Lab & Space Safety

for UCLA Samueli Engineering Student Organizations

KEEP OUR COMMUNITY SAFE & DO NO HARM

Guiding principles for students, engineers and future leaders.

Required Trainings

UCLA EH&S Trainings

In an effort to create a culture that is aware, engaged in safety, and is informed of what to do in the event of an emergency, all officers, project leads, and membership MUST complete the following EH&S sponsored online safety courses:

  • Lab Safety Fundamental Concepts Training – this training is a campus-wide training required for all students working in labs and working on technical projects. The first portion covers chemical safety and the second half covers more general training applicable to all student organizations.
  • General Chemical Safety Training (IP-GENCHEM-OL), and
  • Shop Safety Online Training (IP-SHOP-OL).

Students can access the online training through UCLA Environment, Health & Safety’s training website, Worksafe: http://worksafe.ucla.edu.

  • For Lab Safety Fundamental Concepts Training – select ‘Course Search’. Using the navigation menu on the left, look for Lab Safety. Then look for the Lab Safety Fundamentals training on the page. Students that have completed the training can take the Lab Safety Fundamentals refresher. Annual renewal is required.
  • For General Chemical Safety Training – select ‘Course Search’. Using the navigation menu on the left, look for Injury Prevention. Then look for General Chemical Safety Online Training. Annual renewal is required.
  • For Shops Online Training – select ‘Course Search’. Using the navigation menu on the left, look for Injury Prevention menu item. Then look for Shops Online Training.

Once you complete your training and pass the quiz, EH&S will send you a certificate of completion or an email verifying completion. Please save your .jpg or .pdf files for your records.  UCLA EH&S will provide a list of engineering students that complete these trainings once a quarter. Please have your membership complete these trainings by the 2nd week of the quarter to be included in this list.

Trainings created by Student Organizations or Design Teams

Each organization is responsible for creating a training for any equipment, tools, substances, or chemicals that could cause potential harm. These trainings should be accessible to members in your organization.  Aside from risk of injury, we want to make sure we don’t break equipment by operating it in a way it isn’t intended.

A database for members who have completed training and who have access to the equipment or to engage in an activity should be maintained by the student organization.

Examples of training:

  • Soldering101 instructions

  • Drill Press Standard Operating Procedures

  • Working with Epoxy Standard Operating Procedure