Laboratory Safety

The course will provide essential Health, Safety and Environmental (HSE) training for new students who will be undertaking laboratory work during the study programme before joining in on the study programme’s laboratory courses. The purpose is to avoid accidents and personal injury.

The safety course consists of theoretical HSE training, a practical introductory course on laboratory work and a first aid course. The safety course contains both theoretical information about HSE and practical training in proper laboratory techniques and first aid.

Laboratory tasks can potentially be hazardous. Based on potential risks, the course follows Norwegian and European regulations such as:

• The Norwegian Working Environment Act
• The Norwegian Workplace Regulations
• The Norwegian Waste Regulations
• The Norwegian Fire and Explosion Prevention Act
• The Norwegian Chemical Labelling Regulations The Norwegian Declaration Regulation
• The Norwegian Regulations on Fire Prevention
• The Norwegian Regulations on Wine and Spirits for Medical Use
• The Norwegian Regulations on Classification, Labelling and Packaging (CLP Regulations)
• The Norwegian Regulations on concerning Organisation, Management and Employee Participation
• The Norwegian Regulations on the Sale of Medicines for Non-medical Use
• The Norwegian Regulations on concerning Excise Duties sales tax
• The Norwegian Regulations on Action and Limit Values
• The Norwegian Regulations on the Performance of Work
• The Norwegian Regulations on the Handling of Explosives Precursors
• The Norwegian Medicines Act Act relating to Medicines etc.
• The Norwegian Medicinal Products Regulations
• The Norwegian Internal Control Regulations
• The Norwegian Product Regulations
• The Norwegian REACH Regulation