EH&S: Training Requirements

Look for categories that describe your job at Calvin in the table below - there may be more than one category that applies.

You must receive training for each topic listed for your job categories.

Some training is done online - click the blue hyperlink to begin the training module. All other courses are taught in-person. Environmental Healthy & Safety (EHS) coordinates these training courses. Contact Jennifer for details and schedules at jambrose@calvin.edu

Phase 3 training includes all of the training topics listed in the table for your position at Calvin, as well as the specific training that you receive within your department.

Audience or Equipment

Training Requirement

Frequency

Faculty, Staff, Interns, and Volunteers
Faculty (all appointments); full, part-time, and temporary staff; interns, and volunteers	Phase 1: Safety Orientation General Procedures	Initial

Drivers
Calvin Cars	Alert Driving Car (submit Release form via email	Initial
Calvin Vans	Alert Driving Van (submit Release form via email	Initial
Calvin KnightRider	Alert Driving Van (submit Release form via email	Initial
	On-on-one Training with Nola Nielsen	Initial
Calvin Utility Carts (Golf Carts)	Utility Cart Safety	Initial

Spill Team
All members	Fire Extinguisher	Initial
	Respirator Training, Medical screening, Fit-testing	Annually

AED Team
All members	CPR, AED	Annually

Emergency Liaison/Alternate
All members	Emergency Liaison Training	Initial

Resident Assistant
All RA's	Safety & Health Level 100	Initial
	Fire Extinguisher	Annually

Resident Director
All RD's	Safety & Health Level 100	Initial
	Fire Extinguisher	Annually
	Bloodborne Pathogens	Annually

Campus Safety
All officers	Safety & Health Level 300	Initial
	Fire Extinguisher	Initial
	Bloodborne Pathogens	Annually
	Evacuation assistance for disabilities	Initial
	CPR, AEd	Annually
	Bat Removal	Initial

Custodial Services
All members	Safety & Health Level 300	Initial
	Personal Protective Equipment	Initial
	Fire Extinguisher	Initial
	Bloodborne Pathogens	Annually
	Asbestos Awareness	Annually
	CPR, AED	Annually
	Electrical Safety	Initial
Specified Employees	Forklift/Industrial Truck	Every 3 years
	Aerial Platform Lift	Every 3 years
	Bat Removal	Initial

Architectural Maintenance
All members	Safety & Health Level 300	Initial
	Personal Protective Equipment	Initial
	Fire Extinguisher	Initial
	Asbestos Awareness	Annually
	Scaffolding	Initial
	Forklift/Industrial Truck, All-Terrain Truck	Every 3 years
	Aerial Platform Lift, Boom Lift	Every 3 years
	Fall Protection	Initial
	Electrical Safety	Initial
Specified Employees	Respirator Training, Medical screening, Fit-testing	Annually
Asbestos Floor Abatement	8 hr. single non-friable abatement training	Initial and annual 2 hr. refresher

Mechanical Maintenance
All members	Safety & Health Level 300	Initial
	Personal Protective Equipment	Initial
	Fire Extinguisher	Initial
	Asbestos Awareness	Annually
	Scaffolding	Initial
	Fall Protection	Initial
	Confined Space Entry	Initial
	Welding Safety	Initial
	Lockout Tagout Authorized Employee	Initial
	Electrical Safety	Initial
Specified Employees	Respirator Training, Medical screening, Fit-testing	Annually
	Powered Industrial Truck, All-Terrain Truck	Every 3 years
	Aerial Platform Lift, Boom Lift	Every 3 years
Asbestos O & M	Asbestos O & M 16 hr. Training	Initial and annual 4 hr. refresher
On Call Personnel & Plumbers	Bloodborne Pathogens	Annually

Grounds Maintenance
All members	Safety & Health Level 300	Initial
	Personal Protective Equipment	Initial
	Fire Extinguisher	Initial
	Powered Industrial Truck, All-Terrain Truck	Every 3 years
	Hearing Conservation Training, hearing testing	Annually
	Electrical Safety	Initial
	Poisonous Plants	Initial
	Working in Hot and Cold Conditions	Initial
Pesticide applicator	Respirator Training, Medical screening, Fit-testing	Annually
Snow Plow drivers	CDL, Drug & Alcohol Policy, random testing	As required
Irrigation system maintenance	Lockout Tagout Authorized Employee	Initial

Engineering Shops
All members	Safety & Health Level 300	Initial
	Fire Extinguisher	Initial
	Welding Safety	Initial
	Hearing Conservation Training, hearing testing	Annually

Telecommunications Technician
	Safety & Health Level 300	Initial
	Fire Extinguisher	Initial
	Asbestos Awareness	Annually
	Scaffolding	Initial
	Fall Protection	Initial
	Confined Space Entry	Initial
	Electrical Safety	Initial

Technical Services
All members	Safety & Health Level 300	Initial
	Fire Extinguisher	Initial
	Asbestos Awareness	Annually
	Scaffolding	Initial
	Fall Protection	Initial
	CPR, AED	Annually

Art Department Shops/Studios
All members	Safety & Health Level 300	Initial
Sculpture	Welding Safety	Initial
Woodshop	Woodshop Safety	Initial

Theater Shops
All members	Safety & Health Level 300	Initial

Health Services/Nursing/Kinesiology
All members	Safety & Health Level 200	Initial
	Bloodborne Pathogens	Annually
	CPR, AED	Annually

Applied Sciences
All members	Safety & Health Level 200	Initial
	Lab Safety	Initial
Radiation exposure	Radiation Safety	Initial
Biohazard exposure	Bloodborne Pathogens	Annually

CAS Staff & Faculty
Lift operators	Aerial Platform Lift	Every 3 years

All Others
All other staff, faculty, and student employees who are not listed above	Safety & Health Level 100	Initial