Below are the environmental health & safety training courses required for all employees in the Warehouse, Stockroom, and Mail environment. Job categories include Warehouse Clerk, Manager, Mail Services Personnel, etc. Supervisors should ensure all personnel have received training.
Please fill out the Training Request Form to have online training assigned.
| Training Course |
Course Description |
Registration Link |
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New Employee Safety Orientation and/or EHS Orientation Form |
The New Employee Safety Orientation course will provide an introduction to UNC Charlotte’s EHS program, general compliance requirements and injury prevention resources. |
Human Resources OR Contact EHS: |
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Building Emergency Evacuation |
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) require employers to develop emergency evacuation plans and train employees. This self-study course will provide directions for the safe evacuation of University buildings and safe assembly points. | Online Module |
| Fire Safety and Prevention 2.0 (15 Minutes Annual) |
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. EHS will notify personnel if their job requires annual hands-on classroom fire extinguisher training. | Online Module |
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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. |
Online Module |
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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. |
Online Module |
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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. |
Contact EHS: ehsoffice@uncc.edu |
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Hazard Communication: An Employee’s Right to Understand 2.0 (23 Minutes) |
In this course, you will learn routes of chemical entry, categories of chemical hazards, warning labels, safety data sheets, and control methods. |
Contact EHS: ehsoffice@uncc.edu |
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Compressed Gas Cylinders |
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. | Contact EHS: ehsoffice@uncc.edu |
REQUIRED BASED ON SPECIFIC JOB TASK |
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Hazardous Waste Management |
The Hazardous Waste Management training course will cover hazardous waste management practices, major components of the University Hazardous Waste Contingency Plan, types of hazardous waste, labeling and hazardous waste pickup requests. This training module will give you a good understanding of the program and its requirements. |
Contact EHS: ehsoffice@uncc.edu |
Please contact the EHS office at ehsoffice@uncc.edu, or 704-687-1111, if you need assistance with scheduling a safety training session for your employees.