DCHAS-L Archives Aug 26 2010 - Re: Safety Training

Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2010 07:36:22 -0400
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From: Kim Auletta <kauletta**At_Symbol_Here**NOTES.CC.SUNYSB.EDU>
Subject: Re: Safety Training
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I envy all of you in private industry that can require & have an 
enforcement procedure to get employees to attend training. At a university 
- it won't happen that way! (lots of other phrases went thru my head, but 
none suitable for this email ;]).

Last summer we began putting our EH&S classes on line using Blackboard. 
Its the course distribution system that's used for the regular college 
classes (so it was free for us to use). We now have 10 classes on line & 
have trained 1000 people this way since August 2009. We are continuing 
"live" training too, but I'm sure not all of these 1000 people would have 
attended those classes (our live class participation had been steadily 
declining). While we're sure not everyone is still getting their safety 
training, we know that lots more have gotten it thru this method than if 
we didn't have the online classes.

And, before you ask - you need a university ID to access the system. Each 
class has a quiz that must be passed before the "student" gets credit (our 
live classes do not have quizzes). If any of you are pursuing this idea, 
I'd be happy to answer your questions.

Kim Auletta
Lab Safety Specialist
EH&S    Z=6200
Stony Brook University
kauletta**At_Symbol_Here**notes.cc.sunysb.edu
631-632-3032
EH&S Web site: http://www.stonybrook.edu/ehs/lab/

Remember to wash your hands!



I envy all of you in private industry that
can require & have an enforcement procedure to get employees to attend
training. At a university - it won't happen that way! (lots of other phrases
went thru my head, but none suitable for this email ;]).

Last summer we began putting our EH&S
classes on line using Blackboard. Its the course distribution system that's
used for the regular college classes (so it was free for us to use). We
now have 10 classes on line & have trained 1000 people this way since
August 2009. We are continuing "live" training too, but I'm sure
not all of these 1000 people would have attended those classes (our live
class participation had been steadily declining). While we're sure not
everyone is still getting their safety training, we know that lots more
have gotten it thru this method than if we didn't have the online classes.

And, before you ask - you need a university
ID to access the system. Each class has a quiz that must be passed before
the "student" gets credit (our live classes do not have quizzes).
If any of you are pursuing this idea, I'd be happy to answer your questions.



Kim Auletta

Lab Safety Specialist

EH&S    Z=6200

Stony Brook University

kauletta**At_Symbol_Here**notes.cc.sunysb.edu

631-632-3032

EH&S Web site: http://www.stonybrook.edu/ehs/lab/


Remember to wash your hands!

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