HMS0503 – Laboratory Safety
Course content
This course will give you basic knowledge of safety associated with working in laboratories as well as awareness of hazards you may encounter while working in one. You will also learn how to ensure your own and others safety while working in our laboratories.
Learning outcome
After completing the course you should have knowledge of:
- How to do a risk assessment
- Planning before you commence working in a laboratory
- What protective gear you should use
- What you should do if an accident happens in the laboratory
Admission to the course
The course is compulsory for:
- Students taking a course having HMS0503 as a prerequisite
- New students in the following bachelor's programme:
- New students in the following 5-year master's programmes:
- New students in following Master's programmes:
- New students at following the programme of professional study:
Teaching
The course is offered as digital self-study in Canvas.
Please note that the course has a digital online exam, and you must be both registered for teaching and registered for the exam for the correct semester in order to receive a passing result in Student Web.
Examination
The self-study course includes an integrated digital exam that must be passed in order to pass the course. Please note that you must be both registrered for teaching and registered for the exam in HMS0503 for the correct semester to receive a passing result in StudentWeb.
The digital exam consists of multiple-choice questions and can be taken many times. When the exam is approved in Canvas, you will receive an email with a course certificate, but the course is not considered passed until the result is visible under “Results” in StudentWeb.
Students who have not passed HMS0503 – Laboratory Safety will not receive an approved degree from the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences if HMS0503 is mandatory in the programme or a required prerequisite for courses in the degree.
Grading scale
Grades are awarded on a pass/fail scale. Read more about the grading system.
More about examinations at UiO
- Use of sources and citations
- How to use AI as a student
- Special exam arrangements due to individual needs
- Withdrawal from an exam
- Illness at exams / postponed exams
- Explanation of grades and appeals
- Resitting an exam
- Cheating/attempted cheating
You will find further guides and resources at the web page on examinations at UiO.