The Department of Risk Management and Safety offers online safety training courses to faculty, staff and students at UNLV. Online training allows RMS to reach a larger number of employees in a more efficient and timely manner. We currently offer 26 courses in the two different formats described below.

RMS Website

RMS offers a handful of online classes that do not require a user name or password. To complete this training, please click below on the course you would like to complete. Although a quiz is not administered at the conclusion of these courses, you are still responsible for the content. Therefore, in order to receive credit for each course, please complete the Acknowledgement Form located at the end of each course and press Send.

• Back Safety
• Cart Safety
• Confined Space Awareness
• Cylinder Safety (coming soon)
• Disaster Preparedness
• Emergency Preparedness (coming soon)
• Fire Extinguisher
• Fire Prevention (coming soon)
• Formaldehyde Awareness
• Hazard Communication Review
• Heat Stress
• Incidental Animal Contact (coming soon)
• Ladder Safety
• Lockout/Tagout Awareness
• Personal Protective Equipment
• Power Tool Safety (coming soon)
• RCRA Hazardous Waste Disposal
• "Shots Fired" Instructional Video
• Slips, Trips and Falls
• Storm Water
• Universal Waste

WebCT Vista

RMS currently utilizes the WebCT Vista platform to conduct the majority of online safety training. You will need a user name and password to access this training. At the conclusion of these courses, the user is required to complete a quiz to verify completion of training.

If you do not have a user name and password for online safety training, please contact Ben Fausett at 895-4861 or email Ben Fausett.

If you do have a user name and password for online safety training, you may access the training by clicking here.

WebCT Vista Classes Available

• Asbestos Awareness
• Biosafety
• Bloodborne Pathogens for Childcare Workers
• Bloodborne Pathogens for Custodial Personnel
• Bloodborne Pathogens for Healthcare Workers
• Bloodborne Pathogens for Laboratory Workers
• Bloodborne Pathogens for Law Enforcement
• Bloodborne Pathogens for Maintenance Personnel
• Chemical Hygiene
• Hearing Conservation
• Laser Safety
• Radiation Safety Awareness (coming soon)
• Radiation Safety for Radiation Producing Devices
• Radiation Safety for Sealed Sources (coming soon)
• Radiation Safety for Unsealed Sources
• Respiratory Protection

Courses are continually being added. Please check back for updates.

For detailed instructions on how to use WebCT Vista, click here.

If you have questions at any time regarding online safety training, please contact Ben Fausett at 895-4861 or email ben.fausett@unlv.edu.