterly  (March, June, September, December);
19. Respiratory Protection - Monthly; and
20. Safety Orientation for Project Managers, Facility Managers and Supervisors - Quarterly (February, May, August and November);
21. Shipping Infectious Substances - Monthly; and
22. Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure Plan (SPCC) - Quarterly (February, May, August and November).

For specific dates, times and locations of each class (available at the beginning of each quarter) and to register for a class, go to The University of Chicago's Training Home Page .  At the beginning of each quarter (Winter - Late December; Spring - Late March; Summer - Late June; Autumn - Late September), Safety and Environmental Affairs shall distribute email notifications identifying the classes available for that quarter to main departmental contacts.  

To register for a class:

• Click on the course you would like to attend;
• Scroll down to the section which lists the specific date, time and location of the class;
• Click on "Register" to the right of the appropriate date;
• A registration screen will appear with the course you clicked on at the top of the page;
• If this is the correct class, click on "Add course to your list?";
• To register for additional courses for the same employee, click "Look for more courses?";
• When you have added all the courses "In your list" that you want to register an employee for, click "Complete your registration request?"; and 
• Complete the registration form for your employee and click "submit".   

Note:  If there are no participants registered for a class, the class will be cancelled.  All employees must be registered to be able to attend the class.  

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