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Roles in HSE

We all have responsibility for systematic health, safety and the environment and it is therefore important that everyone working in NCMM have made themselves familiar with how the Center have organized the HSE work.

You find this information here

General HSE

Consist of general guidelines, common tools and procedures intended to provide everyone working at NCMM with a safe, sound working environment and form the basis for UiO's systematic HSE management.

https://www.med.uio.no/ncmm/english/about/hse/

Mandatory Courses

UiO offers courses in lab safety. These courses are mandatory for all people working in all lab-facilities.

The courses must be completed  within your first year of employment. More information

• Basic Safety in the Laboratory  (For all people working in the lab)
• Selection and use of personal Protective Equipment (For all people working in the lab)
• Infection Control (For those exposed to risk of infection when working with biological factors)
• Radiation safety (For those working with radioactivity) - Brukerkurs i strålevern for arbeid med åpne radioaktive kilder (can be given in english)

The online courses must be finished before you start working in lab.

Online courses English Norwegian

• Safe Handling of Chemicals
• Gas safety course
• Stoffkartoteket Ecoonline

UiO has a register of who has attended which course. If you can prove having taken a similar course from elsewhere, you can send documentation of this to HMSB for approval and registration. All leaders must have minimum MODUL 5  "The HSE-system at UiO".

Laboratories

NCMM want to maintain a healthy and safe working environment. For this, we need the participation of all the employees.

https://www.med.uio.no/ncmm/english/about/hse/labwork/

Chemicals

Chemicals and chemical waste must be handled properly not to pose an unacceptable risk to health or environment. The least dangerous substance in relation to health and the environment should be selected when there is a compensation.

• General information
• Chemical inventory- Ecoonline
  • Login information
  • Company code 29435
  • Username: NCMM
  • Password: NCMMeco
• Chemical waste contact HSE coordinator : k.m.heintz@ncmm.uio.no

Gases

NCMM has several types of gas and all gases have to be handled with great care. You can fin information about the types of gas, ordering, transport etc here

Radiation

Information about the center's labs, types of isotopes, guidelines and contact information can be found here

GMO/GMM

GMOs(genetically modified organisms) and GMMs(genetically modified micro organisms) are microorganisms, plants, animals in which the genetic composition is altered using genetic engineering techniques. This also applies to bacteria transformed to work up plasmid DNA.

• GMM in research - guidelines and instructions
• Acts and regulations
• GMO-waste
• GMO approved locations

Infection safety

Infection safety is an important consideration when working with blood, blood products, biopsies and other bodily fluids.

https://www.med.uio.no/ncmm/english/about/hse/labwork/infection-safety/

Freezers

To ensure that all valuable samples and supplies in freezers are maintained properly the ultra freezers and nitrogen tanks are connected to an alarm system. You can read more about this here:

https://www.med.uio.no/ncmm/english/about/hse/labwork/freezers/

Waste

https://www.med.uio.no/ncmm/english/about/hse/waste/

Protective equipment

To ensure the safety of all employees NCMM provide a range of protective equipment/gear

https://www.med.uio.no/ncmm/english/about/hse/labwork/protection-safety/