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Supervisors and employees can now track their safety training records with ease through Safety Spectrum’s new 

Mandatory Training for All 51ÉçÇøºÚÁÏEmployees

Training Information
  • Mandatory for everyone
  • Refresher training is recommended every 5 years
  • Mandatory for computer users
  • Refresher training is recommended every 5 years

Training for Supervisors

Training Information
  • To be completed by supervisors and managers
  • Refresher training is recommended every 5 years

 Training for Research & Laboratory Environments

Use  51ÉçÇøºÚÁÏTraining Record for Laboratory Personnel for individual training record

Laboratory and Chemical Safety Training

 
Training Information
EHS Safety Essentials
  • Everyone working in a lab
  • Includes Laboratory Ergonomics and Laboratory Evacuation Procedures modules
  • Training validity: 5 years
EHS Laboratory Safety
(includes WHMIS 2015)
  • Anyone working in a lab area that has chemicals
  • Training validity: 5 years
  • Anyone working where hazardous products are used, stored or handled
  • Training validity: 5 years

  • Anyone that handles and stores hazardous chemicals in their laboratory space
  • Anyone participating in a laboratory inspection
  • Training validity: 5 years

Biosafety Training

Required Training Information
EHS Biosafety
  • Anyone working with biohazardous materials
  • Training validity: 5 years
  • Anyone holding a biosafety permit
  • To be completed once

  • Anyone working with biohazardous materials
  • Training validity: 1 year

Recommended Training

Information

  • Anyone working with biohazardous materials
  • To be completed once

  • Anyone working in a Containment Level 2 lab
  • To be completed once

  • Anyone working in a Containment Level 3 lab
  • To be completed once

  • Anyone holding a biosafety permit
  • To be completed once
  • Anyone teaching a lab session involding biohazards
  • To be completed once

 

Radiation, X-ray and Laser Safety Training

 

Training Information
Radiation Safety Training
  • Anyone using radioactive sources
  • Validity: complete once
  • Next offering: Summer 2026
Radiation Safety Refresher Training
  • Anyone who previously completed 51ÉçÇøºÚÁÏRadiation Safety Training and in need of a refresher
  • Validity: 3 years
Radiation Safety Training for Principal Investigators
  • Anyone holding a radiation safety permit 
  • To be complete once
Radiation Safety Training - Sealed Sources and Portable Gauges
  • Anyone using sealed sources of radioactivity and portable gauges
  • Validity: 3 years
Radiation Safety Orientation
  • Available between offered semesterly training under exceptional circmstances. Full training course still required at next offering
  • Contact Radiation Safety for more info
X-Ray Safety Orientation
  • Anyone using X-Ray generating equipment (e.g. X-Ray diffractometers, X-Ray fluorescent guns, X-Ray imaging equipment)
  • Validity: 5 years
Laser Safety Training
  • Anyone working with or near lasers
  • Validity: 5 years

Transportation of Dangerous Goods

 

Training Information
  • Receivers of dangerous goods shipments (e.g. front desk staff) as well as personnel who work with hazardous materials and will benefit from learning the basics of TDG.
  • Training validity: 5 years
TDG by Ground
(except Classes 6.2 and 7)
  • Anyone handling, offering for transport or transporting dangerous goods by ground
  • Contact labsafe@sfu.ca for training infromation
  • Training validity: 3 years
TDG by Air
(except Classes 6.2 and 7)
  • Anyone handling, offering for transport or transporting dangerous goods by air
  • Contact labsafe@sfu.ca for training infromation
  • Training validity: 2 years
TDG Class 6.2 – Transport of Infectious Substances by Ground or Air
  • Anyone handling, offering for transport or transporting Class 6.2 infectious substances
  • Contact labsafe@sfu.ca for training infromation
  • Training validity: 2 years

Training for Work with Specific Hazards

 

Training Information
  • For everyone
  • To be completed once
  • 3D Printer users, supervisors or managers
  • To be completed once
  • Mandatory for employees who perform work that requires ligting, loweing, carrying, pushing, pulling, and/or gripping
  • Training validity: 5 years
  • Mandatory for all ladder users
  • To be completed once
Laser Safety Orientation
  • Anyone working with or near lasers
  • Training validity: 5 years
CPS Lab Access Safety Training
  • 51ÉçÇøºÚÁÏCampus Public Safety Employees only
  • Traning validity: 3 years

Training for Facilities Services Staff & Contractors

 

Training Information
  • For everyone
  • To be completed once
51ÉçÇøºÚÁÏBurnaby Contractor Safety Orientation
  • Facilities Services staff working with or around controlled products
  • Training validity: 3 years
  • Facillities Services staff who may enter a laboratory space containing hazards including, but not limited to, chemicals, biohazards, radiation sources, X-rays, lasers, surper magnets, etc.
  • Training validity: 3 years

Training for Emergency Response & Personal Safety

Training Information
Emergency Warden & Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) Training
  • 51ÉçÇøºÚÁÏstudent, faculty, staff
CPR, AED and Narcan Training
  • 51ÉçÇøºÚÁÏstudent, faculty, staff
  • Currently Unavailable: offered biannually fall and spring
Pre-departure travel briefing
Personal Safety & Security
  • 51ÉçÇøºÚÁÏstudent, faculty, staff
  • Offered by request, email safe@sfu.ca
  • For more information, click here

 

Safety Committees

EHS has developed a variety of training courses to support members of the Local Joint Health and Safety Committees (LJHSCs) and the Central University Health and Safety Committee (CUHSC) in completing safety committee activities.

For information regarding available courses and registration, visit the Safety Committees training webpage.