Dalhousie University is committed to provide a healthy and safe work and study environment for faculty, staff and students as well as visitors to the campus.

Achieving high standards of health, safety and environmental protection requires active support and participation of all employees, students and visitors.

The Environmental Health and Safety Office offers a variety of courses which are available in a number of formats including regularly scheduled sessions, sessions offered on a request basis, on-line training and training videos.

Courses offered on a regularly scheduled basis include:

          CPR
          Radiation Safety
          WHMIS

Courses offered by request include:

  Asbestos Awareness - Level 1 (Asbestos Management Plan)
  Autoclave Safety ( for Biology staff)        
  Back Injury Prevention
  Bill C-45 and Health & Safety Law
  Biohazard Awareness
  Chemical Spill Awareness
  Introduction to Indoor Air Quality
  Intro. to Lab & Clinic Safety for Non-Laboratory Workers
  Lock Out/Tag Out
  Office Ergonomics
  Shop Safety

On-Line courses offered:

         WHMIS refresher
         Radiation Safety refresher

Training videos available for borrowing by contacting the Safety Office at 2495 (phone) e-mail safety.office@dal.ca . A list of videos available are listed on this web site under "Training Video Library".