Training Requirements

Containers in a row with workplace safety labels

All UW students and employees must complete mandatory health and safety training. Several important requirements are summarized below. Additional information is provided by the Safety Office.

Mandatory Safety Courses

Once you have set up your WatIAM use ID and are matriculated you can complete the mandatory online safety training courses and the Academic Integrity Module (AIM). These are mandatory for ALL students.

  1. SO1001-Employee Safety Orientation
  2. SO1081-Workplace Violence Awareness
  3. SO2017-WHMIS 2015
  4. Accessibility Training Module

Please note: If you will be requiring a lab key, you will need to find out from your supervisor what additional safety training is required. The additional training must be completed well before being assigned a lab key.


Safety Training

All Research students must be familiar with the University of Waterloo Department of Chemical Engineering Safety Manual.

Once you have set up your WatIAM user ID you can preemptively complete the online safety training including mandatory health and safety( for all employees) which are required by ChE Safety Program. You must submit the necessary Safety Documents prior to beginning your research work.   
In addition, MASc and PhD students must also complete and submit:

  • Researchers Declaration Page (signed by you and your Supervisor, per the Safety Manual)
  • Research Safety Report (Only if working in a lab, signed by you, your Supervisor and Ralph Dickhout – Safety Coordinator)


Office Space, Mailbox, WatCard, Parking Services

  • Get organized for the first week of classes.

Office Space

  • To obtain office space and access your supervisor’s lab, meet with your supervisor, who will explain to you the process for being assigned a space and acquiring a key. 

Note: Office space is not guaranteed, but full-time MASc and PhD on-campus students will be provided with a desk when one is available. Part-time, inactive and off-campus students are not eligible for office space.

Mailboxes

  • Locate your mailbox in the Chemical Engineering Graduate Student Lounge (E6 5028). 

Your mail will be delivered to your mailboxes. You are responsible for checking your mailbox frequently. 

Note: This mailbox is intended for your academic-related correspondence only. Personal mail, packages and shipments should not be sent to this mailbox.

WatCards 

  • Get a WatCard.

You need a WatCard  to access many facilities and services on and off campus. Use it to buy food, pay for photocopying, and access libraries and computer labs, among other things. See WatCard website for details. 
Pick up your WatCard at the WatCard Office located in the Student Life Centre’s Campus Tech Store (SLC 0107).

Tip: Bring photo identification with you.
Tip: You can use your WatCard as a bus pass. Check out theGraduate Student Association’s Bus Pass – GRT Upass page.           

Parking Services

  • If you require parking, contact Parking Services in the General Service Complex, GSC 1112, or Ext. 33100 to arrange it.

For information on parking lots and cost of parking, please visit the UW Parking Services website.