Course - HSE
Courses by the Occupational Health Service
All deliveries are available on request in both Norwegian and English, and are adapted to the individual unit's wishes and needs. The courses are preferably held physically, but can also be done digitally. Contact us at bht@uib.no, and we will have a conversation about what might suit you. Examples of topics:
Main content
Targeted health examinations
- Health and vaccination in connection with work trips/fieldwork
- Infection control in the workplace
Travel medicine prior to field trips and research cruises
- Potential risk factors in fieldwork and cruises, mapping and risk assessment before departure.
Mental health at work
- Learning, stress, coping and thriving; A lecture for PhD-candidates and young scientists
- How to take care of yourself and others in challenging times
- Taking care of yourself as a new arrival
- Thoughts and feelings at work: How our ways of thinking may affect us in the workplace
Ergonomics
- Office ergonomics
- Ergonomics in the laboratory
- Ergonomics for heavy and/or one-sided work
In addition, the occupational health service offers an E-learning course in office ergonomics at Mitt UiB
Occupational hygiene / indoor climate
- Proper use of protective equipment
- Indoor climate and occupational health
- Chemical, biological and physical health hazards
- Lab course for new employees
Addiction and substance abuse
- Prevention and follow-up of employees struggling with addiction and substance use.
- Concerned about an employee?
Sick leave follow-up
- How to do sick leave follow-up
- Sickness at work
Ph.d. and supervisors
- Self-management
- Work techniques
- Mental health
- Organization and cultural understanding
- Communication and interaction
27.04.2026