Education and training are important components of an overall effective environmental health and safety program. Committed to creating a healthy and safe work environment, EHS offers a series of core safety training programs and specialized safety training programs.
The core safety training programs are designed to provide training for everyone working within the Weill Cornell Medicine community. Core training programs will meet standard safety training requirements. Specialized work activities, such as handling isotopes or shipping samples on dry ice, will require completion of specialized, topic specific training.
Core safety training programs include:
- Students: Student Safety Training
- Laboratorians: Laboratory Safety Training
- Clinicians: Annual Hospital Training
- Service Department Staff
- Administrative Staff: Online Fire Safety Training
- Visitors and Volunteers: Minors and Safety Guidelines
Note: the Clinical and General Safety Training has been incorporated into the Annual Hospital Training to ensure compliance with OSHA and Joint Commission requirements.
Specialized safety training programs must also be completed for those who conduct the following specialized work activities:
- Radiation Safety
- C-14 Laboratory Certificate of Fitness (FDNY)
- Biological Material and Dry Ice Shipments
- G-79 Cryogenic Liquids Certificate of Fitness (FDNY)
- Bloodborne Pathogens
Training records and training certificates (
click here for example) are available for training sessions provided by EHS. Contact Environmental Health and Safety to request information about other EHS-related courses or request a training certificate.