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• Shop Safety

  Shop Safety Course
  (Approximate Duration: 40 minutes)

  Course Description
  This lesson provides a basic knowledge of how to recognize shop hazards and how to use administrative and engineering controls, personal protective equipment, and safe work practices to reduce the risk of shop-related injuries and hazardous exposures.

  Course Prerequisites
  None.

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• University Laboratory Safety - Analyzing Biological Hazards

  University Laboratory Safety – Analyzing Biological Hazards Course
  (Approximate Duration: 15 minutes)

  Course Description
  Laboratory Safety – Analyzing Hazards addresses biological hazards that can be part of any research and academic laboratory environment.

  Course Prerequisites
  None.

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• University Laboratory Safety - Analyzing Chemical Hazards

  University Laboratory Safety – Analyzing Chemical Hazards Course
  (Approximate Duration: 20 minutes)

  Course Description
  University Laboratory Safety – Analyzing Chemical Hazards addresses chemical hazards that can be part of any research and academic laboratory environment.

  Course Prerequisites
  None.

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• University Laboratory Safety - Analyzing Hazards

  University Laboratory Safety – Analyzing Hazards Course
  (Approximate Duration: 50 minutes)

  Course Description
  Laboratory Safety – Analyzing Hazards addresses the physical, chemical, biological and radiological hazards that can be part of any research and academic laboratory environment.

  Course Prerequisites
  None.

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• University Laboratory Safety - Analyzing Physical Hazards

  University Laboratory Safety – Analyzing Physical Hazards Course
  (Approximate Duration: 20 minutes)

  Course Description
  University Laboratory Safety – Analyzing Physical Hazards addresses the physical hazards that can be part of any research and academic laboratory environment.

  Course Prerequisites
  None.

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• University Laboratory Safety - Analyzing Radiological Hazards

  University Laboratory Safety – Analyzing Radioactive Hazards Course
  (Approximate Duration: 20 minutes)

  Course Description
  University Laboratory Safety – Analyzing Radiological Hazards addresses radiological hazards that can be part of any research and academic laboratory environment.

  Course Prerequisites
  None.

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• University Laboratory Safety - Developing and Using Controls

  University Laboratory Safety – Developing and Using Controls Course
  (Approximate Duration: 40 minutes)

  Course Description
  Laboratory Safety – Developing and Using Controls addresses covers various types of controls put in place to protect laboratory workers, with an emphasis on engineering controls, administrative controls, and personal protective equipment.

  Course Prerequisites
  None.

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• University Laboratory Safety - Working Safely

  University Laboratory Safety – Working Safely Course
  (Approximate Duration: 40 minutes)

  Course Description
  Laboratory Safety – Working Safely teaches procedures prudent practices for working safely in the lab, how to recognize exposure to hazards, to procedures to follow during work and in case of emergencies, and how to best secure the lab.

  Course Prerequisites
  None.

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• X-Ray Safety

  X-Ray Safety Course
  (Approximate Duration: 20 minutes)

  Course Description
  This lesson provides an introduction to x-ray radiation, devices that produce x-ray radiation, and procedures to follow to minimize the risks associated with accidental and occupational exposure to x-ray radiation.

  Course Prerequisites
  None.

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• Field Research Safety

  Field Research Safety Course
  (Approximate Duration: 40 minutes)

  Course Description
  This lesson will teach you how to work safely and minimize the risks associated with field research, during which hazards are more dynamic and less controlled than they are in a laboratory setting.

  Course Prerequisites
  None.

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• Drone Operation Compliance and Safety

  Drone Operation Compliance and Safety Course
  (Approximate Duration: 25 minutes)

  Course Description
  This lesson will familiarize you with the requirements for operating a drone on university grounds or as part of a university-affiliated project. It will address standard preflight documentation, safety checks, and inflight precautions, as well as circumstances to which non-standard requirements apply.

  Course Prerequisites
  None.

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• Biosafety Cabinets

  Biosafety Cabinets Course
  (Approximate Duration: 30 minutes)

  Course Description
  This lesson provides an introduction to the different types of biosafety cabinets (BSCs) and their basic operation to minimize the risks associated with accidental and occupational exposure.

  Course Prerequisites
  None.

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• Fume Hood Safety

  Fume Hood Safety Course
  (Approximate Duration: 30 minutes)

  Course Description
  This lesson provides an introduction to fume hoods and their use in order to minimize the risks associated with laboratory and maker space fume hood usage.

