4211 Elgin, Room 183 (Bay 17)
Houston, TX 77204-1005
Phone: 713-743-5858
Fax: 713-743-8035
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Training Course Descriptions
All Classes Are Offered Free to UH Staff/Faculty/Students
The online courses offered are listed below. Please click on the title below (in red font) to view the lecture for the course. The video requires Quick Time Player software.
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This course covers the fundamentals of indoor air quality (IAQ) and the University’s approach to maintain favorable IAQ conditions for building occupants.
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This course covers major environmental topics and regulatory requirements that impact the UH community.
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This course covers regulatory requirements dealing with asbestos in University buildings.
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Before this annual refresher course is taken, initially the Instructor-led course must have first been taken. This refresher course is taken annually to provide safety training for potential exposure to bloodborne pathogens in the work environment. Blood and other body fluids may contain bacteria and viruses that can cause serious injury or death. This course explains the potential hazards associated with body fluids and how workers should protect themselves with gloves and other elements comprising “universal precautions”.
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The objective of this presentation is to increase the safety awareness of passenger van drivers, thus reducing the risk of accidents, especially rollovers.
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Before this annual refresher course is taken, initially the Instructor-led course must have first been taken. This refresher course covers basic laser principles, safety procedures, protective equipment, regulations, and University procedures
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Before this annual refresher course is taken, initially the Instructor-led course must have first been taken. This refresher course covers basic principles of radioactive materials, safety procedures, protective equipment, regulations, and University procedures.
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This course outlines the hazardous waste program requirements for the University.
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This course covers basic principles of X-Rays, safety procedures, protective equipment, regulations, and University procedures
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This is a 1/2 hour course covering the safe use of air purifying respirators. Topics include, hazard types, proper fitting techniques, care, and storage of air purifying respirators. Classes offered as needed.
Classes are held in the Environmental Health and Risk Management Training Room in the General Services Building, Room 183 (Bay 17), unless otherwise noted.
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Covers Texas Hazard Communication Act, record keeping requirements, education about chemical hazards and training to be provided, and how to obtain Material Safety Data Sheets.
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Class includes toxicology, recognition of hazards, personal protective equipment, understanding MSDS's, proper storage of chemicals, proper disposal of chemicals, fire safety and general safety rules
This class is mandatory for all new faculty working in a science/research laboratory, new laboratory teaching assistants and other new laboratory staff. Any other interested persons are cordially invited to attend.
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Course content includes safety guidelines and procedures for working with biohazardous materials, recombinant DNA molecules at Biosafety Levels 1 and 2 and Bloodborne Pathogens training. Content will also include UH policies, responsibilities and requirements for research involving the use of biological materials.
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This 1 hour course is designed to instruct how to properly pack, contain, declare and ship biohazardous materials in accordance to International Air Transport Association (IATA) and Department of Transportation (DOT) Regulations. Classes offered as needed.
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The course covers basic radiation physics principles, lab safety procedures, emergency spill procedures, radiation terminology, lab inspections, regulations, documentation and record keeping, isotope information, dosimetry, radioactive waste disposal, survey meters, basic radiation biology, and orientation to University procedures.
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This course is for users of x-ray equipment and covers basic x-ray physics principles, safety procedures, x-ray terminology, equipment safety devices, regulations, documentation and record keeping, lab inspections, dosimetry, survey meters, basic radiation biology, emergency exposure procedures, and orientation to University procedures
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This course for users of laser equipment covers basic laser principles, safety procedures, laser terminology, equipment safety devices, regulations, lab inspections, documentation and record keeping, basic laser radiation biology, emergency burn procedures, eye protection, and University procedures.
Classes are held in the Environmental Health and Risk Management Training Room in the General Services Building, Room 183 (Bay 17), unless otherwise noted.
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2-4 hours general radiation safety lecture that covers basic radiation physics principles, safety procedures, radiation terminology, regulations, documentation and record keeping, basic radiation biology, orientation to University procedures, and other topics upon request.
Classes are held in the Environmental Health and Risk Management Training Room in the General Services Building, Room 183 (Bay 17), unless otherwise noted.
Course is available only by special request for specific groups. To setup training for this course, please contact EHS at 713-743-5858
This is a 1.5 hour instructor-led course. All new employees who may come into contact with Asbestos Containing Material (ACM) during the uction of their duties must be trained about ACM. These employees include Custodial, Building Maintenance, Utilities, IT/Telecom technicians, and Project managers involved in renovation or demolition projects.
Classes are held in the Environmental Health and Risk Management Traning Room in the General Services Building, Room 183 (Bay 17), unless otherwise noted.
To set up training for this course, please contact EHS at 713-743-5858.
Classes are held in the Environmental Health and Risk Management Training Room in the General Services Building, Room 183 (Bay 17), unless otherwise noted.
This training course is mandatory for all research personnel/students working with or in the vicinity of hydrofluoric acid and must be taken prior to work commencing with this material.
Course is available only by special request for specific groups. To setup training for this course, please contact EHS at 713-743-5858
