Training is a crucial aspect of the Science Safety program. Training is provided to ensure the health and safety of all workers, students, and volunteers, protection of property, and to ensure legislative compliance.
The following training modules are mandatory for all persons working in Trent University science spaces, and must be completed at least once every 3 years:
- Science Safety Program Core Principles
- Lab Safety Orientation
- WHMIS
Additional training may be required as per your specific duties. Your need to complete any of the following modules should be determined in consultation with your supervisor:
- Autoclave
- Biosafety
- Compressed Gases and Cryogenic Liquids
- Chemical Safety Program
- Physical Hazards in a Lab
- Safe Use of Fumehoods
- Radiation Safety Level 1 and 2
- Radiation Safety Refresher
- Working Safely with Lasers
- X-Ray Safety Awareness
Employee directions to access Science Safety training:
Access the training through the “MyTraining” tab in the Employee Portal in VIP .
User guides for using the training module in VIP are available for Employees and Managers under the VIP section on the Human Resources website.
Student directions to access Science Safety training:
- Login to your myTrent account.
- On your myTrent homepage, click on the Blackboard icon.
- At the main Blackboard page, click on Course Catalogue in the upper right hand corner.
- In the Course Search box type "Science Safety" and click Go.
- In the Course Catalog hover your cursor over "Science-Safety Program" and click on the down arrow.
- Select enroll.
- Enroll in the Course and click Submit to proceed.
- A message should come up to say that you have successfully enrolled and to click OK. The OK button is located in the lower right corner of the window.
- Proceed to select the module and quiz you wish to take.
For any issues in Blackboard or VIP, please contact healthandsafety@trentu.ca.
Non-Employee / Unpaid Appointments are for individuals who are not already affiliated with the university as a paid employee or a student of the university (i.e. board members, volunteers, interns, temporary visitors, adjunct faculty, professor emeritus, postdoctoral fellow, visiting scholars, Fleming / George Brown / Ontario Tech paid faculty who teach at Trent, etc.) may require access to VIP to complete mandatory training. Visit the Non-Employee / Unpaid Appointments page for further instruction.
For information on other employee mandatory training outside of the Science Safety program, visit the Health and Safety website.