By Bradley Stylman, Occupational Safety Specialist
Environmental Health and Safety offers many different online training courses, covering a variety of safety-related topics to meet your educational needs. We have recently expanded our curriculum to include safety protocols and the possible hazards encountered during work in laboratories, offices, clinical areas, or facilities. Online training courses have been developed by EHS and licensed from outside vendors, including Safety Skills and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Courses are helpful for your career at WCM and valuable for life outside of work as well.
All courses can be found in the Environmental Health and Safety library in LMS, are free of charge, and are accessible to WCM faculty, staff, and students with an active CWID. We strongly encourage you to try out some courses and spread the word to anyone you think would benefit from learning about safety protocols and potential hazards.
New Courses from the CDC
The CDC Division of Laboratory Services has produced courses designed to assist laboratory workers in essential biological laboratory work. CDC-provided online courses are designed by top CDC scientists and delve into more detail than many basic laboratory safety training sessions. They cover general topics such as basic biology and biosafety and more specific areas such as nucleic acid extraction. Weill Cornell Medicine has licensed the following new courses from the CDC:
Basic Molecular Biology Module 1: Basic Science |
Basic Molecular Biology Module 2: Laboratory Practice |
Basic Molecular Biology Module 3: Nucleic Acid Extraction |
Basic Molecular Biology Module 4: PCR and Real-Time PCR |
Fundamentals of Centrifuge Safety |
Fundamentals of Chemical Fume Hood Safety |
Fundamentals of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in Clinical Laboratories |
Fundamentals of Working Safely in a Biological Safety Cabinet |
New Courses from Safety Skills
Courses licensed from Safety Skills include animation and interactive elements that engage the user and are of the utmost professional quality. These courses are inclusive and are available to be taken in multiple languages. Weill Cornell Medicine has licensed the following new courses from Safety Skills:
Aerial Lift Safety |
Autoclave Safety |
Back Injury Prevention (English and Spanish) |
Bloodborne Pathogens |
Chemical Storage in Laboratories and Research Facilities |
Compressed Gas Safety |
Confined Space Awareness |
Electrical Safety |
Fall Protection |
Fire Extinguishers |
Food Safety for Food Service Employees (English and Spanish) |
Formaldehyde Safety in Research and Education |
Hand and Power Tool Safety |
Hazard Communication |
Hazardous Waste Awareness (RCRA) |
Hearing Conservation |
Hot Work/Arc Welding |
Influenza Symptoms and Prevention Strategies in the Workplace |
Kitchen Equipment Safety |
Ladder Safety |
Lockout/Tagout |
Machine Guarding |
Materials Handling |
Mold and Mildew Awareness |
N95 Respirators - Preventing Airborne Disease Transmission |
Office Ergonomics |
Personal Protective Equipment |
Personal Protective Equipment: Types of Gloves (Microlearning) |
Pipetting Safety |
Safety Data Sheets |
Scalpel and Needle Safety in Laboratories |
Small Spill Response |
SPCC: Spill Control Measures and Countermeasures (Microlearning) |
Tuberculosis Exposure |
Universal Waste Management |
Used Oil Management |
Working With Animals in Research |
Working with Lasers in Research and Education |
If you have any questions about these courses or would like to request training on other safety-related topics, please reach out to us at ehs@med.cornell.edu.