To ensure a safe and professional working environment in our laboratories, all employees must be familiar with the applicable rules and guidelines. Below you will find a series of documents that must be read and understood before beginning any laboratory work.

These documents cover essential topics such as safety procedures, proper handling of chemicals and biological materials, and instructions for using equipment and protective gear. They are designed to protect both you and your colleagues, and to ensure that all work is carried out in accordance with current legislation and internal standards.

If you have any questions or are unsure about any of the content, please contact your immediate supervisor or a health and safety respresentative.

All work with genetically modified organisms (GMOs) must be reported to the Danish Working Environment Authority (Arbejdstilsynet/AT). The notification consists of: 

• a project review to be renewed every 5 years.
• a lab permit (classification as a class 1 lab) that is not, as a rule, limited in time.

The project owner must subsequently file various permits so that they can be presented if the labour inspectorate wishes to see them during a supervisory visit.

Executive order on Gene Technology and Work Environment

Online forms to registration of projects to the Danish Working Environment Authority

Each research group must have a Chemical Safety Officer, who is responsible for overseeing the safe handling, storage, and disposal of chemical waste and hazardous substances within the research group. This role ensures compliance with safety regulations, supports risk assessments, and provides guidance to staff on best practices for working with toxic materials. If a group leader does not appoint a Chemical Safety Officer, the responsibility remains with the group leader.

The Chemical Safety Officer has access to the chemical waste room in their building.

Access to the chemical waste rooms is only given after receiving instructions on safe handling procedures. 

Hande Login / Henriette Gram Johansen are responsible for giving instructions for the chemical waste room (1115-035K) in the Skou Building. 

Britta Boserup Thestrup is responsible for giving instructions for the chemical waste room (1249-210) in the Bartholin Building.

Permits from the Danish Working Environment Authority and the Danish Environmental Protection Agency
Lab classifications are approved and granted by the Danish Working Environment Authority and the Danish Environmental Protection Agency. Within the Department of Biomedicine, we have four laboratory IDs that apply across the entire department.

The Lab IDs in the Skou and Bartholin building are:

• GMO class 1 lab id 230 467
• GMO class 2 lab id 230 465
• GMO class 1 and Animals lab id 230 464
• GMO class 2 and Animals lab id 230 466

The classified rooms are listed in this document.

If your lab needs to be reclassified/declassified please contact the manager of the Health and Safety Group Kim Henningsen, and he will help you from there.