Required Training for OVCAS Employees

All new employees in the job title listed below should take the following safety training courses as soon as they start work.

  • Asbestos Awareness for Building Service Workers and Lampers
  • Bloodborne Pathogen Awareness for Building Service Workers
  • Employee Safety Orientation
  • Fire Extinguisher Training
  • Hazard Communications for Building Service Workers
  • Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Training for building Service Workers
  • UIC Emergency Action Plan Training
  • Aerial and Scissor Lift Training (Classroom) (Please contact Assistant Director of Trades Safety, Scott Bush, stbush@uic.edu, to take this course.)
  • Fall Protection Training (Classroom) (Please contact Assistant Director of Trades Safety, Scott Bush, stbush@uic.edu, to take this course.)
  • Asbestos Awareness for Building Service Workers and Lampers
  • Employee Safety Orientation
  • Fire Extinguisher Training
  • Ladder Safety
  • Scaffold User
  • UIC Emergency Action Plan Training
  • Universal Waste
  • Aerial and Scissor Lift Training (Classroom) (Please contact Assistant Director of Trades Safety, Scott Bush, stbush@uic.edu, to take this course.)
  • Fall Protection Training (Classroom) (Please contact Assistant Director of Trades Safety, Scott Bush, stbush@uic.edu, to take this course.)
  • Bloodborne Pathogen Awareness for Grounds
  • UIC Emergency Action Plan Training
  • Employee Safety Orientation
  • Fire Extinguisher Training
  • Hazard Communication for Grounds and Transportation
  • Hearing Conservation Training
  • Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Training for Grounds
  • Powered Industrial Vehicles (Forklift) Practical Training (Classroom)* (Please contact Assistant Director of Trades Safety, Scott Bush, stbush@uic.edu, to take this course.)
  • Powered Industrial Vehicles (Forklift) Training Online Component *

*Ask your Supervisor if you are required to operate a forklift in your specific position. Only fully trained employees may operate a forklift.

  • Aerial and Scissor Lift Training (Classroom) (Please contact Assistant Director of Trades Safety, Scott Bush, stbush@uic.edu, to take this course.)
  • Fall Protection Training (Classroom) (Please contact Assistant Director of Trades Safety, Scott Bush, stbush@uic.edu, to take this course.)
  • Employee Safety Orientation
  • Fire Extinguisher Training
  • Hazard Communication for Grounds and Transportation
  • Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Training for
  • Transportation and Central Receiving
  • Safe Transport and Handling of Hazardous Materials for Transportation Employees
  • UIC Emergency Action Plan Training

Additional Courses for Transportation Garage Employees

  • Underground Storage Tank Operator C Training (Contact chemwaste@listserv.uic.edu for instructions on completing this course)
  • Universal Waste
  • Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC)
  • Hot Work: Welding, Cutting, and Brazing