Overview
In order to be registered for online courses provided through this website you must provide your NU ID number. If you have not yet been issued an NU ID you may take the course, but your session will not be recorded until an NU ID number is provided to Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) by phone (402-472-4925) or email (ehs@unl.edu).
NOTE: If you do not have an NU ID or have not previously taken an online EHS safety course, you will be directed to a second page to provide basic information.
All web-based courses currently available are listed below with the entry links on the left. On the right information is provided as to who should take the course, approximate time to complete the course/module, and links to supplementary materials (if applicable). If a quiz with a specific score is required for successful completion of the course then that information is also provided. If you need to retake a course, click on the "Take Another Course" button. Do not use the "BACK" button.
NOTE: Do not use the browser "BACK" button/arrow during registration.
Contact EHS (402-472-4925 or ehs@unl.edu) if you would prefer to take the following, or other EHS-related training, in an instructor-led format within a class room setting.
Additional Training Needed
When certain hazards are associated with tasks the employee performs, specific training generally available through EHS, is required. Examples include: potential exposure to bloodborne pathogens, respirator use, forklift operation, ionizing radiation, confined space entry, etc. Additional guidance is available in the EHS document Training Needs Assessment for EHS-Related Topics.
Browser Requirements
EHS web-based courses are accessible by using current versions of the following browsers: Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer (PC only) and Safari. If you have trouble accessing these courses, please update your browser with a more current version.
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Core Safety Orientation
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Instructor-led Core Training is available quarterly. Training schedules are available online: training/. An instructor-led session may be set up for your department upon request. Contact EHS by phone (472-4925) or email (ehs@unl.edu). This course may be taken online as well and accessed using the links below and to the left. It is suggested that you take the modules in the order listed. |
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Required by all staff and faculty once during employment at UNL. The Injury and Illness Prevention Plan module is required for all employees who get a paycheck from UNL. Some departments require a refresher. There is a quiz following this module. You must pass with an 80% score to complete the module successfully. If your score is less than 80% your registration will not be recorded. You need to review the material and re-take the quiz until you pass in order for your session to be recorded. This module requires approximately 45 minutes to complete.
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Required by all staff and faculty once during employment at UNL. The Emergency Preparedness module is required for all employees who get a paycheck from UNL. Some departments require a refresher. NOTE: It is recommended that you complete this Emergency Preparedness module AFTER you have taken the Core-Injury Illness and Prevention Plan (IIPP) training module. There is a quiz following this module. You must pass with an 80% score to complete the module successfully. If your score is less than 80% your registration will not be recorded. You need to review the material and re-take the quiz until you pass in order for your session to be recorded. This module requires approximately 45 minutes to complete.
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| Asbestos Awareness |
This course should be taken upon initial employment and annually thereafter by all employees who conduct custodial and light maintenance activities and operations that, if done improperly, could disturb Asbestos Containing Materials (ACM). NOTE: This module is designed as an "awareness level" training only. It is not intended to provide sufficient instruction for the credentials needed to conduct any regulated ACM-disturbing activity. There is a quiz following this module. You must pass with an 80% score to complete the module successfully. If your score is less than 80% your registration will not be recorded. You need to review the material and re-take the quiz until you pass in order for your session to be recorded. This module requires approximately 45 minutes to complete.
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This training is required of all persons who work with microorganisms and/or recombinant DNA at Biosafety Level 1
(BSL-1), upon initial assignment to work in a BSL-1 laboratory at UNL.
Biosafety SOPs:
Shipping SOPs: |
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This training specifically addresses Biosafety Level 2 (BSL-2) containment and is required of all persons who work
with pathogenic organisms and materials requiring BSL-2 containment. |
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Required annually by all employees reasonably anticipated to have occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens through their job tasks or research. See the UNL Exposure Control Plan for details about at-risk job titles and tasks. There is a quiz following this module. You must pass with an 80% score to complete the module successfully. If your score is less than 80% your registration will not be recorded. You need to review the material and re-take the quiz until you pass in order for your session to be recorded. This module requires approximately 45 minutes to complete.
