COURSES OFFERED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN

EHS provides support for the use of radioactive materials, X-ray machines, and other sources of radiation at UT. Ionizing radiation can be hazardous if safe procedures are not followed.

This course is part of the requirements to be qualified to use or operate an aerial lift on campus. Topics include training requirements, fall protection, lift setup, weather information, and lift inspection. This course is required to be taken every 3 years.

Confined space entry presents a number of existing and potential hazards. The maintenance and operations of many campus infrastructure systems requires workers to enter confined spaces.

The objective of this course is provide information for students, faculty, and staff who don’t actively work with asbestos. It provides general information about asbestos and the University’s asbestos management program.

The University of Texas at Austin has new requirements regarding the use of Mobile Cranes. The Campus Mobile Crane Program and Procedure applies to all UT Austin campuses for anyone utilizing a mobile crane including any attachments to complete work.

EHS wants to ensure that all employees who work in high noise areas, as defined by the University Hearing Protection Overview and Hearing Protection Plan, have the training to keep themselves and their colleagues safe.

The course objective is to explain regulated wastes in the laboratory setting and provide simple, less expensive methods for handling wastes. This course is required for all employees, including faculty, staff, and students who work in a laboratory using hazardous chemicals or biological materials.

Muscle strains and sprains are a leading cause of work related injuries among child-care workers. This training was designed to show child-care workers how to safely lift children and objects.

This course is part of the requirements to be qualified to use or operate an aerial lift on campus. Topics include training requirements, fall protection, lift setup, weather information, and lift inspection. This course is required to be taken every 3 years.

This training applies to all employees and students whose studies or work activities require them to wear respiratory protection. This is the prequisite training that you must take before taking any of the individual respirator specific training modules.