Welcome to the UNIS labs

Meet our team!

To enquire about using labs at UNIS please send an email to lab@unis.no and one of our team will get back to you.

When you arrive at UNIS, you must contact a member of lab staff and have a HSE briefing before you begin your work – even if you have used UNIS labs on a previous visit.

Whether it is your first time at UNIS or you an experienced UNIS lab user, please read the document below for all the information you need to get started working at UNIS labs.

Information on UNIS labs – read before arrival (PDF)

We also have the following resources available for further reading:

HSE form This form has to be completed, discussed with, and signed off by lab staff prior to any work in labs

Safety instructions for laboratory use at UNIS All the information you need to respect our rules and work safely in our labs

Cold laboratory regulations Information that you need to understand before using our cold labs

Sterile laboratory instructions Information you need to understand before using our molecular biology labs

Chemistry laboratory regulations Information you need to understand before using our chemistry lab

UNIS hazardous waste policy Everything you need to know about how to dispose of hazardous waste

Risk assessment template The template we use for assessing hazards associated with use of chemicals

Standard Operating Procedure template The template we use when writing procedures for specific work tasks

Routines for exposure registry Read this document if you work with hazardous chemicals, ionizing radiations, or biological hazards

Accident/incident reporting The information you need on how/when/why to fill out a report on accidents and near misses

UNIS Speak up system Seen something we can do better? Unsafe working practices? Report these and more with the speak up system

Eco online (English) Complete chemical inventory at UNIS

Eco online (Norwegian) Complete chemical inventory at UNIS