Overview
UCSF EH&S creates, delivers, and tracks environmental, health, and safety trainings for faculty, staff, students, contractors and visitors.
Determine your training needs by first speaking with your supervisor about the hazards you encounter in your work.
EH&S offers classroom and online trainings for the UCSF community. Online trainings are available in the Learning Management System (LMS).
Requirements
The LMS requires a UCSF login ID for access.
If you are unable to access LMS, please contact UCSF IT at 415-514-4100.
If you are experiencing a technical issue, please submit a ticket with UC Learning Center.
If you experience any issues within a course due to a disability, report the accessibiliy issue using our form.
Please review the training matrix for more detailed information regarding training requirements.
Click a category to access course descriptions. Click course titles to go to the courses in LMS.
Animal Research Safety
Biological Safety
Campus-Wide Training
Chemical Safety
Controlled Substances
Ergonomics
Fire & Life Safety
General Laboratory Safety
Radiation Safety
Animal Research Safety
All individuals who work with old world non-human primates and/or their tissue should refer to the Herpes B Training Policy, which details the required training for each employee based on their exposure and the required procedures to complete this training
Initial training before starting work assignment
Recurrence: Annually
Regulated by:
Institutional Biosafety Committee
Training is required for all individuals who work with sheep and/or their tissue. Must complete the online Q Fever training course before beginning work and every three years thereafter.
Initial training before starting work assignment
Recurrence: Every 3 years
Regulated by:
Institutional Biosafety Committee
Training is required for all individuals who work with isoflurane and other ansthetic gasses. Training must be refreshed every 2 years.
Initial training before starting work assignment
Recurrence: Every 2 years
Regulated by:
Cal/Osha
Biological Safety
Training is required for personnel who work with Risk Group 3 infectious material on animals except birds, fish, reptiles and amphibians.
Initial training before starting work assignment
Recurrence: Annually
Regulated by:
Institutional Biosafety Committee
Training is required for all laboratory personnel working in:
- Biosafety Level 1
- Biosafety Level 2 & 3
- Animal Biosafety Level 1 & 2 facility
- Individuals listed on active Biological Use Authorization (BUA)
Initial training is required before work in the lab can occur.
Recurrence: Every 4 years
Regulated by:
- Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC)
- NIH
Training is required for personnel working with human source material (including established or primary cell lines, blood, body fluids, organs, and tissues), or are members of a PI’s laboratory who has BUA approval to work with any human source materials.
Initial training before starting work assignment
Reoccurrence: Annually
Regulated by: Cal/OSHA
Training is required for personnel who are live Macaque Users and those working with Non-Human Primates (NHP) or material(s) from NHP, or share lab space with NHP labs
Initial training before starting work assignment
Recurrence: Annually
Regulated by:
Institutional Biosafety Committee
Training is required for personnel who have contact with animals or animal tissue
Initial training before starting work assignment
Recurrence: Annually
Regulated by: Cal/OSHA
Training is required for personnel who ship biological material or ship on dry ice.
Initial training before starting work assignment
Recurrence: Every 2 years
Regulated by: Cal/OSHA
Training is required for personnel who work with sheep and sheep tissue
Initial training before starting work assignment
Recurrence: Every 3 years
Regulated by:
Institutional Biosafety Committee
Campus-Wide Training
COVID-19 Prevention
All UCSF employees
Initial training before starting work assignment and before returning to work onsite at UCSF
Recurrence: None
Regulated by: Cal/OSHA, CDPH
All UCSF Employees
All UCSF Employees and Personnel who work in the lab
Recurrence: None
Regulated by: Cal/OSHA
Chemical Safety
Personnel who work with chemicals known to be carcinogenic in humans (including formaldehyde)
Initial training before starting work assignment
Recurrence: Annually
Regulated by: Cal/OSHA
UCSF non-laboratory employees who work with hazardous chemicals
Initial training before starting work assignment
Recurrence: Annually
Regulated by: Cal/OSHA
Safe Handling and Use
of Pyrophoric Chemicals
(Coming Soon)
Training is required for personnel who work with pyrophoric chemicals
Initial training before starting work assignment
Recurrence: None
Regulated by: Cal/OSHA
Controlled Substances
Training is required for personnel who work with DEA controlled substances
Initial training before starting work assignment
Recurrence: Every 4 years
Regulated by: UCOP
Ergonomics
Training is for personnel whose work involves repetitive motion in the laboratory
Take every two years, when you change jobs or workstations or if you experience discomfort
Recurrence: None
Regulated by: Cal/OSHA
Training is for all personnel working at an office or computer workstation.
Take every two years, when you change jobs or workstations or if you experience discomfort
Recurrence: None
Regulated by: Cal/OSHA
Training is for all personnel working remotely.
Take every two years, when you change jobs or workstations or if you experience discomfort
Recurrence: None
Regulated by: Cal/OSHA
Fire & Life Safety
Training is for personnel who should be familiar with use of fire extinguishers, emergency action plans, etc.
Optional or as assigned by the Campus Fire Marshal
General Laboratory Safety
Training is required for all personnel working in a laboratory
Initial training is required before work in the lab can occur.
Recurrence: Every 3 years
Regulated by: Cal/OSHA, UCOP
Training is required for all researchers working in a laboratory
Initial training is required before work in the lab can occur.
Recurrence: Annually
Regulated by: Cal/OSHA
This training is provided as a resource to researchers who have to directly work with cryogenic liquid dewars as part of their duties. This training provides instructions on how to connect and disconnect cryogenic liquid transfer hoses and how to safely dispense liquids from dewars.
Optional, but recommended
Radiation Safety
Training is required for personnel who operate a Class 3b or Class 4 laser or laser system
Initial training before starting work assignment
Recurrence: Determined by LSO
Regulated by: Cal/OSHA
Training is required for personnel who use Radioactive Material and Radiation Machines
Initial training before starting work assignment
Recurrence: Annually
Regulated by: NRC and RHB
Training is required for personnel who work with radioactive materials (RAM)
Initial training before starting work assignment
Recurrence: Annually
Regulated by: NCR and RHB
Training is required for personnel who use Radioactive Material and Radiation Machines
Initial training before starting work assignment
Recurrence: Annually
Regulated by: NRC and RHB