Research Safety Training

1. IMPORTANT: All faculty, staff, students, or visitors who work at Cal Poly or at Cal Poly-owned properties must take the Injury and Illness Prevention Program (IIPP) course annually. The course can be accessed via this link, or can be searched on the CSU Learning Hub using the LearningHub ID "Injury and Illness Prevention Program (IIPP)".


2. Additional training is required based on your specific job duties. This additional training can be seen in the table below:

Job Duties	Required Training Courses	Minimum Frequency of Taking/Retaking Course	LearningHub ID	URL
Principal Investigator (PI) of an academic research wet lab	PI Orientation with EHS (in person) Laboratory Safety Fundamentals	Once Annual	Laboratory Safety Fundamentals (initials) CSU-Laboratory Safety Refresher (annual refresher)	Laboratory Safety Fundamentals CSU-Laboratory Safety Refresher
Works in a wet lab or vivarium	Laboratory Safety Fundamentals Laboratory Safety Fundamentals Refresher Chemical Hygiene Plan Standard Operating Procedure	Once Annual Annual review of written program Annual review and when SOP changes	Laboratory Safety Fundamentals (initial) CSU-Laboratory Safety Refresher (annual refresher) N/A N/A	Laboratory Safety Fundamentals CSU-Laboratory Safety Refresher Chemical Safety Webpage Refer to lab-specific SOP created by PI
Works with live, vertebrate animals	Complete an Animal Contact Review and Initial Health Surveillance Questionnaire (ACRIHSQ)	At beginning of new research program	N/A	Cal Poly Animal Handler Occupational Health & Safety Program
Uses anesthetic gases	Waste Anesthetic Gas	Annual	Waste Anesthetic Gas	CSU - Waste Anesthetic Gas
Works with biohazardous materials (e.g., human or primate cells/tissues/fluids, infections agents, recombinant/synthetic nucleic acids, genetically modified animals/plants)	Complete the NIH Guidelines for Cal Poly Researchers: IBC Compliance Training (see PI's BUA protocol for more)	Once	CSU Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) Compliance Training	CSU Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) Compliance Training
Works in a wet lab in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry	Fire Safety and Prevention	Once	Fire Safety and Prevention 2.0	Fire Safety and Prevention 2.0
Works with lasers	Laser Safety Fundamentals	Biennial	CSU-Laser Safety	CSU-Laser Safety
Handles radioactive materials	Radiation Safety SOP (lab-specific)	Annual Annual review and when SOP changes	Radiation Safety N/A	Radiation Safety N/A
Works with floor/table-mounted machinery	Shop Safety online	Once	CSU-Shop Safety	CSU - Shop Safety
Maintains or services energized equipment	Lock-out-Tagout for Authorized Users	Biennial	Lockout/Tagout 2.0 Cal/OSHA	Lockout/Tagout 2.0 - Cal/OSHA
Does hot work (e.g. torch cutting, brazing, welding)	Hot Work Permits Fire Extinguisher Training	Triennial Annual	Hot Work Permits Fire Extinguisher Training	Hot Work Permits Fire Safety Short: Using a Fire Extinguisher
Does field research/work	Review PI's field research SOP	Annual review and when SOP changes	N/A	N/A
Uses a respirator for your work	Respiratory Protection Training AND contact EHS	Annual	Respiratory Protection 2.0	Respiratory Protection 2.0