Lab Safety training is required for all university employees working in the laboratory environment. The training is general and covers the contents of the Chemical Hygiene Plan, physical and health hazards of chemicals, and methods and observations used to detect hazardous conditions.
Initial Lab Safety Training is delivered online via Laulima until midnight December 31, 2025.
Initial Lab Safety Training will be delivered via Lamakū beginning Janauary 1, 2026. There are no in-person Initial Lab Safety Training courses scheduled at this time.
Please complete the Google form below to sign up for the online Initial Lab Safety Training course. It may take 1-2 business days to process your request.
ONLY UH users with a UH username will be able to access the EHSO online trainings in Lamakū beginning January 1, 2026. Laulima will no longer be available after midnight on December 31, 2025. All UH employees, faculty, staff and students, should have a Lamakū account. If you were missed in the transition, you may request an account by completing the form here: Request a Lamakū User Account.
If you are a NON-UH USER, please continue to fill out the google registration form at the link below so we, EHSO, can begin the process of requesting you a Lamakū guest user account. We thank you for your patience during this LMS transition as it may take up to 4 days to process the guest accounts.
For record-keeping purposes, please provide a copy of all your training documents to your PI or lab supervisor.
We are unable to issue certificates at this time so please take a screenshot of your passing scores and training verificatons and keep all receipts received by email or otherwise until the system can be fine-tuned to prove and verify your training has been successfully completed.
Please contact Leimomi Kekina, EHSO Education Coordinator, via email at kekina@hawaii.edu with any training-related questions or if assistance is needed in scheduling classes.
For Hazardous Waste Generator training please click here.
Notice to JABSOM Kaka’ako Personnel: JABSOM Kaka’ako lab personnel should not register for the Manoa lab safety training; instead, please contact JABSOM EHSO Staff to coordinate site-specific online training. Email Rose Laczko at rozalia@hawaii.edu for more information.
Annual Laboratory Refresher Safety Training Information:
This training is required annually following completion of the initial online course provided by the UH EHSO.
The lab group’s Principal Investigator or designated lab manager shall conduct annual refresher training using the Lab Personnel Safety Checklist, ensuring all sections are covered.
Once complete, this checklist and all other training documentation should be kept on hand for review during EHSO or other regulatory agency inspections.
