Lab Safety Management

Lab Design, Renovation, and Space Use

Course overview
Designing, renovating, and optimizing lab spaces goes far beyond choosing equipment or colors — it’s about protecting people, managing risk, and supporting efficient, safe operations. This course empowers you to plan and execute lab design and renovation projects that prioritize safety, compliance, and collaboration, creating spaces where science can thrive.
  • Area of Study

    Lab Safety Management

  • Course Duration

    1 hour

  • CEUs

    0.1

    This course is part of the Lab Safety Management Certificate. Looking to enroll in the full certificate?
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    What is this course about?

    This course explores the key elements of effective lab design, from forming multi-disciplinary teams and engaging stakeholders to applying prevention-through-design (PtD) principles. You’ll learn how to evaluate lab spaces, incorporate risk management, meet regulatory requirements, and anticipate future needs. Whether you’re building a brand-new lab or renovating an existing space, this course will equip you to deliver safer, smarter lab environments.

    What are the benefits of this course?

    • Building safer labs by design: Learn how to apply safety-focused design thinking to create lab spaces that proactively reduce risk and support smooth operations
    • Mastering renovation best practices: Discover proven strategies for safely renovating labs while maintaining ongoing operations, protecting people, and minimizing disruption
    • Leveraging multi-disciplinary collaboration: Gain practical insights into building and managing a diverse, skilled team to ensure every aspect of lab function, compliance, and user needs is addressed
    • Planning for the future: Develop skills to anticipate evolving science, space, and technology needs so your lab remains safe, compliant, and functional for years to come

    What are the learning outcomes of this course?

    By the end of this course, engaged learners should be able to:

    • Identify and build a multi-disciplinary lab design team
    • Explain the benefits of PtD strategies
    • Incorporate risk management and safety practices into lab design
    • Evaluate lab spaces in need of renovation and prioritize upgrades
    • Defend the use of tools like software to calculate building maximum allowable quantities (MAQs)

    Take charge of designing labs that work smarter, safer, and better for everyone.

    Enroll now and be the leader who shapes a resilient, forward-looking lab environment where safety and performance go hand in hand.

    Meet The Instructor

    Jonathan Klane

    M.S.Ed, CIH, CSP, CHMM, CIT

    Years of Experience
    Jonathan Klane is the instructor of the Lab Safety Management Certificate. Jon possesses 35 years of professional experience in environmental, health, safety, and risk (EHSR). Jon was safety director for two colleges of engineering with hundreds of labs doing a wide variety of research. He consulted for many years to private industry, government, non-profits, and higher ed. He also taught EHSR at two colleges and was a management faculty member in an MBA and HR master's program. Jon's master's is in adult education and learning and he is a PhD candidate in Human and Social Dimensions of Science and Technology at Arizona State University.

    Course Content

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    What are the unique features of this course?

    Our Lab Safety Management courses are designed to provide the knowledge, skills, and attitudes needed to make it easier to manage the safety of your lab(s).

    Self-paced Courses

    Each lecture video features supporting slides, skill-testing activities, interactive elements, and a short quiz.

    IACET Accreditation

    Each Lab Safety Management course is accredited by IACET and is worth 0.1 CEUs.

    Comprehensive Content

    We offer a variety of Lab Safety Management courses designed to equip learners with the tools and knowledge needed to prioritize safety, mitigate risks, and drive excellence in lab safety management.
    Lab Manager Academy is accredited by the International Accreditors for Continuing Education and Training (IACET) and offers IACET CEUs for its learning events that comply with the ANSI/IACET Continuing Education and Training Standard. IACET is recognized internationally as a standard development organization and accrediting body that promotes quality of continuing education and training.