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UW–Madison Research Compliance, Protocol, and Safety Related Training Requirements

This page provides research compliance, protocol, and safety related training requirements. The PI Portal provides a comprehensive list of all trainings for PIs and all staff on protocols.

Protocol Related Training:

Animal Research

Animal Research Related Training
Required Course Population Renewal
Animal User Orientation Anyone in contact with research and teaching animals.

Every five years

Safety for Personnel with Animal Contact Anyone in contact with research and teaching animals.

Renewal: Every five years.

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Risk Communication in Animal Facilities Anyone in contact with research and teaching animals.

Every five years

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Agricultural Safety Anyone in contact with research and teaching animals on a farm or agricultural station.

Every five years

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Herpes B Safety

Anyone in contact with non-human primates or tissue.

Annually

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Additional Training

Species and research specific training requirements

Dependent on training

Biosafety

Biosafety
Required Course Population Renewal
Biosafety Required Training All personnel listed on a biosafety protocol.

Every five years

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Biosafety 102: Bloodborne Pathogens (BBP) for Laboratory Research Researchers working with potentially infectious human materials.

Annually

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Fulfills OSHA training requirement for BBP.

Human Subjects

Human Subjects
Required Course Population Renewal
HIPAA Privacy and Security Training Anyone who is a member of the UW–Madison Health Care Component along with the entire Schools of Pharmacy and Medicine and Public Health. Individuals listed on an IRB protocol involving protected health information are part of the Health Care Component.

Annually (non-rolling).

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Human Subjects Protections Course Anyone listed on a UW–Madison human subjects protocol.

Every three years.

Good Clinical Practice Key personnel on studies that meet the NIH definition of a clinical trail that either (1) involve drugs, devices, biological agents, or radioisotopes or (2) are NIH funded.

Every three years.

Stem Cell

Stem Cell
Required Course Population Renewal
Stem Cell Ethics and Policy Training Anyone listed on a stem cell research oversight protocol. Every three years

Compliance Training

Effort Certification

Effort Certification
Required Course Population Renewal
Employee Compensation Compliance (ECC) for Certifiers Principal Investigators of Federal Projects

None

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Export Controls

Export Controls
Course Population Renewal
Export Control Training

Research Administrators

Every two years

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Export Controls Overview University Leadership

None

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Financial Conflict of Interest

Financial Conflict of Interest
Course Population Renewal
Conflict of Interest Training Any human subjects researchers and any PI, Co-I, or key person who named or listed on federal funding

Every four years

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Responsible Conduct of Research

Responsible Conduct of Research
Course Population Renewal
NSF RCR Training Principal investigators (PIs), co-Investigators (Co-Is), faculty, key persons, postdoctoral researchers, graduate students, and undergraduate students supported by NSF funding

None

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USDA NIFA RCR Training PIs, Co-Is, and anyone supported by a USDA NIFA award

None

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USDA NIFA Capacity Fund (142) RCR Training PIs, Co-Is, and anyone supported by a USDA NIFA Capacity Fund (142) award

None

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NIH RCR Training

Training is based on what is stipulated in the grant application.

Trainees, fellows, and scholars supported by some types of NIH D, F, K, R, T, and U awards

None

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Additional Safety Training

Animal

Additional Animal Training
Required Course Population Renewal
Cage Wash and Autoclave Training Anyone working in animal areas that use cage wash and autoclave

None

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Biosafety

Additional Biosafety Training
Course Population Renewal
Biosafety 205: Hazardous Materials Shipping- Infectious and Biological Substances (Bio HazMat Shipping) and Biosafety 206: Bio HazMat Shipping Packaging Workshop Certified hazardous material shipper of biological, infectious substances, and dry ice.

None

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Hazmat Shipping and Transportation

Biosafety 105: Cabinet Use Optional Training

None

This course is currently unavailable. The Biosafety Office is developing new content for this training.

Biosafety 106: Autoclave Use Optional training

None

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Biosafety 107: Centrifuge Use Optional training

None

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Chemical Safety

Additional Chemical Safety Training
Course Population Renewal
Chemical Safety Training. Please note this is in person training. Search Environmental Health and Safety Required for all researchers

Every five years

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This course fulfills the training requirement of the OSHA laboratory standard.

Chemical Safety Training for Non-lab Personnel. Optional training course

None

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The module Hazard Communication is required; others are optional

Cryogen Safety Training For researchers who work with cryogenic liquids

None

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The module Hazard Communication is required; others are optional.

Fume Hood Use (online training) For researchers who use a fume hood

None

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This training is also available in person.

Hazardous Chemical Shipping and Transportation This is in person training. Contact Nils Gibson to register All employees who ship hazardous chemicals

DOT: Three years

IATA: Two years

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This training is also available in person.

Hazardous Communication Training Anyone who works with hazardous chemicals in a non-laboratory environment

None

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This training is also available in person.

Personal Protective Equipment Recommended for researchers

None

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The module Hazard Communication is required; others are optional.

Fire Safety

Additional Fire Safety Training
Course Population Renewal
Fire Extinguisher Training. Please note this is in person training. Search Environmental Health and Safety Any employee

Yearly refresher training

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Radiation Safety

Additional Radiation Safety Training
Course Population Renewal
Radiation Safety 101 Part I Certified radiation workers at UW–Madison

Renew annually by taking Radiation Safety 102: Radiation Safety  Refresher Training

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Radiation Safety 101 A Certified radiation workers at SVM and Primate Center

One time

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Radiation Safety 101 Part II Certified radiation workers at UW–Madison

Renew annually by taking Radiation Safety 102: Radiation Safety Refresher Training

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Radiation Safety 102: Radiation Safety Refresher Training Certified radiation workers at UW–Madison

Annually in October

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Radiation Safety 103: Alpha Emitter Training Certified radiation workers at UW–Madison where alpha emitters are handled.

Annually by completing Radiation Safety 104

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Contact ORS at radiationsafety@wisc.edu

Radiation Safety 104: Alpha Emitter Refresher Certified radiation workers at UW–Madison who work with alpha emitters

Annually

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Contact ORS at radiationsafety@wisc.edu

Radiation Safety 105: Radioactive Materials Shipper’s Training People who need to ship radioactive materials

Every three years

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Contact ORS at radiationsafety@wisc.edu

Radiation Safety 106: X-ray Devices Users of non-medical X-ray Devices

None

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Radiation Safety 107: Laser Safety Users of 3b and 4 non-medical lasers

Annually by completing Radiation Safety 108

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Radiation Safety 108: Laser Refresher Users of class 3b and 4 lasers (non-medical)

Annually

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Radiation Safety 109 Users of medical lasers at UW Veterinary Care

Every three years by completing Radiation Safety 110.

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Radiation Safety 110 Medical Laser Safety Refresher Users of Medical Lasers at UW Veterinary Care

Every three years

Radiation Safety 111: UV Safety Users of UV light sources

None

Radiation Safety 112 Medical Laser Safety Refresher Users of X-Ray Devices Requiring Lead PPE

TBD

Contact ORS at radiationsafety@wisc.edu

Radiation Safety 113: Fluoroscopy Training Fluoroscopy Users at UW–Madison

Every three years

Pre-requisite: Radiation Safety 106


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