Chemistry Safety
Laboratory Standard Training
Laboratory Standard training (includes hazardous waste) is the State of California and CSUN mandated safety training that applies to all principal investigators and research associates who work in a research laboratory. Research associates are defined as under/graduate students, unpaid/paid persons, volunteers, or any other designations.
All safety training is administered via a series of videos online (with accompanying quizzes) - see below.
Initial Safety Training (completed when you first join a research lab)
Please complete every video on this list:
- CSU- Laboratory Safety Fundamentals (150 mins)
- Department-specific video - not yet available
If you work in a lab that generates biological waste, you must additionally complete the following training:
If any of the above links are broken, please use the links on the EH&S website: https://www.csun.edu/ehs/student-safety-training
- Once you have finished, please send the certificates of completion to your PI as well as the department Chemical Safety Coordinator (Jeff Gabler) via email in PDF format.
- Note: All certificates must be sent in before working in the laboratory.
Annual Refresher Training
Please complete every video on this list annually after your first training:
- Laboratory Safety Cal/OSHA (32 mins)
- Hazard Communication - Cal/OSHA (23 mins)
- Hazardous Waste Generator (RCRA) (25 mins)
- PPE: Personal Protective Equipment 2.0- Cal/OSHA (38 mins)
- Compressed Gas Safety (28 mins)
If you work in a lab that generates biological waste, you must additionally complete the following training:
If any of the above links are broken, please use the links on the EH&S website: https://www.csun.edu/ehs/student-safety-training
- Once you have finished, please send the certificates of completion to your PI as well as the department Chemical Safety Coordinator (Marcus Rogers) via email in PDF format.