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.
Required Training for OVCAS Employees
Building Services
- 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
Lampers
- 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
Grounds
- 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.
Transportation
- 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