Training

Guidelines for Employee Environmental Health & Safety Orientation and Training introduces Wellesley College faculty and staff to training policies and procedures managed by the Environmental Health and Safety Office. We provide and coordinate comprehensive environmental, health, and safety programs and services that minimize EHS related risks to the College community. Programs will be consistent with responsible fiscal and environmental stewardship as well as local, state and federal regulations.
 

Wellesley College Training Resources

• VIVID Learing System Log-In
• For access to on-line training, click here
• To arrange for training in your area contact EH&S at x 3882
   

Other Web-Based Training

• Yale University Office of EH&S Streaming
  • Effective use of a Biosafety Cabinet (10:35)
  • Cleaning up a Blood Spill (3:37)
  • Animal Biosafety at BL1 (10:32), 2 (19:44) or 3 (22:33)
  • Laboratory Waste Essential Practices (10:51)
  • Art Safety - a six step process (20:40)
  • Library New Hire Safety Training (21:12)
  • Custodial Ergonomics (7:54)
     
• OSHA Training
  • Back Safety
  • Forklift Safety and Operation
  • Hazard Communication
  • Personal Protective Equipment
  • Respiratory Safety and The Difference Between Respirators and Surgical Masks (Version en español)
  • OSHA New England Training Institute: offers safety training and certificate programs with on-site and open enrollment in General Industry, Construction, Maritime, Disaster Site Work, and Industrial Hygiene.
  • OSHA Multimedia Programs are interactive Web-based training programs with videos, questions, and advice that include:
    • Ammonia Refrigeration
    • Asbestos
    • Bloodborne Pathogens and Needlestick Prevention
    • Construction
    • Crane, Derrick and Hoist Safety
    • Ergonomics
    • Eye and Face Protection
    • Fall Protection
    • Fireworks
    • Logging
    • Methylene Chloride
    • Nursing Homes
    • OSHA Policy and Procedure
    • Powered Industrial Trucks (Forklifts)
    • Process Safety Management
    • Radiation - Ionizing, Non-Ionizing, RF and Microwave, Laser
    • Safety and Health Programs
    • Sampling and Analysis
    • SARS
    • Scaffolding
    • Silica, Crystalline
    • Teen Employment
    • Tuberculosis
    • Workplace Violence
       
• National Safety Council Training Webpage: offers Driver Improvement, First Aid & CPR, and Workplace Safety training, with several courses available in Spanish.