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Online Safety Courses

Health and Safety Online Safety Courses are available on UR 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.

To enroll for any of our online safety courses listed below, please complete and submit a Safety Course Registration Form found at the bottom of this page.

CONSUMABLE RADIATION SAFETY	UOFR EMERGENCY WARDEN	EXPOSURE CONTROL
LAB SAFETY FOR FM WORKERS	SEALED SOURCE: RADIATION SAFETY	BIOMEDICAL SAFETY
SAFETY FOR PROTECTIVE SERVICES	TEACHING ASSISTANT (MODULES 1 & 2)	WHMIS/LAB (for students)
WHMIS IN THE WORKPLACE (for staff)
*CHEMICAL & LAB SAFETY (INCLUDES WHMIS) - participants registered in this course must also attend a mandatory in-person workshop. Information on when you are eligible to register for a Chemical & Lab Safety workshop and how to register, is provided under the "Chemical & Lab Safety Mandatory Workshop" tab below or on the Chemical & Lab Safety online course (UR Courses).
**BIOSAFETY AWARENESS - participants registered in this course must also attend a mandatory in-person workshop. Information on when you are eligible to register for a Biosafety Awareness workshop and how to register, is provided under the "Biosafety Awareness Mandatory Workshop" tab below or on the Biosafety Awareness online course (UR Courses)

*Participants registered for Chemical & Lab Safety (CLS) ONLY, must successfully complete the online portion of the course PRIOR to registering for a CLS mandatory workshop (WHMIS exam included).

CLS mandatory workshops have a maximum of 12 participants. The Faculty of Science, Faculty of Engineering & 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 Workshop tab) and on the CLS course (UR Courses) dashboard.

**Participants registered for Biosafety Awareness AND CLS courses, must successfully complete the online portions for BOTH courses PRIOR to registering for a mandatory CLS workshop (Step 1). After completing a CLS workshop, Health and Safety will send an email to your official UofR email advising that you are now eligible to register for a Biosafety Awareness mandatory workshop (Step 2).

Biosafety Awareness workshops have a maximum of eight (8) participants. The Faculty of Science, Faculty of Engineering & 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 Workshop tab) and on the Biosafety Awareness course (UR Courses) dashboard.

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. Please email health.safety@uregina.ca with your choice of workshop date.

YOUR EMAIL MUST INCLUDE:

First and Last Name
Faculty/Department
Student/Employee ID# (if known)
Date of requested CLS workshop
Name of Supervisor
Do you require an accommodation?

NOTE: Mandatory workshop email requests must be submitted to health.safety@uregina.ca 24 hours prior to the CLS workshop date.

CLS mandatory workshops have a maximum of twelve (12) 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.

Summer 2025

Thursday, July 24 - 1:30 pm to 4:00 pm

Tuesday, August 12 - 9:00 am to 11:30 am

Health and Safety must receive your workshop request email at least 24 hours prior to the requested workshop date/time.

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

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. To register, please email health.safety@uregina.ca with your choice of workshop date.

YOUR EMAIL MUST INCLUDE:

First and Last Name
Faculty/Department
Student/Employee ID # (if known)
Date of requested Biosafety Awareness workshop
Name of Supervisor
Do you require an accommodation?

NOTE: Workshop email requests must be submitted to health.safety@uregina.ca 24 hours prior to the Biosafety Awareness workshop date.

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.

Summer 2025

Monday, July 14, 2025 - 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
Thursday, July 31, 2025 - 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm

Tuesday, August 19, 2025 - 9:30 am to 11:30 am

Health and Safety must receive your workshop request email at least 24 hours prior to the requested workshop date/time.

*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? * Yes No

What is the date you expect to arrive to the University of Regina? First Name * Last Name * Official UofR Email Address (visiting students may provide alternate email address) * Employee/Student ID# (visiting students enter N/A) * Please list ALL safety training courses you are requesting * Name of Supervisor * Faculty or Department/Unit *

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/for ...describe specific purpose of information gathering on this form).