Health Care Environment Training Courses
Physicians, Doctors, Nurses, Athletic Trainers, Dentists, Students, Managers and other employees exposed to Health Care 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 Courses | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bloodborne Pathogen Awareness 2.0 | In this course, you will learn a basic understanding of bloodborne pathogens, common modes of transmission, methods of prevention, and what to do if an exposure occurs. Information presented will help minimize serious health risks to persons who may have personal exposure to blood and other potentially infectious materials in the workplace. | 30 Minutes Initial and Annual | Learning & Development Portal |
| Fire Extinguisher 2.0 (Portable) | This course is designed to protect employees and help prevent serious property loss from workplace fires. It identifies the various classes of fires, types of portable fire extinguishers, and actions to take in the event of a fire. It describes when and how to use portable fire extinguishers to put out small fires. | 45 Minutes Initial and Annual | 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 |
| 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 |
| Respiratory Protection 2.0 | This online course will provide employees with a basic understanding of how to identify the hazards of airborne contaminants, identify and use appropriate respiratory protection, recognize the limitations and capabilities of respirators in our workplace, and inspect, maintain, and store respirators. The face to face respirator fit testing will teach the employees how to properly wear their respirator with a proper fit, select the size and style that fits them, and certify them to wear a respirator. | 1 Hour Initial and Annual | Learning & Development Portal + Hands-on Practice Fit Test Evaluation |
Please contact the EHS office at ehsoffice@charlotte.edu, or 704-687-1111, if you need assistance with scheduling a safety training session for your employees.