Training Programs
The Risk Management Department conducts training using lectures, demonstrations, and interactive media. Training sessions for groups of 20 or less are conducted in the Risk Management Training Room (Cornett 131). It is the responsibility of area supervisors to ensure that all staff are appropriately trained and to coordinate employee training with the Risk Management Office.
Who is Covered by OR-OSHA Training Requirements?
Anyone who receives monetary or monetary equivalent gain through an association with Oregon Institute of Technology, including:
- All Faculty, Staff, and Administrators
- All Student Employees
- All Visiting Professors
- All Contracted Labor
- All Volunteers
The Oregon Tech Risk Management Department coordinates training sessions in the topic areas listed below:
Accident Investigation - hospitalization events, interviewing, documenting
Asbestos Awareness - office and custodial information about asbestos
Back Safety - lifting, bending, reaching, industrial ergonomics
Bloodborne Pathogens - HBV/HIV, universal precautions, protective equipment
Confined Spaces - entrant, attendee, supervisor; equipment use
Electrical Safety - qualified, authorized, affected rules; hazard assessments, lock-out/tag-out
Emergency Response - accountability, marshaling points, supervision
Fall Protection - equipment requirements, scope of application
Fire Safety - egress, extinguishers, planning, chemical storage
Forklift Operations - requirements, scope, application
Hazard Assessment - required forms/procedures for all hazards and exposures
Hazard Communication - documentation, written plans, MSDSs, labeling, chemical exposure, spills, waste disposal
Hazardous Materials Spill Response - hazard recognition, notification procedures
Hearing Conservation - noise surveys, action levels, audiograms, threshold shifts
Laboratory Safety - chemical hygiene plan, safety rules, chemical storage, protective equipment, waste disposal
Office Safety - ergonomics, electrical safety, trip hazards
Personal Protective Equipment - selection of equipment, donning/removing, maintenance
Respiratory Protection - requirements, break through times, cartridges, fit-testing
To request a training session, please call 885-1552.