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Unit 1
Unit 2
Unit 3
Unit 4
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Required upon initial assignment by all employees who work with or could potentially be assigned tasks where they may be exposed to hazardous chemicals, e.g., work in laboratories, art studios, maintenance shops and activities, custodial operations, kitchen/dining services, auto service, and others. This module consists of four units. ALL FOUR UNITS must be successfully completed to meet the requirement. There is a quiz following each unit. You must pass all four unit quizzes with an 80% score to complete this training module successfully. If your score is less than 80% on any unit, your registration will not be recorded for that unit. You need to review the material and re-take the quiz until you pass in order for your session to be recorded. Each unit requires approximately 30 minutes to complete.
Supplemental Materials-External Regulatory Standards:
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| Confined Space Awareness |
This "general awareness" training should be taken by any UNL employee who has access to areas that are or contain confined spaces. Employees such as, but not limited to maintenance & custodial employees, electricians, utility workers, groundskeepers, agricultural employees, and employees who work with confined animals in areas with deep pit systems. There is a quiz following the module. You must pass with an 80% score to complete the module successfully. If your score is less than 80% your registration will not be recorded. You need to review the material and re-take the quiz until you pass in order for your session to be recorded. This module requires approximately 45 minutes to complete.
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| Dining Services: Chemical, General and Equipment Safety |
This training is required by all UNL Housing Dining Services employees and provides information on chemical safety,
and general hazard awareness, including equipment safety. There is a quiz following the module. You must pass with an 80% score to complete the module successfully. If your score is less than 80% your registration will not be recorded. You need to review the material and re-take the quiz until you pass in order for your session to be recorded. This module requires approximately 45 minutes to complete.
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Required of employees who may opt to use a fire extinquisher. Prior to taking this training you should have completed the "Core-Emergency Preparedness" training, a pre-requisite to this course. This course may be taken as a stand-alone unit or as the first part of a two-part training session. Once you have completed the web-based training portion, you may participate in a supplementary hands-on training session. Contact Environmental Health & Safety for more information at (402) 472-4925 or ehs@unl.edu. An instructor-led session including both parts of this course may be set up for your department upon request. There is a quiz following the module. You must pass with an 80% score to complete the module successfully. If your score is less than 80% your registration will not be recorded. You need to review the material and re-take the quiz until you pass in order for your session to be recorded. This module requires approximately 30 minutes to complete.
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| General Electrical Safety Awareness |
This 'general awareness" training should be taken by any UNL employee who is at slightly greater risk of occupational
exposure to hazardous electrical energy as a function of their assigned job task. Employees such as custodians, carpenters,
painters, some laboratory workers, agricultural and landscape workers, and others who work near or may inadvertently encounter live
electrical systems while conducting their assigned tasks should take this training. This training may be useful to all employees since electrical shocks in the home account for thousands of deaths and injuries per year. There is a quiz following this module. You must pass with an 80% score to complete the module successfully. If your score is less than 80% your registration will not be recorded. You need to review the material and re-take the quiz until you pass in order for your session to be recorded. This module requires approximately 45 minutes to complete.
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Required annually of all employees who are exposed to occupational noise levels in excess of OSHA's Action Limit, regardless of the number of days of exposure per year. There is a quiz following this module. You must pass with an 80% score to complete the module successfully. If your score is less than 80% your registration will not be recorded. You need to review the material and re-take the quiz until you pass in order for your session to be recorded. This module requires approximately 45 minutes to complete.
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| Laboratory Safety Training |
A variety of laboratory specific training sessions that were originally offered as part of the Laboratory Safety Colloquium Series are available for online review. Some topics may be applicable beyond a laboratory setting.
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| Lockout/Tagout (LO/TO) for Machines & Equipment |
Training is required of all employees who operate, service, or repair equipment/machines that are associated with
hazardous energy which must be controlled with LO/TO procedures/devices during maintenance, service, or
repair.
There is a quiz following this module. You must pass with an 80% score to complete the module successfully. If your score is less
than 80% your registration will not be recorded. You need to review the material and re-take the quiz until you pass in order for
your session to be recorded. |
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Training should be taken by UNL employees who operate any type of mobile aerial platform/lift prior to hands-on instruction for the particular machine(s) to be operated. There is a quiz following this module. You must pass with an 80% score to complete the module successfully. If your score is less than 80% your registration will not be recorded. You need to review the material and re-take the quiz until you pass in order for your session to be recorded. This module requires approximately 45 minutes to complete.
