KJM1100 Health, Environment and Safety Course description

The course provides an introduction to fundamental concepts and aspects of health, safety and the environment (HSE) that are relevant for laboratory work in the Biotechnology and Applied Chemistry programme.

In this course, the students will gain knowledge of risks associated with laboratory work, and the measures that must be taken to reduce the risk of accidents and ensure own and others' safety in the laboratories. Through the course, the students will learn how to use the substance index and safety data sheets.

The course is mandatory for all students on the Biotechnology and Applied Chemistry programme. The students must have passed the course in order to take part in the laboratory courses on the programme.

No requirements over and above the admission requirements.

After completing the course, the student is expected to have achieved the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and competence:

Knowledge

The student

• has knowledge of his or her own responsibility and duties, and is familiar with the general division of responsibility when conducting work in the laboratories
• is familiar with laws and regulations that are relevant for work in laboratories and with chemicals
• is familiar with the substance index and safety data sheets
• is familiar with security and personal protective equipment available in the laboratories
• is familiar with the system and procedures for reporting HSE non-conformities, accidents and near-accidents
• is familiar with the laboratories’ contingency plans
• is familiar with rules for order and conduct in the laboratories

Skills

The student

• is capable of obtaining information about chemicals from safety data sheets
• is capable of applying relevant parts of the CLP Regulation in order to classify dilutions of chemicals and chemical solutions
• can assess security measures and use of protective equipment to ensure that work conducted in the laboratory is safe

General competence

The student

• is capable of conducting HSE evaluations in order to handle chemicals in accordance with regulations
• is capable of acting in accordance with rules and procedures for safe work in the laboratories
• is aware of HSE to safeguard own and other people’s safety in the laboratories

Grade scale A-F

Essay assignments: All answers are assessed by one examiner.

An external examiner is used regularly, at a minimum of every third completion of the course. When selecting answers for external evaluation, a minimum of 10 percent of the answers shall be included, with no fewer than 5 answers. The external examiner’s assessment of the selected answers shall benefit all students.

Multiple choice/digital test: quality assured by an examiner and automatically assessed.

Portfolio assessment

 The portfolio must include:

• Multiple-choice tests
• Responsibility statement

All aids are permitted.

The introductory part of the subject deals with how a wide range of diseases and injuries alter cells and tissues, and how this manifests as changes in the functions of tissues, organs, and the body as a whole. As the course progresses, the focus shifts to acute disease processes and injuries that can cause organ dysfunction, how this is detected through robust examinations, and how it is treated.

A paramedic must have knowledge of clinical examination, patient history-taking and documentation related to emergency medical conditions and must be able to make sound assessments and decisions related to ill and injured patients’ priority, treatment and transport needs. The course provides an introduction to tentative diagnostics and emergency medical intervention and is based on recommendations given by surgical, medical, anaesthetic, and paramedical professional environments regarding treatment measures.

The course is normally taught in English, but can be taught in Norwegian if no English-speaking students are taking the course.

The student must have been admitted to the study programme.