Injury Prevention begins with understanding the ways we can be safe at work. Environmental Health & Safety has created a suite of online safety trainings designed to help our campus community learn how they can aware of common hazards in the workplace, whether you work in an office, facilities services, a dining hall, a laboratory or in the field.
We recommend the following:
Safety Orientation: Overview of safety fundamentals, injury & illness prevention, and emergencies for all faculty, staff, and students.
Office Safety: This course is designed to raise awareness about hazards that may be encountered when working in office and administrative environments.
Ergonomics in the Workplace: This course is designed to provide the basic information needed to recognize and report musculoskeletal disorder (MSD) signs, symptoms, and risk factors.
Ergonomics for the Laboratory: Introduction to basic principles of ergonomics in the laboratory environment.
Online courses are available in the UCR Learning Center and can be taken when its convienent for you! Log in with you UCR NetID and search for the topic.
To learn more about the Safety Programs and Resources on campus, please visit: https://ehs.ucr.edu