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| NIH Guidelines for Research Involving Recombinant or Synthetic Nucleic Acid Molecules |
Training is required prior to initiating research for all persons who conduct research involving recombinant or synthetic nucleic acid molecules (r/sNA) in vitro and/or in vivo at all Biosafety Levels at the University of Nebraska. There is a quiz following this module. You must pass with an 80% score to complete the module successfully. If your score is less than 80% your registration will not be recorded. You need to review the material and re-take the quiz until you pass in order for your session to be recorded. This module requires approximately 30 minutes to complete.
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| Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) |
OSHA requires employers to provide employees with PPE when they are exposed to hazards that are not fully controlled through application of engineering or work practice (administrative) controls. The employer is responsible to assess hazards and select appropriate PPE, and provide training to employees using PPE so that they know: when PPE is necessary; what PPE is necessary; how to properly don, doff, adjust, and wear PPE; the limitations of the assigned PPE; and the proper care, maintenance, useful life and disposal of the assigned PPE. This training provides general instruction regarding all of the above topics. This training is appropriate for persons who are responsible to select and provide PPE to employees, as well as employees who are required to wear PPE. This training does not cover the following PPE, which is subject to specific EHS programs: respirators, hearing protection, PPE for protection against bloodborne pathogens and biological agents, and personal fall arrest systems. There is a quiz following this module. You must pass with an 80% score to complete the module successfully. If your score is less than 80% your registration will not be recorded. You need to review the material and re-take the quiz until you pass in order for your session to be recorded. This module requires approximately 45 minutes to complete.
Supplemental Materials: NOT listed are references for PPE specific to:
Refer to the specific Programs, Training, and Safe Operating Procedures for PPE recommendations specific to these areas. |
| Portable Ladder Safety |
Training is recommended for any UNL employee who uses a ladder in the course of their employment and may be useful for all employees since ladder use in the home is common. There is a quiz following this module. You must pass with an 80% score to complete the module successfully. If your score is less than 80% your registration will not be recorded. You need to review the material and re-take the quiz until you pass in order for your session to be recorded. This module requires approximately 45 minutes to complete.
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| Powered Industrial Truck Training |
Required of all UNL employees who operate forklifts or other Powered Industrial Trucks (PITs). There is a quiz following this module. You must pass with an 80% score to complete the module successfully. If your score is less than 80% your registration will not be recorded. You need to review the material and re-take the quiz until you pass in order for your session to be recorded. NOTE: To earn UNL PIT Operator Credentials you MUST also successfully complete an on-site evaluation of driving competency, described within this formal training as "practical training" and "individual evaluation." This module requires approximately 60 minutes to complete.
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Required by all staff and faculty who work with radioactive materials or ionizing radiation generating equipment. All required annual refresher training is web-based and may be accessed by clicking the link to the left. Sign in and select the specific training you are required to take.
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Required of only those persons whom EHS has approved for access to certain specialized areas and who have completed a federal security authorization. Do not take this training unless you have been specifically advised to do so by EHS. This module requires approximately 20 minutes to complete. |
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Required of only those persons possessing or having access to fire and life safety/police keys or unrestricted control of the Andover system. Do not take this training unless you have unlimited access potential to all UNL facilities. This module requires approximately 20 minutes to complete. |
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| Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasures (SPCC) Training |
Required annually of all employees with responsibilities related to maintenance or operation of oil storage devices and those engaged in the filling of these storage devices at certain UNL facilities where large quantities of oil/fuel is transferred or stored. There is a quiz following this module. You must pass with an 80% score to complete the module successfully. If your score is less than 80% your registration will not be recorded. You need to review the material and re-take the quiz until you pass in order for your session to be recorded. This module requires approximately 45 minutes to complete.
Supplemental Materials: To obtain a copy of your facility's SPCC plan call Environmental Health & Safety at (402) 472-4925. |
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Required by all staff working in a secure area of the Environmental Health and Safety facility. Annual training thereafter or in the event of significant procedural changes or facility design changes. This module requires approximately 10 minutes to complete. |