Occupational Health and Safety Training

This training provides an overview of common biting and stinging insects that OSU personnel may encounter, such as ants, bees, mosquitoes, spiders, and ticks. Topics include basic insect information, how to prevent bites/stings, and how to treat bites/stings.

This training provides an overview of the university wide plan describing what to do in the event of an emergency. Topics covered include evacuation plans, severe weather emergencies, fires, bomb threats, utility outages and workplace violence.

This training provides a general overview of Environmental Health and Safety’s Confined Space Entry Program. Additionally, this training provides the user with an understanding of the responsibilities of various Ohio State departments when employees enter confined spaces, knowledge of the numerous hazards which may exist in a confined space, capable of recognizing what makes an area a “permit” or “non-permit” required confined space and the requirements for rescue and emergency services during confined space entry. The user will also know how to obtain a permit for entering a confined space and how to complete the permit at the conclusion of this training.

This training module provides the user with an understanding of the safety guidelines when operating specialized lifting devices, such as cranes, hoists, and slings.  

This training module applies to shipments containing dry ice as the sole hazardous material in the package. Topics include regulatory oversight, hazardous materials definitions, training requirements, classification/identification, packaging, marking/labeling, documentation/shipping papers and recordkeeping of dry ice shipments.

This training module is provided to assist Ohio State faculty and staff who may be involved with shipment or receipt of Department of Transportation classified Hazardous Materials.

The module will cover safety and security principles such as ensuring emergency response information is provided with each HAZMAT shipment, safe package handling and storage practices, security measures of HAZMAT shipments, recognizing security threats and applicability of DOT security plans.

This training module is provided to assist OSU faculty and staff properly send shipments containing infectious substances such as biological products, cultures, patient specimens, regulated medical waste, sharps, toxins and used health care products.

This training provides an overview of the OSU Electrical Safety and Arc Flash Safety Programs. Topics include arc flash prevention, labels, flash hazard analysis, NFPA boundary zones and personal protective equipment (PPE).

The elevated work training program has been developed to provide safety related information and procedures in order to eliminate or minimize injuries as a result of improper use. Elevated work involves any work conducted above a substrate. Equipment used to vertically elevate a worker above the substrate includes, but is not limited to, aerial devices (i.e. scissor lifts, aerial lifts, boom buckets), scaffolding and ladders.

This training provides an overview of the Ohio State Fall Protection Program. Topics include types of fall protection, inspection/maintenance of fall protection systems, PPE, rescue operations, and authorized person summary. 

This training module is designed for all OSU employees in order to understand how to properly fight a fire using a fire extinguisher. This module also includes information on the fire tetrahedron, types of fires, different types of fire extinguishers, fire extinguisher use, and the rules for fighting fires.

This training provides a general overview of the Ohio State Environmental Health and Safety emergency response team for chemical, biological and radiological emergencies. Additionally, this training provides hazardous material emergency awareness information for responding to a chemical, biological or radiological spill or release; information on typical personal protective equipment needed during these responses; and specifically responding to research intensive facilities.

This training covers safety aspects for handling flammable liquids and performing spray operations. This training cover flash points, boiling points, flammability limits, fire control, safe handling techniques, and safe spray operation guidelines.

This training provides forklift operators the information required under OSHA regulations for classroom training. Topics covered include fundamental differences in types of forklifts; the differences between forklifts and vehicles; pre-use inspections; hazards and safety precautions to take when handling loads; safety precautions to take when operating a forklift; and identifying potential workplace hazards associated with forklift operation. 

This training provides and introduction to hand and power tool safety. Topics include potential hazards, injury prevention, proper tool selection, transportation and maintenance and appropriate PPE.

This training provides an overview of the OSHA Hazard Communication Standard as it relates to occupational exposure to hazardous chemicals in the workplace.

This training provides an overview of the OSHA Occupational Noise Exposure Standard and the Ohio State Hearing Conservation Program. Topics include basic noise and hearing information, appropriate personal protective equipment and audiometric testing.

This training program provides an introduction to heat and cold stress. Topic areas include the definition of heat and cold stress, types of illness caused by heat and cold stress and prevention.

This training program provides an introduction to hot work and hot work permitting. Topic areas include the definition of hot work, operations that warrant the need for a hot work permit and specialized hot work precautions.

This training module covers safety information for any employee that is expected to be exposed to elevated levels of lead.

This training module provides Ohio State employees information on what Legionella is, where it can be found, and the adverse health effects it may produce. This module will also provide information on prevention and control methods for reducing the risk of being exposed to Legionella.

This training provides an overview of the OSHA Lockout-Tagout standard. Topics include types of energy, lockout procedures and devices, authorized and affected employees and the Ohio State Control of Hazardous Energy Policy. 

This training provides an overview of the Ohio State Nanotechnology Safety Program. Topics covered include nanoparticle origins, hazards, exposure routes, precautions/control methods, spill procedures and waste disposal.

All Ohio State departments (administrative units) are responsible for identifying and assigning safety (compliance) responsibilities to an OSHA Coordinator (safety representative) within their unit. This training program will aid administrative units (OSHA Coordinators) so they can quickly determine which standards apply to them, employee responsibilities, responsibilities of the administrative unit and resources available to help with compliance.

This training provides a basic overview of the OSHA PPE Standard (CFR 1910.132). Topics include hazard assessments, exposures, engineering controls, administrative controls and types of PPE.

This module covers topics regarding Poison ivy information, location, identification, exposures, treatments and images. 

This training provides an understanding of various types of respirators and their protection levels; the requirements for Voluntary Use of Respirators; the requirements of the Ohio State Respiratory Protection Program; the proper procedures for maintenance, storage, cleaning and inspection of respirators; proper donning and doffing procedures; and the proper use and limitations of your respirator.

The purpose of the Shop Safety training module is to provide general shop safety information to Ohio State staff working in a shop.  This module covers general shop safety rules, access control, hazard communication, housekeeping, machine guarding, visitors/contractors in shops, inspections/recordkeeping and machine shop hazard matrix information.

This training module covers the components of the OSU Silica Dust Safety Program. Topics covered include information of silica, exposure routes, silicosis, exposure limits, controlling silica exposure, respiratory protection, signage, and general housekeeping.

The objectives of the Skid Loader Operator Training module include: Understand the purpose of a skid loader; understand the characteristics of a skid loader; recognize the hazards associated with a skid loader; identify the controls and instrumentation of a skid loader; understand preventative maintenance and pre-operation checks; demonstrate safe use of a skid loader.

This training provides an overview of the Ohio State Trenching and Excavating Safety Program. Topics include trenching precautions, protective systems, inspections, soil types and emergency response.

This training module is part of the Worker Protection Standard (WPS) training required by U.S. EPA, to protect workers from potential adverse effects of pesticides. Topics include forms of pesticides, pesticide exposures, and safe practices to minimize exposure to workers or pesticide handlers.

This training module is part of the Worker Protection Standard (WPS) training required by U.S. EPA, to protect workers from potential adverse effects of pesticides. Topics include forms of pesticides, pesticide exposures, and safe practices to minimize exposure to workers or pesticide handlers.