As part of our commitment to sustaining a culture of safety at WashU, EH&S provides the online training courses listed below. If you have questions or concerns about any of these courses, would like to request in-person training or require additional training, please send your request to ehs@wustl.edu
Find out what training you may need by completing a brief questionnaire in Learn@Work
Audience: All employees that work in an office setting.
Frequency : Initial and every 3 years
Web-Based: Register for this Training
EHS – Initial Lab Safety Training
Audience: New Employee who works in a lab environment
Frequency: At Hire
Web-Based : Register for this training
Module 1: General Lab Safety 
Module 2: Chemical Safety
Module 3: Waste Management
Module 4: Accidents and Emergencies
EHS – Lab Safety Training Annual Refresher
Audience: All Employee who works in a Lab Settings
Frequency: Annually
Web-Based : Register for this training
EHS – Biological Safety Training
Audience: All research personnel handling any of the following; recombinant or synthetic nucleic acids, infectious microorganisms, potentially infectious cell lines, biological toxins, animal/human tissues or fluids.
Frequency: Annually
Web Based : Register for this training
EHS – Initial Clinical Safety Training
Audience: New clinic employee who works with direct patient contact
Frequency: At Hire
Web Based : Register for this training
EHS – Clinical Safety Training Annual Refresher
Audience: All clinic employees with direct patient contact
Frequency: Annually
Web Based: Register for this training
Instructor led training schedule
Date & Time : TBD
EHS – Lab Supplement for Clinicians
Audience: All clinic employees with direct patient contact who also work in a research laboratory
Frequency: At hire and annually thereafter
Web Besed : Register for this training
Audience: Any Washington University personnel who need to ship biological materials, dry ice, or GMOs.
Frequency: Every 2 years
Web Based : Register for this training
Instructor led training schedule : TBD
Audience: Any BSL3 laboratory personnel who need to ship potentially infectious materials or dry ice.
Frequency: Every 2 years
Web Based : Register for this training
EHS – Covid-19 Safety Tips for Off-Campus Custodial and Maintenance Personnel
Web Based : Register for this training
EHS – Bloodborne Pathogens for Off-Campus Custodial and Maintenance Personnel Training
Web Based : Register for this training
EHS – Personal Protective Equipment for Off-Campus Custodial and Maintenance Personnel
Web Based : Register for this training
EHS – Danforth Maintenance & Utility Operations
Audience: Danforth Campus employee who works in Maintenance and Utility Operations
Frequency: Annually
Web Based : Register for this training
Golf Cart/Utility Vehicle Training
Web Based : Register for this training
Click here for guidance on Radiation Safety related training
Radiation Safety Exam
Audience: Individuals who will work with radioactive materials without the direct supervision of their Authorized User or Laboratory Contact.
Frequency: One time
Date & Time: On demand
Location : Radiation Safety Office, 4533 Clayton Ave., 2nd Floor
Materials: Exam Study Guide
Register via “Training & Exams” at https://radsafety.wustl.edu/myrad
PET Isotope Exam
Audience: Individuals who have passed the Radiation Safety Exam and will work with PET isotopes.
Frequency: One time
Date & Time: On demand
Location: Radiation Safety Office, 4533 Clayton Ave., 2nd Floor
Materials: Exam Study Guide
Register via “Training & Exams” at https://radsafety.wustl.edu/myrad
ALARA and Refresher Training
Audience: Personnel working with radioactive materials. There are different versions of the refresher training for each type of permit Radiation Safety tracks. Radiation workers are required to take the version(s) applicable to the type of permit(s) they work under.
Click here for more ALARA and refresher training info
Frequency: Annual
Provided through Learn@Work
Lab Contact Training
Audience: Individuals who are, or will be, in charge of the required duties of a lab working with radioactive materials. Contact Briana Davis (314-362-4966 or brianadavis@wustl.edu) to register.
Frequency: As necessary
Date & Time:
01/17/2023 (9:30-11:30 via Zoom)
02/22/2023 (1:30-3:30 via Zoom)
03/27/2023 (9:30-11:30 via Zoom)
04/13/2023 (1:30-3:30 via Zoom)
05/15/2023 (9:30-11:30 via Zoom)
06/08/2023 (1:30-3:30 via Zoom)
07/10/2023 (9:30-11:30 via Zoom)
08/08/2023 (1:30-3:30 via Zoom)
09/13/2023 (9:30-11:30 via Zoom)
10/12/2023 (1:30-3:30 via Zoom)
11/20/2023 (9:30-11:30 via Zoom)
12/20/2023 (1:30-3:30 via Zoom)
Fundamentals of Laser Safety
Audience: Individuals who work with or may work with class 3b and 4 lasers.
Frequency: Every 2 Years
RS – Fundamentals of Laser Safety
Survey Meter Use
Audience: Individuals interested in proper use of survey meters as well as proper survey meter choice.
Survey Meter Use Training
The following courses are provided as part of WashU’s membership with the Safety Training Consortium, a higher education membership organization founded by research universities for the purpose of developing safety training for the research community.
EHS – Aerosol Transmissible Disease (ATD)
EHS – Fundamentals of Biosafety Course
EHS – Fundamentals of Laboratory Safety
EHS – Laboratory Reactor Pressure Vessels
EHS – Personal Protective Equipment