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Environmental Health and Safety Training

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EHS Online Courses for Colleges and Universities

Hazard Communication: Right to Understand (GHS)

Hazard Communication: Right to Understand (GHS)

This environmental training course provides an understanding of hazardous chemicals and their specific dangers, as well as actions you can take to protect yourself and others on your campus.

Label requirements for hazardous chemicals

Gain a deeper understanding of the Revised Hazard Communication Standard - the Right to Understand

Define key concepts related to hazardous chemicals

Review preventative strategies on how to protect yourself and others

Chemical Spills Overview

Chemical Spills Overview

This EHS course provides an understanding of the steps to be taken to minimize the potential for injury and damage to employees and the environment resulting from chemical spills at your workplace.

Review standard operating procedures for a chemical spill

Learn how to make a spill response kit

Define key terms related to chemical spills

Identify preventative and response strategies for spills

Facility Emergencies

Facility Emergencies

This course provides an overview of steps to take to minimize the adverse effects of predictable and unpredictable events. It will review preliminary design and construction, maintenance and incremental improvements, and emergency preparedness.

Identify response and recovery actions to minimize costly damage and facility down-time

Define key terms related to facility emergencies

Provides strategies on how to prepare for emergency situations

Review the importance of Operation and Maintenance Manuals (O&Ms) and the Incident Command System (ICS)

HACCP: Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points

HACCP: Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points

This course provides college food service staff members with an introduction to Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP) in the kitchen.

Define HACCP

Review hazard analysis and food preparation skills

Get a better understanding of critical control points and critical limits

Identify recordkeeping and verification practices

Safety Data Sheets

Safety Data Sheets

This environmental health and safety training provides an understanding of Safety Data Sheets as they relate to hazardous chemicals, and the knowledge needed to use the information found in SDSs to protect yourself and others in your workplace.

Review how SDSs are organized and why they’re necessary for hazardous chemicals

Identify the different sections of an SDS and the information found in each

Understand GHS requirements and how they will affect SDSs

Understand how to use the information on an SDS to handle chemicals and hazardous waste safety

Environmental Health and Safety Training Courses that Positively Impact Campus Employees

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Built for Higher Ed

Our Facilities Management and EHS training courses are specifically designed for higher education so faculty and staff can relate to the content and learn valuable strategies.

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Improved Compliance

Easily comply with federal and state requirements for environmental training courses, such as OSHA, Hazard Communication Standard (HCS), and more.

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Streamlined Administration

Spend less time on environmental health and safety training administration with intuitive features, including analytics and reporting, notifications and reminders, customization and policy attestation, and more.

Elevate Facilities Management Training with Powerful Features

Customize Courses to Meet Your Institution’s Goals

Easily customize our environmental health and safety training or build your own course to reflect your institution’s values and priorities. Add custom materials and content, including policies, resources, and more.

Analyze Real-Time Data Dashboards & Reporting

Real-time data dashboards help you monitor the completion of environmental compliance training courses, measure pre- and post-course impact, and inform ongoing strategy.

Optimize Learning with High-Quality, Accessible Courses

Provide accessible environmental health and safety courses for every learner with modern and interactive training, which includes multiple language options and follows accessibility best practices.

Automate Training Processes for Faculty & Staff

Save valuable time by automating environmental training courses for your faculty and staff with intuitive features, such as reminders, training plans, and more.

Incorporate Powerful Technology Integrations

Implement Vector LMS & Training to meet your institution’s needs through technology integrations, such as SCORM, SSO, API, and more.

Customize Courses to Meet Your Institution’s Goals

Easily customize our environmental health and safety training or build your own course to reflect your institution’s values and priorities. Add custom materials and content, including policies, resources, and more.
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  • Include a welcome letter or video to reinforce your commitment to creating a safe learning environment.
  • ​​Configure content pages to add campus-specific information or additional content not covered in the course.
  • Build and deliver your own custom content with our enhanced custom course builder.
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Analyze Real-Time Data Dashboards & Reporting

Real-time data dashboards help you monitor the completion of environmental compliance training courses, measure pre- and post-course impact, and inform ongoing strategy.
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  • Gain insights about learner attitudes, beliefs, behaviors, and experiences related to course content.
  • Collect data on strategic priorities by adding custom survey questions.
  • Benchmark your institution’s survey data to national averages and organizations like yours based on size, location, or other metrics.
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Optimize Learning with High-Quality, Accessible Courses

Provide accessible environmental health and safety courses for every learner with modern and interactive training, which includes multiple language options and follows accessibility best practices.
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  • Allow learners to complete training on their preferred device, such as desktop, tablet, or mobile.
  • Engage learners with high-quality course design, including video, imagery, interactivity, and more.
  • Provide an equitable learning experience with accessible training available in 21 languages.
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Automate Training Processes for Faculty & Staff

Save valuable time by automating environmental training courses for your faculty and staff with intuitive features, such as reminders, training plans, and more.
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  • Notify and remind learners about assigned training on a cadence that best meets your institution’s needs.
  • Build training plans to automatically enroll learners, such as annual training, new hire, and refresher training. 
  • Empower faculty and staff members to bypass non-mandated training with the “Test-Out” feature.
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Incorporate Powerful Technology Integrations

Implement Vector LMS & Training to meet your institution’s needs through technology integrations, such as SCORM, SSO, API, and more.
  • Deliver, manage, and report on training through your preferred LMS with SCORM-compliant courses. 
  • Streamline the authentication process for learners with SSO. 
  • Manage your data through automatic workflows and data streams using an API.
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Vector Solutions EHS Courses Help Your Institution Ensure Compliance and Improve Safety

Title IX

Hazard Communication Standard (HCS)

State-Specific Regulations

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Frequently Asked Questions

Why Is Employee Environmental Training Important for Colleges and Universities?

Environmental health and safety courses are important for colleges and universities because they help create a safe learning and working environment for students, faculty, and staff and reduce overall risk. This training will teach safety professionals and facilities maintenance employees how to recognize safety hazards and respond to emergencies.

How Do Environmental Health And Safety (EHS) Training Courses from Vector Help My Institution Remain Compliant?

Our environmental health & safety courses can help your institution remain compliant with OSHA standards. Employee training is a critical factor in achieving compliance with OSHA standards because it equips supervisors and employees with the necessary knowledge and skills to identify, assess, and mitigate workplace hazards. Well-trained employees are more likely to work safely and avoid putting themselves or others at risk.

How Can Vector LMS Streamline the Administration of My Online Environmental and Workplace Safety Training?

The Vector LMS simplifies environmental and workplace safety training administration with built-in features like automated training plans to help assign training and reporting to track completions. Plus, our self-paced course format allows employees to complete their training on their own schedules, helping to reduce disruptions to daily operations.

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