Training

Are you new to Bowdoin?

If you will be working in a lab as a Professor, Researcher, Lab Instructor, Lab Tech, or Visiting Professor, then you will need to complete at least TWO trainings:  Initial Hazardous Waste Management Training and Laboratory Safety Training.  These trainings are required by OSHA and EPA and each training must be repeated annually.  If you will be working with live animals you may need additional training.  Contact the Animal Care Supervisor (Marko Melendy 725-3517, mmelendy@bowdoin.edu ) for further information and to schedule a training.

Are you a student participating in an Honors Project or Independent Study?

You will need to complete at least TWO trainings:  Initial Hazardous Waste Management Training and Laboratory Safety Training.  These trainings are required by OSHA and EPA and each training must be repeated annually.  If you will be working with live animals you may need additional training.  Contact the Animal Care Supervisor (Marko Melendy 725-3517, mmelendy@bowdoin.edu) for further information and to schedule a training.

Do you need to renew your training?

You will need to repeat at least TWO trainings:  Hazardous Waste Management Training and Laboratory Safety Training.  These trainings are required by OSHA and EPA and each training must be repeated annually.  If you will be working with live animals you may need additional training.  Contact the Animal Care Supervisor (Marko Melendy 725-3517, mmelendy@bowdoin.edu) for further information and to schedule a training.

How do I access these trainings?

Initial Hazardous Waste Management Training, Hazardous Waste Management Training, and Laboratory Safety Training are available on-line.  To access Laboratory Safety Training, go to the LAB SAFETY page.  To access either Hazardous Waste Management trainings go to the WASTE MANAGEMENT page.  When finished with the on-line trainings, visit the office of Laboratory Safety, 41A Druckenmiller Hall, to get a Training Certification Card (or “Blue Card”).

What is "Laboratory Specific Training?

Some labs have specialized hazards that necessitates workers in that lab to have training specific to that lab's hazards.  If you are a student working in these areas, you must obtain this training from the professor responsible for that lab.  The nature of this training must be documented and the date of completion and type of Lab Specific training should be indicated on the Training Certification Card (or “Blue Card”)