KI's Laboratory safety introduction

All employees and students, who are active in KI's laboratory activities or other activities with corresponding risks are required to attend the course KI's Laboratory safety introduction.

Only exception for students participating in teacher-led laboratory activities; they do not have to attend this course.

The course should be repeated within five years.

Certificate

When you have completed the course/test successfully and all questions are answered correctly, you will receive a certificate. The certificate can be accessed from the student dashboard in the Canvas Catalog. You find more information in the course/test under module Congratulations or under page See your instructions for certificate under Links.

Please forward the course certificate to your department. 

Course registration

The laboratory safety introduction is created in Canvas, which is KI’s learning platform. Canvas catalog is used for registration. Follow the instructions for course registration, also found under Documents. More information about Canvas catalog, please go tor Links. 

There are two laboratory safety introductions available. Click on the link to the introduction appropriate for you. 

KI's Laboratory safety test - Administrative Staff, for administrative staff there is a test with general questions about safety/work environment that is relevant to everyone who will work at a department at KI, depending on your prior knowledge the course (just a test) will take up to 20 minutes to complete.

KI's Laboratory safety introduction - Laboratory Staff, for everyone who will work in a laboratory setting at KI, depending on your prior knowledge the course will take up to a day to complete.

 

Note! 

Other courses might be required depending on what kind of risk/substance/method/equipment the laboratory work involves. All laboratory safety related courses are available at the staff portal.

Content reviewer:
09-02-2026