Maintenance Environment Training Courses
Facilities Operations, Athletic Facilities, Maintenance Mechanic, Locksmith, Electrician, Plumbers, HVAC, IT Telecom, Automotive Mechanic, Staff, Students, Managers and other employees exposed to Maintenance 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.
| 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 |
additional REQUIRED BASED ON SPECIFIC JOB TASK
| Training Course | Course Description | Time / Frequency | Delivery Method |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asbestos Awareness | In this course, you will learn the requirements for identifying asbestos hazards, health effects of asbestos exposure, location where asbestos is commonly found, and how to protect against exposure to asbestos. Specials Note: The course is not a substitution for North Carolina Asbestos certification. Please coordinate with your supervisor and EHS for specific asbestos certification training. | 45 Minutes Initial and Annual | Learning & Development Portal |
| 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 |
| Compressed Gas Safety | This course is designed to familiarize employees with the hazards of compressed gases, cylinder markings, special storage, usage, and handling precautions necessary in order to control the hazards and identify transportation requirements. | 30 Minutes Initial | Learning & Development Portal |
| Confined Space 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 |
| Electrical Safety | In this course, you will learn to 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 |
| 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 |
| Forklift Safety 2.0 (Powered Industrial Truck Safety) | This course is designed to familiarize employees with potential forklift hazards, inspection, maintenance, and use requirements. | 2 Hours Initial and Every 3 Years | 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 | This course is designed to familiarize employees with Lock Out/Tag Out program and requirements for using lock out or tag out devices. | 3 Hours Initial | Learning & Development Portal + Instructor-Led |
| Machine Guarding | This course is designed to familiarize employees with machine guarding requirements for various types of machinery. The course will identify the type of machine hazards, safeguard options and safe standard operating procedures. | 30 Minutes Initial | 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 |
| 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 |
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.