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What Safety Training is Needed?
Criteria for determining safety training, personnel Required Safety Training Initial Training Method Refresher Training Method Training Frequency
Working in a "laboratory" or with chemicals
Laboratory Safety & Hazardous Waste Management Training
"Live" initial (Rascal for pre-approved exceptions)
"Live" or Rascal (individual's preference)
Initial training w/in 30 days of appointment; refresher every 3 years.
Certificate of Fitness (COF): Supervision of Chemical Laboratories
One COF holder present in each lab when lab is in operation
FDNY Study Material, presentation and testing at EH&S
N/A
Initial training.
Working with quantities of Formaldehyde or Xylene
The Safe use of Formaldehyde and Xylene
"Live" initial (Rascal for pre-approved exceptions)
"Live" or Rascal (individual's preference)
Initial training w/in 30 days of appointment; Annual refresher as per OSHA.
Using Hydrofluoric Acid.
Hydrofluoric Acid Safety Training
Rascal (at present); "live" available upon request by department or group.
"Live" or Rascal (individual's preference)
Initial training w/in 30 days of appointment; refresher every 3 years.
Working with: human blood, body fluids, cell lines or unfixed tissue; infectious (capable of causing disease in healthy adults) microorganisms; or viral vectors.

Biological Safety/
Bloodborne Pathogen Training
"Live" initial (Rascal for pre-approved exceptions)
"Live" or Rascal (individual's preference)
Initial training w/in 30 days of appointment; Annual refresher as per OSHA.
Shipping specimens/viable microorganisms known to or reasonably expected to contain material that may cause disease in humans or animals and dry ice.
Shipping Biological(infectious and potentially infectious) Materials Training
Rascal (at present); "live" available upon request by department or group.
"Live" or Rascal (individual's preference)
Initial training w/in 30 days of appointment; refresher every 3 years.
Shipping non-hazardous materials using DRY ICE.
Shipping Using Dry Ice
RASCAL (“live” available upon request by department or group).
“Live” or RASCAL (individual’s preference)
Initial training w/in 30 days of appointment; refresher every 3 years.
Working in a lab that uses Radioactive Material (RAM) or X-ray producing machinery.
Radiation Safety Training
"Live" initial (Rascal for pre-approved exceptions)
"Live" or Rascal (individual's preference)
Initial live training; Annual refresher.
Working with Class 3b or 4a Lasers. Personnel working with other lasers are encouraged, but not required, to attend.
Laser Safety Training
"Live" initial (Rascal for pre-approved exceptions)
"Live" or Rascal (individual's preference)
Initial training w/in 30 days of appointment; refresher every 3 years.

Medical Center classroom training schedule
Mormingside classroom training schedule