EH&S training modules for various topics are found in Moodle Campus. Login to CamelWeb ---> Moodle ---> Moodle Campus, then select the desired EH&S Training course. Courses currently avalialble are:
- Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasures (SPCC)
- Laboratory Safety
- Laser Safety
- Hazardous Waste Management
In addition, Connecticut College has access to training resources from United Educators. With about 1,600 members ranging from large university systems to small, independent K-12 schools, UE is committed to providing the tools to help manage education-specific risks.
Current offerings are:
- Bloodborne Pathogens: Protecting Yourself on Campus
- Defensive Driving Strategies: Get There Safely
- Driver Safety Fundamentals
- Golf Cart Safety
- Passenger Van Safety
- Preventing Slips, Trips and Falls
- Teaching Science Safely
Login to CamelWeb ---> Moodle ---> Moodle Campus to register and/or access UE courses.
Mold - The U.S. EPA has a training module on mold.
YouTube has a large collection of videos that illustrate various safety practices and procedures, and are used to supplement EH&S training. They are not, however, intended to replace individual instruction from a qualified person. For further assistance, contact the Office of Environmental Health & Safety.
| Automatic External Defibrillators (All AED's currently used at Connecticut College) | |
| Lifepak CR Plus (Medtronics/Physio Control) | Lifeline (Defibtech) |
| Powerheart AED G3 (Cardiac Science) | |
| Laboratory Safety | |
| Experimenting with Danger (U.S. Chemical Safety Board) | Laboratory Glove Removal Technique (Harvard) |
| Handling Pyrophoric Materials (Dartmouth College) | Pyrophoric Liquid Safety (UCLA) |
| Video Project: Safe Storage of Chemicals (Madiha Zafar) | Fume Hood Safety: Do's and Don'ts (Labconco Corp.) |
| Pipette Safety & Ergonomics (UCLA) | Fire Safety in the Lab (UCLA) |
| Fire/Life Safety | |
| "How to Use a Portable Fire Extinguisher" | "When Every Minute Counts...Dorm Fire Safety" (United Educators Video) |
| "Kitchen Fire 411" (How to deal with a grease fire) | Related videos (From Campus Firewatch) |
| "Electrical Fire" (Why "cut" Christmas trees are prohibited) | |
| Art Safety | |
| "Creating Art Safely - A Six Step Process" (Vimeo and Yale University). Printed copies of a companion booklet for this video is available by contacting EH&S. | |
| Woodshop/Welding Safety | |
| Woodshop Safety Training (John Steinert High School) | General Shop Safety (Fox Sr. High School) |
| Electric Welding Safety: How to be Safe (Way of the Wrench) | Gas Welding Safety (Way of the Wrench) |