  Course Prerequisites
  None.

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• Handling Radioactive Material

  Handling Radioactive Material Course
  (Approximate Duration: 30 minutes)

  Course Description
  This lesson provides an introduction to the handling of radioactive materials, from procurement and storage, to decontamination and emergency procedures in the event of accidental exposure or release.

  Course Prerequisites
  None.

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• Introduction to Radiation Safety

  Introduction to Radiation Safety Course
  (Approximate Duration: 35 minutes)

  Course Description
  This lesson provides an introduction to radioactivity and procedures to follow to minimize the risks associated with accidental and occupational exposure.

  Course Prerequisites
  None.

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• Introduction to Biosafety

  Introduction to Biosafety Course
  (Approximate Duration: 30 minutes)

  Course Description
  This lesson provides an introduction to biological safety and procedures to follow to minimize the risks associated with accidental and occupational exposure.

  Course Prerequisites
  None.

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• Laboratory Compressed Gas Safety

  Laboratory Compressed Gas Safety Course
  (Approximate Duration: 30 minutes)

  Course Description
  The purpose of this lesson is to provide an understanding of the hazards of compressed gas and best practices for using, moving, and storing compressed gas cylinders in laboratories and makerspaces. If you use compressed gases for welding, you are required to take additional, specific training.

  Course Prerequisites
  None.

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• Laboratory Ergonomics

  Laboratory Ergonomics Course
  (Approximate Duration: 30 minutes)

  Course Description
  This lesson will familiarize you with the types of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) you may develop when working in a laboratory environment and introduce techniques for preventing and treating those types of disorders.

  Course Prerequisites
  None.

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• Laboratory Safety Refresher

  Laboratory Safety Refresher Course
  (Approximate Duration: 30 minutes)

  Course Description
  The purpose of this lesson is to provide refresher safety training regarding university laboratories and makerspaces.

  Course Prerequisites
  None.

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• Laser Safety

  Laser Safety Course
  (Approximate Duration: 35 minutes)

  Course Description
  The goal of this lesson is to provide an introduction to lasers and laser safety controls and procedures, in order to minimize the risks associated with laboratory and maker spaces laser usage.

  Course Prerequisites
  None.

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• Liquid Nitrogen Safety

  Liquid Nitrogen Safety Course
  (Approximate Duration: 30 minutes)

  Course Description
  This lesson will provide you with awareness training for the hazards associated with liquid nitrogen and provide best practices for using, moving, and storing liquid nitrogen dewars in laboratory and makerspace environments.

  Course Prerequisites
  None.

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• Recombinant DNA

  Recombinant DNA Course
  (Approximate Duration: 30 minutes)

  Course Description
  This lesson introduces the NIH guidelines for recombinant DNA (rDNA) research, describes the laboratory and government organizations that are involved with rDNA research oversight, and presents the steps required to get an rDNA research experiment approved so that work may begin.

  Course Prerequisites
  None.

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• Risk Assessment

  Risk Assessment Course
  (Approximate Duration: 30 minutes)

  Course Description
  The goal of this lesson is to provide an introduction to risk, risk assessment, and risk control, in order to minimize the consequences of risks associated with laboratories and maker spaces.

  Course Prerequisites
  None.

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• Sharps Safety

  Sharps Safety Course
  (Approximate Duration: 30 minutes)

  Course Description
  This lesson introduces the safety procedures that laboratory workers who use sharps must follow in order to prevent cut and puncture injuries, and any hazardous exposures that might result from those injuries. The lesson addresses how to use and dispose of sharps safely as well as what to do in response to a sharps-related injury.

  Course Prerequisites
  None.

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• 3D Printer Safety

  3D Printer Safety Course
  (Approximate Duration: 35 minutes)

  Course Description
  This lesson provides a basic knowledge of the hazards associated with 3D printing. The lesson addresses how to use administrative and engineering controls, personal protective equipment, and safe work practices to help reduce 3D printing-related injuries and hazardous exposures.

  Course Prerequisites
  None.

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• Autoclave Safety

  Autoclave Safety Course
  (Approximate Duration: 30 minutes)

  Course Description
  The lesson will teach you about the purpose, operation and various types of autoclaves, as well as the procedures and precautions for safely operating, maintaining and inspecting autoclaves.

  Course Prerequisites
  None.

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