LSCF (CASRAI)

Laboratory Safety & Chemical Hygiene Certification — Foundation

LevelFoundationLSCLSCF (CASRAI)

32 h

Nominal

Self-paced study

Lessons

7 modules

Domains

Exam blueprint

Exam items

Per attempt

70%

Pass mark

Fixed, uncurved

Retake wait

Days

What you earn

The credential itself

Pass the examination and CASRAI issues this certificate and the post-nominal LSCF (CASRAI), signed by the Programme Director and verifiable by anyone, permanently, from the code on its face.

CASRAI Certification

Certificate of Professional Competence

This is to certify that

Dr. Amelia R. Hartley

has completed the prescribed programme of study and passed the examination in

Laboratory Safety & Chemical Hygiene — Foundation

and is admitted to the designationLSCF (CASRAI)

Verify atcasrai.org/verify/CASRAI-LSC-2026-W9HSJX

Specimen. Issued as a signed PDF and as a machine-readable Open Badge; the holder and code shown are illustrative.

How it appears on your CV

Certifications

LSCF (CASRAI) — Laboratory Safety & Chemical Hygiene, Foundation

CASRAI·Issued Mar 2026·Credential ID CASRAI-LSC-2026-W9HSJX

casrai.org/verify/CASRAI-LSC-2026-W9HSJX

Every certificate is issued under the signature of Dr. Diana Nieves Castro, MD, Programme Director of CASRAI Certification, who sets the syllabus, blueprint and pass mark for this credential.

It certifies that its holder passed the CASRAI examination for this course on the date shown, scored against the blueprint and pass mark published on this page — and anyone can confirm it from the verification code, without an account and without contacting us.

About this credential

What it covers

Body of knowledge

Exam blueprint

The exam is assembled to these weights on every attempt. They are published before purchase because a blueprint you cannot see is not a blueprint.

Domains and weights8 domains · 40 scored items
Domain	Weight	Items
Regulatory framework for laboratory safety1	12%≈ 5 items	≈ 5
The Chemical Hygiene Plan and the Chemical Hygiene Officer role2	16%≈ 6 items	≈ 6
Hazard communication, GHS and chemical information3	12%≈ 5 items	≈ 5
Hazard assessment and control selection4	14%≈ 6 items	≈ 6
Engineering controls, ventilation and personal protective equipment5	14%≈ 6 items	≈ 6
Physical, radiological and specialised chemical hazards6	12%≈ 5 items	≈ 5
Waste, emergency response and incident investigation7	12%≈ 5 items	≈ 5
Inspection, assurance, safety culture and sustainability8	8%≈ 3 items	≈ 3
Total	100%	40

Item counts are approximate. Each attempt draws a fresh form to the weights above, so the exact number of items per domain varies between attempts.

Syllabus

7 modules, 7 lessons

Every lesson and every learning outcome is listed. The lesson bodies open on enrolment; nothing else about the course is withheld.

7 modules · 7 lessons · 32 h

Lesson material opens once you are enrolled. The full syllabus and every learning outcome are shown here so you can judge the coverage before you pay.

