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Laboratory Health and Safety and Chemical Hygiene

University, clinical, water testing and industrial laboratories across Africa handle flammables, corrosives, compressed gases and pathogens in confined bench spaces where a single lapse can injure several people at once. This course builds a practical chemical hygiene and laboratory safety programme covering fume cupboards, storage segregation, waste streams and emergency response. It is written for the person who has to make the lab safe day to day, not just pass an inspection.

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What you will be able to do

  • Assess the chemical, biological and physical hazards present in a working laboratory.
  • Design chemical storage and segregation that prevents dangerous reactions.
  • Verify fume cupboard, ventilation and eyewash performance against safe standards.
  • Establish safe practice for compressed gases, cryogenics and sharps.
  • Set up laboratory waste streams for chemical, biological and sharps disposal.
  • Prepare spill response and emergency procedures suited to bench scale incidents.

Course outline

  1. 01Laboratory hazard types and risk assessment
  2. 02Chemical storage and incompatibility segregation
  3. 03Fume cupboards, ventilation and local exhaust
  4. 04Compressed gases, cryogenics and glassware
  5. 05Biological agents and sharps handling
  6. 06Laboratory waste streams and disposal
  7. 07Spill response and emergency procedures
  8. 08The chemical hygiene plan and inspections

Who should attend

Laboratory managers, technicians, safety representatives and academic staff in clinical, water, food, mining and research laboratories.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendarRegister
28 to 30 Sep 2026Blantyre3US$1,500Closed
29 Sep to 1 Oct 2026Mozambique3US$1,500Register
30 Sep to 2 Oct 2026Nairobi3US$1,500Register
5 to 7 Oct 2026Dar es Salaam3US$1,500Register
6 to 8 Oct 2026Kigali3US$1,500Register
7 to 9 Oct 2026Kampala3US$1,500Register
12 to 14 Oct 2026Accra3US$1,500Register
13 to 15 Oct 2026Lagos3US$1,500Register
14 to 16 Oct 2026Cairo3US$1,500Register
19 to 21 Oct 2026Mauritius3US$1,500Register
20 to 22 Oct 2026Dubai3US$1,500Register
21 to 23 Oct 2026Online3US$900Register
17 to 19 Nov 2026Johannesburg3R13,000Register
18 to 20 Nov 2026Cape Town3R13,000Register
23 to 25 Nov 2026Durban3R13,000Register
24 to 26 Nov 2026Pretoria3R13,000Register
25 to 27 Nov 2026Windhoek3US$1,500Register
30 Nov to 2 Dec 2026Gaborone3US$1,500Register
1 to 3 Dec 2026Maseru3US$1,500Register
2 to 4 Dec 2026Mbabane3US$1,500Register
7 to 9 Dec 2026Lusaka3US$1,500Register
8 to 10 Dec 2026Harare3US$1,500Register
9 to 11 Dec 2026Lilongwe3US$1,500Register

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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