Online Safety Orientation

The health and safety of our staff and researchers is of primary importance to us. The objective of this course is to provide safety awareness and training to all Chemistry Department personnel in the Lash Miller and Davenport Research Laboratories. There is a wide variety of chemicals and research equipment in use that may present significant risk to researchers and staff alike.

This course covers a wide range of health, safety, and waste disposal topics, including the Standard Operating Procedures currently in place in the Department of Chemistry. It also includes training on subject material required under the Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) regulations. It is important to understand that this course supplements the information in the various Research Group Safety Manuals, but does not replace it. In view of the large number, complexity, and variety of laboratory procedures, the course focuses on the aspects of health and safety that are most common to all workers in the Department of Chemistry.

The course material and final quiz was prepared by the Department of Chemistry Joint Health and Safety Committee with the assistance of the University of Toronto Office of Environmental Health and Safety.

Getting Started

All new researchers, staff, students, visitors and volunteers must successfully complete the Chemistry online Safety Orientation Course in order to start work at the Lash Miller and Davenport Research Laboratories. No door keys will be issued until the Course is successfully completed.

In order to complete the safety quiz in Blackboard you will require a UTORid.

If you already have a UTORid, please email your user name and utoronto email address to Linda Scott at . Then she can provide you with access to the quiz.

If you require a UTORid, below are some methods to obtain one:

Existing faculty, staff and returning students can create a UTORid through the following website.

A valid University of Toronto Tcard (student photo-id card or library photo-id card)

https://www.utorid.utoronto.ca/

or

Students or staff not present in either ROSI or HRIS must be sponsored for a Long-Term Guest UTORid by a professor.

http://www.utorauth.utoronto.ca/?page=ltguest

Please note it will take 24-48 hours to activate your account.

Taking the Quiz

This is an "open book" quiz and it can be taken once only. The questions in the quiz are randomly selected from a large database. Successful completion of the quiz requires a minimum grade of 80% (32/40). Your mark will appear after completing the quiz. If you do not receive a passing grade, you must arrange a review session with the Safety Coordinator, Ken Greaves at kgreaves@chem.utoronto.ca (416) 978-3570 room 20 before you start work in a lab.

Key authorization forms can be printed online from our website. (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader). After successfully completing the quiz, fill out the form and return it to Linda Scott in room 154. A $50.00 cash deposit is payable per key upon receipt.

ONLINE SAFETY ORIENTATION QUIZ INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Read each section of the Health and Safety Guide, including the links provided to additional information on the Department of Chemistry website.
2. Go to the Blackboard. This site will provide important information and assistance for taking the quiz.
3. Go to the Portal.
4. Log in with your UTORid and password.
5. Under " My Organizations Plus " module, click on the " Chemistry Online Safety Orientation " link.
6. Click on " Chemistry Safety Quiz " (left column).
7. Click on " Chemistry Safety Quiz " and click on " OK " to begin the quiz.

Since you cannot close out the quiz and return to it at a later date, DO NOT hit the save button after answering each question. Once you have finished the quiz, hit the " submit " buitton and your score will appear shortly.