University of North Texas 
Risk Management Services provides training to help the UNT community prepare for emergencies, work safely, and meet applicable safety and compliance requirements. Use this page to find training offered by Environmental Health and Safety and Emergency Management and Safety Services.
Faculty, staff, paid student employees, and other employees should complete assigned training in Bridge. Students who are not paid university employees should complete applicable training in Canvas.
Use the Training Determination page if you are not sure which Environmental Health and Safety training applies to your work. For help finding a training, email AskRMS@unt.edu or call 940-565-2109.
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Environmental Health and Safety
Environmental Health and Safety training is available through Bridge for employees and paid student employees and through Canvas for students who are not paid university employees. Use the Training Determination page to help identify which training may apply to your work.
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Biosafety training, including Animal Biosafety, General Biosafety BSL-1 and BSL-2, Bloodborne Pathogens, NIH Recombinant DNA Guidelines, and other biology-related trainings, is managed through Research Integrity and Compliance. Research Integrity and Compliance biosafety training. |
Engineering Lab Safety Training is for personnel working in engineering laboratories at Discovery Park. The course includes hazard communication, compressed gas cylinder safety, electrical safety, chemical safety, and general laboratory safety.
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General Lab Safety Training is for personnel working with hazardous chemicals in laboratories on the UNT Main Campus. The course includes hazard communication, compressed gas cylinder safety, chemical safety, and general laboratory safety. |
Compressed Gas Cylinder Training provides basic safety information for personnel who work with or around compressed gas cylinders. Personnel who have completed Engineering Lab Safety Training or General Lab Safety Training do not need to complete this training separately.
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Hazard Communication Standard Training provides information on chemical hazards, labels, safety data sheets, and workplace chemical safety requirements. Personnel who have completed Engineering Lab Safety Training or General Lab Safety Training do not need to complete this training separately. |
Hazardous Waste Training is for personnel who generate, handle, manage, or request disposal of chemical waste or hazardous waste on campus.
Laser Safety Training is for personnel who work with or around lasers or laser systems. The course provides information on laser hazards, safety controls, and safe use requirements.
Emergency Management and Safety Services
Emergency Management & Safety Services offers several FREE training opportunities to the UNT campus community. Keep reading to learn more about our current training opportunities. Email our Training & Exercise Coordinator, Joseph Gonzalez, with your request for training at Joseph.Gonzalez@unt.edu.
Emergency Readiness Training (a collaborative effort between the UNT Police and Emergency Management & Safety Services) is our signature preparedness training for the UNT campus community. The training covers basic response actions for emergencies of all kinds. The information contained in this training is applicable no matter where an emergency takes place.
Emergency Management & Safety Services has created the Emergency Preparedness Excellence Series that allows learners the ability to earn an Emergency Preparedness Excellence certificate for successful completion of several emergency preparedness primer courses. Courses may also be taken individually. Courses available via UNT Bridge include the following:
- Active Threat Awareness Training
- Acts or Threats of Violence Awareness Training
- Emergency Preparedness Resources Training
- Evacuation Awareness Training
- Fire Prevention and Response Awareness Training
- Hazardous Materials Handling and Spill Response Awareness Training
- Lockdown Awareness Training
- Medical Emergencies Awareness Training
- Severe Weather Awareness Training
- Shelter-in-Place Awareness Training
- Temperature Extremes Awareness Training
- Utility Failure Awareness Training
When a person experiences Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) they must be swiftly provided aid. This course will provide learners basic knowledge about how to perform hands-only CPR and utilize AEDs that are available across the UNT campus.
North Texas is susceptible to many kinds of severe weather. Given it is one of UNT's greatest risks, Emergency Management & Safety Services has designed this training to help you know exactly what to do when faced with severe weather, whether on or off the UNT campus.
STOP THE BLEED training is to prepare individuals to recognize life-threatening injuries and equip them to know how to assist injured persons. Massive bleeding from any cause can result in death. STOP THE BLEED teaches individuals proper bleeding control techniques, including how to use their hands, dressings, and tourniquets to help keep someone alive.
If an individual or department has enough persons with an interest or need to learn more about a particular topic, Emergency Management & Safety Services may develop custom training to fit the needs of the office. Interested departments should contact Emergency.Management@unt.edu to learn more about customized learning opportunities.