Safety Awareness Training Resources

One place to find links to Safety Webinars, Safety Videos, Fact Sheets, Lab safety Resources, and Interactive Training Modules.

The left navigation bar includes other major laboratory safety topics.

For safety awareness training covering over 200 different topics, please check out the Lezage Training Center, it provides interactive training modules, with quizzes, completion certificates and tracking.

Lezage Training Center - Link

Unlimited, free-of-charge, 24/7 access to an online training system provided by the Lezage Training Center is available to all our policyholders.

For safety awareness training covering over 200 different topics, please check out the Lezage Training Center, it provides interactive training modules, with quizzes, completion certificates and tracking.

Training on various safety topics before performing experiments or operating equipment for the first time will also reduce risks and help you identify and characterize hazards. Please take time to become aware of the safety information on this webpage. This is Screenshot of the landing page for Orientation - Office Workers, once you are at the site you can select the name of the course you want to take.

Visit this site from Grainger to learn more about a wide variety of safety topics, and solutions to help you prevent workplace injuries and illnesses.

Grainger Safety & Health Solution Center - Link

See how Grainger’s safety and health solutions can help you prevent workplace injuries, illnesses and fatalities, plus the suffering and financial hardship these events can cause for workers, their families and employers. From electrical safety and working at elevated heights to temperature stress hazards, workplace wellness and more, each solution consists of the products, services and resources you need to help you operate and maintain a safe facility and worksite.

Grainger KnowHow examples:

Working in the Cold: Frequently Asked Questions

Are Your First-Aid Kits up to Date?

Quick Tips examples:

221: Proper Lifting Techniques

398: Walking Work Surfaces Rule (WWS) for General Industry

Check Lists - use these checklists to help you identify potential workplace hazards

Safety Moment - to help drive awareness of critical safety issues  

For those interested in working safely in the construction industry please check out the Mechanical Contractors Association of America's Safety Manual for Mechanical Construction Workers. Many of these topics are also related safety measures that can be followed to protect those who work in the mechanical trades, boiler operators, electricians, general maintenance, HVAC, and plumbing.

MCAA Safety Manual for Mechanical Construction Workers -Link

Access to Safety Manual for Mechanical Construction Workers is a manual covering 88 topics. Topics cover different hazards that construction workers and general workers encounter on the job. Safety awareness details provide information to help you work safely when you work in areas with these hazards. Any one of the topics listed below can be accessed once you open the click on the above link to open the MCAA Safety Manual file. You can use the Table of Contents hyperlinks to select your topic of interest.

The use of Mobile Elevating Work Platforms (MEWPs) has increased as the benefits for productivity and safety are recognized. MEWPs are acknowledged to be one of the safest and most efficient means of enabling temporary working at height.

This site goes into more detail in over a hundred of different safety topics, for an indepth understanding these courses take a few hours to complete. It is a free resource for the courses, the only fee would be if you wanted a completion certificate.

OSHAcademy -Link

Access to OSHAcademy training content is free! [Courses are very detailed and provide in-depth safety training, most courses take between 4-6 hours to complete].

OSHAcademy, a division of Geigle Safety Group, Inc., was originally established in 1999 by Steve Geigle, MA, CSHM, CET. Steve, a former Oregon OSHA Training Specialist, developed OSHAcademy's online training courses and programs to meet the growing demand for quality online occupational safety and health education and training nationally.

OSHAcademy training is recognized and used by government agencies, colleges and technical schools, and businesses and individuals across the nation.

Example of Popular Safety Programs offered by OSHAcademy.

To work safely in any lab the American Chemical Society has published a very detailed publication that covers how to recognize hazards, and steps to follow to keep you and your lab coworkers safe. 

Laboratory Safety American Chemical Society - Link

Undergraduate and graduate students must be able to recognize hazards, assess risks, minimize risks, and prepare for proper execution of potentially hazardous processes.

St. Norbert follows the best practices provided in the American Chemical Society (ACS) publication, Safety in Academic Chemistry Laboratories 8th edition.

Click on picture to read the 76 page booklet.

Safety Awareness Training PowerPoint

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 - Being Safe in the Laboratory .........................10-13

Chapter 2 - Your Responsibility for Safety in Laboratories ...14-25

Chapter 3 - Guide to Chemical Hazards.............................26-45

Chapter 4 - Recommended Laboratory Techniques..............48-59