Chemical and Biological Safety and Education
When you work in a laboratory at KTH, it is important that you know which safety rules apply and where you can turn with your questions. All employees who work in labs need to take a safety course, which you can sign up for below.
Course in Lab Safety
Register for KTH’s three hour lab safety course at the link below. The course is offered by KTH’s Safety Specialist, Annie Inman.
The following topics are included in the course:
- An introduction to lab safety at KTH
- Using KTH’s chemical inventory system KLARA
- The risk assessment of chemicals in KLARA
- Risk assessing biological material
- Working with allergy causing chemicals
The course module covering allergy causing chemicals meets the requirement for education for those working with these chemicals. Following the course you will be sent a confirmation of participation.
Course Dates
Wednesday 13 May, 2026 9:00am-12:00pm
Tuesday 23 June, 2026 9:00am-12:00pm
At Teknikringen 1, Kurslokalen, room 5713.
Register for the lab safety course
Guidelines and Information
- KTH:s Management Organisation for Chemical Safety (in Swedish) (pdf 1.7 MB)
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Read KTH’s Guidelines for Work with Chemical, Radiation and Biological Risks in Laboratories (pdf 506 kB) and fill in the confirmation form (docx 572 kB) before beginning work in the lab.
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Complete risk assessments, signed by your supervisor and saved in the KLARA system prior to beginning any procedure in the lab. Information on how to perform a risk assessment (pdf 348 kB) . The risk assessment form (docx 19 kB) .
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Complete CMR investigations prior to using CMR chemicals
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Read your sites routines for waste management and follow KTH’s Routine for handling liquid chemical residues and aqueous solutions (pdf 231 kB) .
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Report risks and incidents in the workplace through KTH’s IA system. Reporting near misses, risks and occupational injuries|KTH
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For information regarding research related ethical permissions please contact Amena Archer .
- If you plan to introduce a new biorisk to your lab place, please use the following form risk assessment for biorisks (docx 544 kB) . All notifications and permits regarding work with biological risks submitted by KTH’s biological safety specialist (contact biologicalsafety@kth.se).
- If you need to purchase a chemical that requires a permit please contact chemicalsafety@kth.se.
Mail addresses for contact with KTH's Safety Specialists
chemicalsafety@kth.se
radiationsafety@kth.se
biologicalsafety@kth.se
säkerhet@kth.se
School/Site specific Contacts
The Lab Safety Coordinators:
SciLifeLab
Sara Diaz
tlf +46 8 790 64 57
Email: saradiaz@kth.se
CBH-skolan
Natalya Ivchenko
tlf +46 8 790 81 07
Email: ivchenko@kth.se
School Contact Persons for Chemical Safety:
ABE
Viktor Brolund
tlf +46 8 790 86 85
Email: vbrolund@kth.se
EECS
Patrick Janus
tel. +46 8 790 82 76
Email: pjanus@kth.se
CBH
Daniel Tavast
tel. +46 70 465 81 08
Email: tavast@kth.se
ITM
Martin Edin Grimheden
tel. +46 8 790 77 97
Email: mjg@kth.se
SCI
Erik Edstam
tel. +46 73 765 84 92
Email: edstam@kth.se
Contact Persons:
KLARA administrators: KLARA - web-based chemical management system
Contact persons for radiation safety: Radiation safety|KTH
Contact persons for fire safety: Fire safety at KTH