All Waterloo students and employees must complete mandatory health and safety training. Several important requirements are summarized below. There are additional resources provided by the Departmental Health and Safety Committee and the Safety Office.
MEng Students
MEng students in SYDE must complete the following training within the first 4 weeks of their first term of enrolment:
- SO1001 Employee Safety Orientation
- SO1081 Workplace Violence
- SO2017 WHMIS 2015
- AODA - Accessibility Training
- ISAT_SE1 Cyber Awareness Essentials
- ISAT_SE2 Cyber Awareness for Knowledge Workers
Students must provide verification that this training has been completed as indicated by the department each term. Where training is incomplete, students may be restricted from participating in certain activities (e.g. lab sessions) and academic penalties may be applied.
All graduate students must complete the Graduate Academic Integrity Module (AIM) within the first 8 weeks of their program. Information can be found here.
MASc and PhD Students
MASc and PhD students in SYDE must complete the following training within the first 4 weeks of their first term of enrolment, and before they are provided with keys/fobs to access offices/laboratories as applicable:
- SO1081 Workplace Violence
- SO2017 WHMIS 2015
- AODA - Accessibility Training
- ISAT_SE1 Cyber Awareness Essentials
- ISAT_SE2 Cyber Awareness for Knowledge Workers
- ISUR Safeguarding your research
- ISUR_2 Cyber Security for Researchers
Your supervisor may require you to complete additional safety training depending on the nature of your research and specific lab requirements.
All graduate students must complete the Graduate Academic Integrity Module (AIM) within the first 8 weeks of their program. Information can be found here.