The Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) Office provides a variety of training courses through the SkyPrep platform to support a safe campus environment. Whether you're a student, faculty or staff member, or volunteer, you'll be assigned courses tailored to your role and responsibilities. Below is an overview of the available training and safety resources.
SkyPrep
Training courses are provided via the SkyPrep platform. EHS offers courses that are tailored to the work being performed, whether you are faculty/staff, student, or volunteer. Training includes videos and slide presentations of varying lengths with assessments at the end of each section. EHS provides a temporary password for first-time users, which you will then modify for future access to the system. SkyPrep sends email notifications when you have been enrolled in a course and when you have passed. Additionally, you have access to certificates of course completion. Please note that you will only be able to see and access the course(s) that have been assigned to you. Below you will see descriptions of the training offered for studying or working at either NYMC or Touro College of Dental Medicine (TCDM).
NYMC Training
Annual EHS Training
This is a generalized course for everyone on the NYMC campus, including faculty, staff, and students. It includes content on emergencies and evacuations, laboratory and chemical safety, blood-borne pathogens, compressed gas, fire and electrical safety, and additional topics.
Access to the Animal Research Facilities Labs in the Department of Comparative Medicine requires additional training and medical clearance.
Radiation Safety
This course is designed for those who will be conducting research utilizing radioactive material. The content includes information on state regulations (part 16 of the NYS Sanitary Code) and NYMC policies and procedures regarding the safe handling, use, and security of radioactive materials.
Select Agent & BSL3
The content in this course pertains to those who will be working with biological agents and toxins (also known as select agents) that may pose a severe threat to public health and safety, animal and/or plant life, or to animal or plant products. It includes information on regulations, pre-access suitability assessments, Tier One classification, as well as biosafety risk assessments and mitigation procedures.
Basic Safety
This course is for Residents, and participants of clinical trials (Standardized Patients). Topics include types of emergencies that could occur on campus, as well as potential hazards and how to respond appropriately. Examples include steps to take in the event of a fire and evacuation procedures.
Touro College of Dental Medicine (TCDM) Training
TCDM Safety and Compliance
This course is designed for students and staff of the dental program. It covers safety information on blood-borne pathogens and infection control, post-exposure protocols, needle re-capping, and nitrous oxide safety. Additional topics include hazard communication, x-ray safety, and general emergency and evacuation for TCDM.
SIM Lab Safety
This course content is specific to TCDM students that will be training in the SIM lab. Information includes types of hazards, high speed lathe machine safety, and torch safety.
Additional Optional Training
Shipping Packages with Dry Ice
This course provides training for personnel that are shipping non-hazardous materials in packages containing dry ice. This training does not cover the shipment of hazardous and/or infectious materials in a package with dry ice. Contact EHeS for training to ship hazardous materials.
Liquid Nitrogen Safety
The content found in this course is for those working with liquid nitrogen in a laboratory setting. Upon completion, users will be able to describe the properties and hazards of liquid nitrogen, how to identify and handle it, and emergency response protocols in the event of an accident.
Formaldehyde Safety
This is a highly specific course provided for those working with formaldehyde. It’s designed to help researchers understand OSHA standards and requirements, health effects and exposure limits, as well as methods for proper disposal and spill response.
Lab Safety Checklists
The Lab Safety Orientation Checklist must be completed by anyone who is assigned the Laboratory Safety Orientation training. Access to the labs is restricted until training has been completed, this form has been filled out in conjunction with the Principal Investigator or Supervisor, then signed and returned to EHS. Visit the TouroOne portal and log in with your college credentials to access the most up-to-date version of the checklist.
How to Read a Safety Data Sheet
The guide, available on the TouroOne portal's EHS section, explains how to use a Safety Data Sheet (SDS), what the different sections of an SDS contain, as well as tips to ensure proper safety protocols are followed.
