Lab Safety Management

Life Safety

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Course overview
Are you prepared to face the unexpected? In our interconnected world, one risk stands out above all: fire. The ability to navigate life safety protocols isn't just about compliance—it's about ensuring everyone emerges unscathed. Welcome to Life Safety, your comprehensive guide to understanding, implementing, and championing life safety measures in any setting.
  • 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?

    What is this course about?

    Life safety isn't solely about fires; it encompasses myriad crucial elements including exits, maximum allowable quantities, building codes, and human factors. Led by industry expert Jonathan Klane, this course dives deep into the core principles and practical applications of life safety, equipping you with the knowledge and skills to safeguard lives in any scenario. 

    Join us and embark on a journey towards ensuring the safety and well-being of all individuals in any environment.

    What are the benefits of this course?

    • Understanding Life Safety Codes: Gain insight into the foundational principles of life safety codes and regulations, empowering you to navigate complex safety protocols with confidence.
    • Enhanced Risk Assessment: Learn to advocate for improved risk assessment practices, ensuring consistency and effectiveness in identifying and mitigating potential hazards.
    • Human Factors in Fire Management: Explore the critical role of human behavior in fire incidents, enabling you to proactively address psychological and physiological factors for better safety outcomes.
    • Impact of Maximum Allowable Quantities: Understand how maximum allowable quantities can influence the safety of entire laboratory floors, and learn strategies to manage chemical hazards effectively.
    • Building Occupancy Classifications: Identify key building occupancy classifications and their implications for laboratory construction and usage, optimizing safety protocols for specific environments.
    • Critical Role of Exits: Appreciate the significance of exits in life safety procedures, and learn how to design and maintain effective egress systems to ensure swift evacuation.
    • Engineering Controls for Safety: Discover the value of engineering controls in mitigating risks and enhancing productivity, and gain insights into space optimization strategies for improved safety outcomes.
    • Decision-Making Authority: Identify stakeholders responsible for life safety decisions, empowering you to navigate organizational hierarchies and advocate for safety measures effectively.

    What are the learning outcomes of this course?

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

    • Explain the basis of life safety codes
    • Defend the need for improved and consistent risk assessment throughout a process or experiment, including any changes to it
    • Describe at least three human factors involved with fires
    • Explain how maximum allowable quantities can impact an entire floor of labs
    • List several building occupancy classifications and state how it impacts lab construction and use
    • Describe how exits play a critical role in life safety
    • Defend the value of several engineering controls for safety/risk, as well as increased productivity of space
    • Identify who typically has final say over life safety decisions

    Don't wait for emergencies to strike!

    Enroll now and equip yourself with the knowledge and skills to protect lives.

    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.
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    IACET Accredited

    Lab Manager Academy is accredited by the International Accreditors for Continuing Education and Training (IACET) 
    We offer 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.