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Online Safety Courses

The Health and Safety Orientation Course is a self-enrolled course and takes approximately 30 minutes to complete.  This course provides students, faculty, and staff with general health and safety information relevant to the University of Regina.

The Risk Assessment/Theory Course is a self-enrolled course and takes approximately 30 minutes to complete.  This course provides students, faculty, and staff with the concepts and processes of risk assessment in order to assist with planning their work or learning activities in the safest manner possible.

All Health & Safety online safety courses are available on UR Courses.
To enroll for any of the online safety courses listed below, please submit a Safety Course Registration Form found at the bottom of this page.

BIOMEDICAL SAFETY                     CONSUMABLE RADIATION SAFETY            EXPOSURE CONTROL             LAB SAFETY FOR FM WORKERS


LASER SAFETY AWARENESS         SAFETY FOR PROTECTIVE SERVICES            SEALED SOURCE:  RADIATION SAFETY          WHMIS (STUDENT)                         

WHMIS IN THE WORKPLACE (STAFF)

 

CHEMICAL & LAB SAFETY (CLS) – Includes WHMIS: 

Participants registered for the Chemical & Lab Safety course must complete the online course as well as successfully complete an in-person mandatory CLS workshop (WHMIS exam included).  NOTE: The online course must be successfully completed BEFORE registering for a mandatory CLS workshop.

CLS mandatory workshops have a maximum of 10 (ten) participants. The Faculty of Science, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, and Faculty of Kinesiology & Health Studies encourage participants to successfully complete the CLS online course and mandatory in-person workshop as soon as possible. Failure to do so may result in being denied access to teaching and research space(s) that require the completion of the CLS course.

Information on how to register for a CLS workshop is provided below (Chemical & Lab Safety Mandatory Workshop tab) and on the CLS course (UR Courses).

BIOSAFETY AWARENESS:

Participants registered for the Biosafety Awareness and Chemical & Lab Safety (CLS) courses must complete the online courses for both Biosafety Awareness and CLS as well as successfully complete an in-person mandatory Biosafety Awareness workshop (exam and autoclave quiz included) and CLS workshop (WHMIS exam included).

After successfully completing a mandatory CLS workshop, participants who are required to attend a Biosafety Awareness workshop will be sent an email to their official UofR email address indicating they are now eligible to register for a mandatory Biosafety Awareness workshop.

Biosafety Awareness workshops have a maximum of 8 (eight) participants. The Faculty of Science, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, and Faculty of Kinesiology & Health Studies encourage participants to successfully complete the online courses and mandatory workshops for Chemical & Lab Safety and Biosafety Awareness as soon as possible. Failure to do so may result in being denied access to teaching and research space(s) that require the completion of Chemical & Lab Safety and Biosafety Awareness courses.

Information on how to register for a Biosafety Awareness workshop is provided below (Biosafety Awareness Mandatory Workshop tab) and on the Biosafety Awareness course (UR Courses).

Health and Safety will ONLY send safety course information and respond to official UofR email addresses!

Reminder

Health and Safety ONLY sends confirmation of online safety course registration during regular office hours.

We do not monitor emails on weekends (Saturdays/Sundays), evenings (after 4:30 pm), and statutory holidays.

Chemical & Lab Safety Mandatory Workshop

To register for a Chemical & Lab Safety (CLS) mandatory workshop,  participants must have successfully completed the online portion (UR Courses) for CLS. 

NOTE:  Mandatory workshop email requests must be submitted to health.safety@uregina.ca *24 hours prior to the Chemical & Lab Safety workshop date.  *Note:  This does not include weekends/statutory holidays.

YOUR EMAIL MUST INCLUDE:

  1. First and Last Name
  2. Faculty/Department
  3. Student/Employee ID# (if known)
  4. Date of requested CLS workshop
  5. Name of Supervisor
  6. Do you require an accommodation?

CLS mandatory workshops have a maximum of ten (10) participants.  The Faculty of Science, Faculty of Engineering & Applied Science, and Faculty of Kinesiology & Health Studies encourages students to successfully complete the CLS course and workshop as soon as possible.  Failure to do so may result in being denied access to teaching and research space(s) that require the completion of the Chemical and Lab Safety course.

Winter 2026

Tuesday, January 13 - 9:30 am to 12:00 pm 

Monday, February 9 - 1:00 pm to 3:30 pm

Thursday, March 19 - 9:00 am to 11:30 pm

Wednesday, April 8 - 1:30 pm to 4:00 pm


Health & Safety will be pleased to offer additional workshop dates based on participant enrollment.

**Workshops cancelled due to circumstances beyond our control and/or low enrollment will be rescheduled based on participant demand (when required).

Biosafety Awareness Mandatory Workshops

To register for a Biosafety Awareness mandatory workshop, participants must have successfully completed BOTH online courses for Chemical & Lab Safety (CLS) and Biosafety Awareness) AND have successfully completed a CLS mandatory workshop.

AFTER completing a CLS workshop, Health and Safety will send an emal to your official UofR email address advising that you are now eligible to register for a Biosafety Awareness workshop.  

NOTE:  Mandatory workshop email requests must be submitted to health.safety@uregina.ca *24 hours prior to the Biosafety Awareness workshop date.  *Note:  This does not include weekends/statutory holidays. 

YOUR EMAIL MUST INCLUDE:

  1. First and Last Name
  2. Faculty/Department
  3. Student/Employee ID # (if known)
  4. Date of requested Biosafety Awareness workshop
  5. Name of Supervisor
  6. Do you require an accommodation?
Biosafety Awareness mandatory workshops have a maximum of eight (8) participants.  Registered participants for a Biosafety Awareness workshop are asked to bring a laptop to the workshop.  Participants will have 30 minutes during the workshop to successfully complete (minimum passing grade is 80%) the Biosafety Workshop Exam and Autoclave Quiz (UR Courses).


The Faculty of Science, Faculty of Engineering & Applied Science, and Faculty of Kinesiology & Health Studies encourages students to successfully complete Chemical & Lab Safety and Biosafety Awareness safety courses and workshops as soon as possible.  Failure to do so may result in being denied access to teaching and research space(s) that require the completion of Chemical & Lab Safety and Biosafety Awareness courses.

Winter 2026

Wednesday, January 21 - 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm

Thursday, February 12 - 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm

Tuesday, March 24 - 10:00 am to 12:00 pm

Friday, April 10 - 9:00 am to 11:00 am


Health and Safety will be pleased to offer additional workshop dates based on participant enrollment.

*Workshops cancelled due to circumstances beyond our control and/or low enrollment will be rescheduled when required (based on participant demand).

Safety Course Registration Form

Are you a visiting student to the University of Regina? *

The University of Regina collects information under the authority of The University of Regina Act and in accordance with the Local Authority Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act and the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act for purposes of the administration of the University and its programs and services. By responding to this form, you are consenting to the University of Regina using your personal information to respond to your request.