Faculty, staff, and student employees are encouraged to complete required campus-wide modules such as Workplace Violence, Emergency Evacuation, Sexual Harassment Prevention, or Ethics through the UC Learning Center, which functions on a separate platform. Please note that the new Safety Orientation training is available on the UC Learning Center, not on our primary Environment, Health, and Safety (EH&S) Learning Management System, Worksafe. The Worksafe catalog includes a limited selection of EH&S courses, as listed on this site.
First-time users are advised to familiarize themselves with how to navigate Worksafe before accessing courses.
Find training by role using the table, or locate training based on our EH&S Programs below the table.
Find Training by Role
| I Am A... | Start With | Additional Training May Be Required If You... |
|---|---|---|
| UCLA faculty, staff, or student employee | Safety Orientation | Have hazard-specific training based on assigned work |
| UCLA Volunteer, or Non-Employee Student | Safety Orientation for Volunteers and Students | Work with chemicals, biological materials, radiation, lasers, or animals |
| Employee who is required to wear a respirator | Respirator Hazard Assessment | Schedule a fit-test session |
| Facilities or Shop Employee | Shop Safety Fundamentals | Operate equipment and may be exposed to dust, fumes, or chemical vapors |
| Authorized User of energized equipment | Lockout Tagout Training for Authorized Users | Perform hot work or use a respirator for your work |
| Undergraduate Researcher | Lab Safety Fundamentals | Work with chemicals, biological materials, radiation, lasers, or animals |
| Graduate Student or Postdoctoral Scholar | Lab Safety Fundamentals | Conduct specialized research activities |
| Principal Investigator of an academic research wet lab | PI Orientation | Oversee biological, radiation, laser, or controlled substance research. Site Safety Orientation Checklist (labs only). |
| Laboratory Manager | Chemical Hygiene Plan | Manage chemical inventories, laboratory operations, or compliance programs |
| Animal Researcher | Online MHQ | Perform specialized animal procedures. See PI’s ARC protocol and DLAM for more guidance. |
| Biosafety Researcher | Introduction to the UCLA Biosafety Program | Handle biohazardous materials (e.g., human or primate cells/tissues/fluids, infectious agents, recombinant/synthetic nucleic acids, genetically modified animals/plants). See PI's BUA protocol for more guidance. |
| Researcher using pyrophoric chemicals | Fire Resistant Glove Liner Online Training | Work in a wet lab in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry |
| Authorized personnel handling controlled substances | Controlled Substances Training | Manage inventory record keeping |
| Laser User | Laser Safety | Manage lab personnel responsible for training new laser workers of embedded / enclosed laser devices of 5mW or greater |
| Radiation User of Radioactive Materials | Radiation Safety Fundamentals (Radioactive Materials) | Work with research authorizations |
| Radiation User of Radiation-Producing Machines | Radiation Safety Initial (Radiation Producing Machines) | Operate radiation-producing machines (e.g., X-ray, PET, EM, LINACs, X-ray irradiators) |
| X-ray Irradiator User | Device-specific | Operate device-specific irradiators |
| Field Researcher working outside a campus lab/shop | See Resources | See PI’s Field Safety Plan and Email Us at: fieldresearch@ehs.ucla.edu(link sends email). |
EH&S Training Overview by Program
Individuals that work with research animals and use anesthetic gases like isoflurane and halothane are required to take additional training. Individuals must complete this training prior to working with anesthetic gases.
- The Waste Anesthetic Gas (WAG) Online Training
- Worksafe Course ID ENV-WAG-OL