Course in Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) for master students at NV

Health, Safety and Environment (HSE)

Course in Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) for master students at NV

HSE-training is mandatory for all students at the Faculty of Natural Sciences (NV).
To follow the course, you must register on studweb, course code HMS0003.  You must register both for tuition and exam.

Course in HSE 2023 - Important information

The course includes digital learning that you can access through Blackboard.

Practical exercises in first aid and fire protection will be carried out with physical attendance. The courses take place Friday August 18 (English) and Wednesday August 23 (Norwegian). See link to schedule below for time and place for the different study programs.

HMS0003 course schedule (PDF)

More detailed information about the course will be given in Blackboard.

Training in HSE is important in order to reach key objectives for HSE-work at the NV faculty:

  • Ensure a safe working environment and prevent damage to people and equipment.

  • Ensure that all leaders, employees, and students know their HSE responsibilities and have the knowledge and the attitudes needed to fulfil these responsibilities.

  • Include knowledge and awareness of HSE as an important part of the education at NV.

The NV faculty arranges the following courses for students:

  • All 1. year students attend a safety course with focus on lab safety and training in first aid and fire protection. You can find more information (in Norwegian) on the website for safety course.
  • Before starting the master study, students shall attend a course in HSE. The course includes repetition of first aid and fire protection training.

Specific HSE training within various laboratory fields is done by the departments and is not covered by HSE-course given by the faculty.

All students starting their master study autumn 2023 or spring 2024 shall attend the course upon their first semester arrival at campus.

The HSE-course for master students will provide information about health & safety work at NTNU and the NV faculty. It includes training in first aid and fire protection. Many of you have probably had first aid courses and/or fire protection courses earlier. We consider (in line with general practice) that it is necessary to refresh this knowledge on a regular basis. Everyone should therefore attend regardless of prior training.

Objective for the HSE-course for master students

In the master's study, you will work more independently. Thus, it is very important that you have the necessary knowledge of HSE and your responsibilities. The HSE course shall, in combination with the training in laboratory specific HSE given by the departments, give you the necessary knowledge.

Content of the course


Part 1

HSE for Master students at the Faculty of Natural Sciences (digital lecture).

Issues applying for all students are covered. Some keywords:

  • HSE-guidelines at NTNU and the NV faculty. Laws and regulations.
  • Organization of HSE-work: roles and responsibilities
  • HSE-resources for students
  • Reporting HSE-problems and unacceptable conditions
  • Risk assessment
  • Emergency preparedness

Part 2

First Aid

First Aid (digital lecture): Behaviour at the scene, notification and receipt of external assistance. First aid for different injuries. First aid for unconsciousness, heart / lung resuscitation.

Demonstrations and practical exercises focusing on first aid for unconsciousness: heart / lung resuscitation and use of defibrillator (physical attendance). 

Part 3

Fire protection (digital lecture): Fire regulations at NTNU. Factors influencing start and development of fires. Risk factors in fire situations. Fire extinguishing equipment.

Demonstrations and practical exercises using different types of fire extinguishers on different types of fires (physical attendance).

To complete the course, you must take a test in Blackboard and obtain sufficient score for approval.