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Chemical Safety & Environmental Protection Training

Safety and Environmental Protection in the Chemical Laboratory - COURSE SCHEDULE
Hazard Communication - General
- Regulatory Requirements
- Online Training
Hazard Communication - Specific Regulatory Requirements
Lab Standard Regulatory Requirements
Environmental Protection (RCRA & DOT) Regulatory Requirements

For questions concerning:

Hazard Communication & non-laboratory chemical safety training - contact Mark Bogard (mark.j.bogard@vanderbilt.edu).
Laboratory chemical safety training - contact one of the lab compliance officers.
Environmental Protection training - contact Kevin Warren by phone (2-0925) or e-mail (kevin.warren@vanderbilt.edu).

Please contact the Safety Training Officer if you have any other safety training related questions.

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Safety and Environmental Protection in the Chemical Laboratory

This two-hour course is strongly recommended for all individuals who work with chemicals in a laboratory setting. This course will satisfy non-lab specific requirements outlined in the Lab Standard for training. (Lab specific training must be provided within each lab.) This course also satisfies RCRA and DOT environmental protection awareness training required for individuals who work with chemicals in a lab.

Training Schedule
Date	Time	Location
8/14/08	09:00 - 11:00 am	Light Hall 437
9/18/08	09:00 - 11:00 am	Light Hall 437
10/7/08	09:00 - 11:00 am	Light Hall 437
11/13/08	01:00 - 03:00 pm	Light Hall 437
12/9/08	09:00 - 11:00 am	Light Hall 437

Registration is required. To register, submit registrant names, PI name, campus mailing address, contact phone number, dates and times requested to Kevin Warren by fax (3-4951), campus mail (U-0211 MCN, 265), or e-mail (kevin.warren@vanderbilt.edu). For fax and campus mail registrations, please use this form.

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Hazard Communication -General

Required by: OSHA 29 CFR 1910.1200; State of TN (TOSHA)

Frequency: Initial with annual retraining

Target Audience: All employees

Class Description: This class covers a description of the right to know standard, recognition of hazard warning symbols (biohazard, radiation, etc.) how to obtain, use & understand material safety data sheets (MSDS), health effects (including reproductive risks), manufacturer labels, secondary container labeling requirements, personnel protective equipment, safe work practices and emergency procedures.

Class Length: 15-30 minutes

Class Schedule/Location: An introduction to the Hazard Communication Standard is presented at New Staff Orientation. Access to this training video is also available online. Annual training is provided annually through the VUMC Safety Fair.

Hazard Communication - Specific

Required by: OSHA 29 CFR 1910.1200; State of TN (TOSHA)

Frequency: Initial with annual retraining

Target Audience: All employees who are exposed to specific hazards.

Class Description: This class covers specific information on the specific chemicals or work place hazards that employees are exposed to. Specific hazard information is covered, including where exposure to this hazard can occur, appropriate PPE and engineering controls, requirements for labeling, recognition of symbol(s) used to represent specific hazards, the hazard communication plan, where to find chemical lists, Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS), safe work practices and emergency procedures.

Class Length: Varies

Class Schedule/Location: This training is provided within an individual department. For advice on how to provide this training, contact VEHS.

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Lab Standard

Required by: Laboratory Safety Standard - OSHA 1910.1450

Frequency: Initial and prior to work involving new chemical exposures.

Target Audience: Any individuals who work in research, teaching or clinical laboratories.

Class Description: This class covers the Chemical Hygiene Plan, exposure limits, health hazards, signs and symptoms associated with chemical exposures, material safety data sheets (MSDS), detection methods, PPE, protective clothing, safe work practices and emergency procedures.

Class Length: Varies

Class Schedule/Location: This training is provided by the Departmental Safety Coordinator or by VEHS on an as-requested basis. To request this training, please contact Kevin Warren by phone (2-0925) or e-mail (kevin.warren@vanderbilt.edu).

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Environmental Protection (RCRA & DOT Training)

Required by: Environmental Protection Agency & Dept. of Transportation

Frequency: Initial

Target Audience: All individuals who work with hazardous materials (chemicals, radioactive material and/or biohazardous materials)

Class Description: This class describes the individual's and the University's responsibilities for complying with environmental protection standards and transportation of hazardous materials. The EPA's Resource Conservation & Recovery Act (RCRA) is described and acceptable methods for hazardous waste disposal are discussed.

Class Length: Approximately one hour.

Class Schedule/Location: This training is provided on an as-requested basis. To request this training, please contact Kevin Warren by phone (2-0925) or e-mail (kevin.warren@vanderbilt.edu). If you attend the Laboratory Safety/RCRA/DOT training, you have already received this training.

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