Module 1
F1
1 lesson · 4 h
1. Locked.Why laboratory safety is regulated, and who owes what to whom4 h · Locked
  On completion you will be able to
  - Distinguish law, consensus standard and institutional policy as sources of obligation.
  - State the employer's duties and the individual's duties, and explain why they are different.
  - Identify the regime governing a described workplace in a named jurisdiction.
  - Explain why a laboratory is regulated differently from a factory.
Module 2
F2
1 lesson · 5 h
1. Locked.The Chemical Hygiene Plan and your obligations under it5 h · Locked
  On completion you will be able to
  - State what a Chemical Hygiene Plan is and list its required elements.
  - Locate the CHP provision applying to a described situation.
  - Identify when an operation requires prior approval.
  - State what "particularly hazardous substances" means and what additional protections attach.
  - Describe the medical consultation triggers and how to invoke one.
Module 3
F3
1 lesson · 6 h
1. Locked.Reading chemical hazard information: GHS labels and SDSs6 h · Locked
  On completion you will be able to
  - Read a GHS label and state the hazards, severity and required precautions.
  - Identify all nine pictograms and the hazard classes each covers.
  - State the meaning of the signal words and explain why Category 1 is more severe than Category 4.
  - Locate specific information in a 16-section SDS by section number.
  - Label a secondary container correctly.
  - Explain why an SDS is not a risk assessment.
Module 4
F4
1 lesson · 5 h
1. Locked.Recognising hazards and the hierarchy of controls5 h · Locked
  On completion you will be able to
  - Distinguish hazard from risk and use each term correctly.
  - Identify the hazards in a described laboratory operation.
  - State the hierarchy of controls in order and explain why the order runs that way.
  - Select the appropriate control level for a described operation.
  - Identify incompatible chemical combinations.
Module 5
F5
1 lesson · 5 h
1. Locked.Fume hoods and PPE: using them so they work5 h · Locked
  On completion you will be able to
  - Use a chemical fume hood correctly and state the practices that determine whether it protects you.
  - Explain why a hood passing its face velocity test can still fail to contain.
  - Select eye, hand and body protection for a described operation.
  - State the limits of each PPE type.
  - Locate and test emergency eyewash and shower equipment.
Module 6
F6
1 lesson · 4 h
1. Locked.Specialised hazards you will meet4 h · Locked
  On completion you will be able to
  - Recognise compressed gas, cryogen, pyrophoric, water-reactive and peroxide-forming hazards.
  - State the primary control for each.
  - Explain the oxygen-deficiency hazard and where it occurs.
  - Recognise a peroxide-forming chemical past its date and state the correct action.
  - Recognise electrical and laser hazards and state who owns them.
Module 7
F7
1 lesson · 3 h
1. Locked.Waste, spills, emergencies and speaking up3 h · Locked
  On completion you will be able to
  - Determine whether a laboratory material is a waste requiring hazardous waste handling.
  - Label and manage a waste container correctly.
  - Respond correctly to a small spill, an injury, and a fire alarm.
  - State when a spill is beyond your capability to clean up.
  - State what to report, to whom, and what protection reporters have.

Assessment

How the exam works

The exam is closed-book and multiple choice. Each attempt draws a fresh form to the domain weights above, so no two attempts are the same paper and no answer key circulates. The pass mark is 70% and is fixed — there is no curve, no quota and no adjustment by cohort.

Scoring is immediate. You are shown your overall result and, for every item, the option you chose, the correct option and the reasoning behind it — whether you passed or not. A failed attempt may be retaken after 90 days. The wait exists so a retake is a second attempt at the material rather than a second attempt at remembering the paper.

Forms are assembled to the blueprint above or not at all: where a domain cannot yet be sampled to that standard, the exam declines to start rather than issue an unbalanced paper. Your material and progress are never affected, and there is no time limit on when you sit.

Passing candidates are issued a certificate with a verification code. Anyone can check that code on our public verification page without an account and without contacting us.

Certifying authority

Signed by Dr. Diana Nieves Castro, MD

CASRAI’s certification programme is academically and medically directed by Dr. Diana Nieves Castro, MD, Programme Director, who sets the syllabus and blueprint for this credential and signs every certificate issued under it.

CASRAI has maintained the terminology and reporting standards of research administration for over a decade. It assumed leadership of the CRediT contributor-roles taxonomy in 2014 and carried it through to adoption as ANSI/NISO Z39.104-2022, now in use by publishers, funders and institutions worldwide. This examination is drawn from that body of work.

What the credential certifies: that its holder passed the CASRAI examination for this course on the date shown, scored against the blueprint and pass mark published above — verifiable by anyone, permanently, from the code on its face.

Before you buy

The syllabus, learning outcomes, exam blueprint, pass mark and retake policy on this page are the complete specification of this credential. Everything that determines whether you pass is published here before you pay.

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