Construction & Renovation Environment Training Courses
Engineers, Planners, Facility Project Managers, Facility Coordinator, Architect, Students, Managers and other employees exposed to Construction & Renovation hazards must complete the list of training courses. If you need additional training assigned based on specific job tasks, please complete the training request form.
The work environment list and course catalog should be reviewed to determine if additional training courses are required. Please contact the EHS office at: ehsoffice@charlotte.edu, or PH: 704-687-1111, if you need assistance with scheduling a safety training session.
| Training Course | Course Description | Time / Frequency | Delivery Method |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Employee Safety Orientation | In this course, you will learn how to comply with University safety policies and programs, complete job-specific safety compliance training, request EHS consultative assistance, and safety expectations. | 30 Minutes Initial | Human Resources Learning & Development Portal |
| Back Safety and Injury Prevention 2.0 | In this course, you will learn to identify job-specific hazards that contribute to preventable back injuries, select attributes of a proper posture, identify ways to minimize back injuries and examples of controls for preventing back injuries. | 15 Minutes Initial | Learning & Development Portal |
| Building Emergency Evacuation | The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requires employers to develop emergency evacuation plans and train employees. This course will provide directions for the safe evacuation of University buildings and safe assembly points. | 30 Minutes Initial and Annual | Learning & Development Portal |
| Fire Safety and Prevention 2.0 | In this course, you will learn to identify characteristics of fire, recognize ways to prevent workplace fires, identify how to respond to fire emergencies and recognize how to select and use a fire extinguisher. | 15 Minutes Initial and Annual | Learning & Development Portal |
| Slips, Trips and Falls 2.0 | In this course, you will learn to identify fall hazard conditions in the workplace, identify ways to minimize walkway hazards, identify ways to prevent injuries on stairs, identify safe practices for ladder use and use the 4-to-1 rule to determine safe ladder placement. | 15 Minutes Initial | Learning & Development Portal |
REQUIRED BASED ON SPECIFIC JOB TASK
| Training Course | Course Description | Time / Frequency | Delivery Method |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asbestos | This course is designed to familiarize employees with health hazards associated with exposure to asbestos. It will also address where asbestos is found, how it can potentially affect you and what you need to do to protect yourself from exposure. | 45 Minutes Initial and Annual | Learning & Development Portal |
| Confined Spaces 2.0 | In this course, you will learn to recognize hazards, enter confined spaces, define terms and understand personnel responsibilities. | 3 Hours Initial | Instructor-Led Training |
| Contractor Safety | This course is designed to familiarize project managers of their duty to inform new contractors of the Contractor Safety Program and safety regulatory requirements between host employers and contractors | 1 Hour initial | Instructor-Led Training |
| Electrical Safety 2.0 | In this course, you will learn identify the components of an electrical circuit, identify common electrical injuries and their effects on the human body, identify actions to take if someone is being electrically shocked, identify actions to take if there is an electrical fire, identify common electrical hazards and identify methods to reduce or eliminate electrical hazards | 2 Hours Initial | Instructor-Led Training |
| Fall Protection | In this course, you will learn to recognize common workplace fall hazards, identify fall protection techniques and methods, and identify guidelines and facts related to fall protection equipment. | 2 Hours Initial | Instructor-Led Training |
| Hazard Communication: An Employee’s Right to Understand 2.0 | This course will acquaint you with the precautions that both you and your employer must take in order to safely use, handle, and store hazardous chemicals in the workplace. In this course, you will learn routes of chemical entry, categories of chemical hazards, warning labels, safety data sheets, and control methods. | 30 Minutes Initial | Learning & Development Portal |
| Hazardous Waste Management | In this course, you will learn about hazardous waste regulations, determinations, waste storage, container management and waste pick-up. | 45 minutes Initial and Every 3 Years. | Learning & Development Portal |
| Lockout/Tagout for Authorized Persons 2.0 | In this course, you will learn to define Lockout/ Tagout terms, how to work with Lockout Tagout devices and how to remove Lockout Tagout devices. | 3 Hours Initial | Instructor-Led Training |
| Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) 2.0 | In this course, you will learn to identify key facts about PPE and its use, identify characteristics of protective clothing materials and protective suits, identify the level of protection that a user is provided when wearing specific types of PPE and recognize proper donning and doffing techniques for PPE. | 1 Hour Initial | Learning & Development Portal |
| Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasures (SPCC) | In this course, you will learn the prevention of oil discharges, control measures in place to prevent a spill from reaching the environment, and the procedures for response to release of oil to the environment. | Initial and annual | Learning & Development Portal |
| Welding, Cutting & Brazing | In this course, you will learn to identify fire prevention techniques used during welding, cutting, and brazing, identify the types of approved cylinders and how to protect them, identify safe storage procedures for compressed gas cylinders, identify correct practices for storing oxygen and acetylene cylinders safely, and identify safety measures to take while welding, cutting, and brazing in confined spaces. | 45 Minutes Initial and Every 3 Years. | Learning & Development Portal |
Please contact the EHS office at: ehsoffice@charlotte.edu, or PH: 704-687-1111, if you need assistance with scheduling a safety training session for your employees.