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  • Campus Code of Behaviour

  • Category 3 work with Biological agents

    See "B" for Biological Safety
  • Catering

    Various free information sheets and leaflets, produced specifically for the catering industry, are available from the
  • Catering

    See Food Safety
  • Chemical Safety

    Various free guidance leaflets are available from the
  • Chemical Safety

    See COSHH
  • Children in The Workplace

  • Children on University Premises

  • Christmas Tree Lights

  • Committees

  • Construction Health & Safety

    Various free guidance leaflets are available from the
  • COSHH - Control of Substances Hazardous to Health

    Download the COSHH Assesment form on the Risk Assessment page.
  • COSHH - Control of Substances Hazardous to Health

    provides advice on controlling the use of chemicals for a range of common tasks, by taking you through a number of steps and asking for information about your tasks and chemicals.
  • COSHH - Control of Substances Hazardous to Health

    Various free guidance leaflets are available from the
  • COSHH - Control of Substances Hazardous to Health

  • COSHH - Control of Substances Hazardous to Health

    Health and Safety Services provide training sessions for staff who are required to undertake COSHH assessments. See the Training Page for more details of courses available.
  • Cryogenics

  • Cycling Safety

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  • Dangerous Substances

    University Safety Guide 24 (Revised) - Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres Regulations (DSEAR) Provides guidance on the use and storage of flammable liquids and other dangerous substances
  • Display Screen Equipment (DSE)

  • Display Screen Equipment (DSE)

  • Display Screen Equipment (DSE)

    The on-line DSE training package offered by Cardinus should now be used to complete DSE assessments. Potential users will be identified by a nominated Departmental Administrator, and will then receive an e-mail from Cardinus asking them to undertake the on-line training. This will be followed up by an e-mail inviting them to take the associated test, and later by a checklist for them to assess their own workstation. Reminder e-mails will be sent automatically if each stage is not completed on time. Departmental Administrators should click here to obtain further information about the system.
  • Display Screen Equipment (DSE)

  • Display Screen Equipment (DSE)

  • Driver Safety

    This policy applies to all members of University staff who are expected to drive for work purposes, including anyone driving a University-owned vehicle or a hire car as well as those who may drive their own vehicle for work purposes (where a mileage allowance is paid via the expenses system.) This includes attending meetings or conferences on official University business - note that appropriate insurance cover must be in place – “business use” must be included in the policy. Managers may ask to see documentary evidence that such insurance cover is in place before agreeing to any expenses claim for business mileage.

    Any member of staff who will drive either a University vehicle or a hire car on University business (i.e., where insurance cover is provided via the University insurance policy) will be regarded as a “University Driver”.

    They must attend a Driver awareness training session, which is arranged viaHealth and Safety Services. Details of courses and how to book are given on the Health and Safety Training page. University drivers are required to submit their driver’s licence for checking by the local administrator of the policy.

    Copies of the relevant forms can be found on our forms page.

    Those drivers identified as being at higher risk must attend a half-day “on-road” training course. These courses are organised by the line manager through Health and Safety Services.

  • Driver Safety

  • Driver Safety

  • Driver Safety

  • Drones

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  • Incident Reporting & Investigation

  • Index

  • Induction training

    All new staff and students should be provided with a structured health and safety induction to the workplace and their work. University New Staff Induction Courses, which include health and safety, are organised by People Development throughout the year, all new staff should attend one of these sessions; details are available from People Development. In addition, new staff should be provided with a local induction by their line manager or supervisor, as soon as possible after they start work. Emergency procedures should be discussed with the new staff member on their first day of work. Health & Safety Services have developed a Health and Safety Induction Checklist for use with new staff and postgraduate students. Forms can be downloaded as separate documents from the Forms Page. A sample training matrix, which combines job/role training requirements with a record of individual training can also be found on the Forms Page under other resources . This can be modified or adapted as necessary to suit department's needs. Students should be provided with a local health and safety induction when they join their course or research group and when they join their particular Hall of Residence. Additional health and safety instruction should be provided at appropriate intervals thereafter, when new hazards are introduced, such as new tasks, equipment, hazardous substances and prior to embarking on research projects, field trips and work placements.
  • Inspection Checklists

  • Inspection Checklists

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  • Machinery Safety

    Various free guidance leaflets are available from the
  • Machinery Safety

  • Major Incidents - MIP

  • Management and Organisation

  • Manual Handling

    Various free guidance leaflets are available from the
  • Manual Handling

  • Manual Handling

  • Manual Handling

  • Manual Handling

    Health and Safety Services provide training sessions for staff who regularly carry out manual handling operations and for staff required to carry out manaual handling risk assessments. See the Training Page for more details of courses available.
  • Mercury Spillage

  • Microbiological Safety

    Most biological risks arise from the presence of microorganisms in the work area. The potential for exposure to microorganisms could be incidental to the work being done (as on the University farms or the Grounds section), or could arise because of an intention to work with microorganisms. In all cases, risks to health and/or safety must be properly assessed before the work starts, and appropriate measures put in place to adequately control the risks.
  • Minibus driving

    See Driver Safety
  • Mobile Phones

    See Driving
  • Musculoskeletal Disorders

    Various free guidance leaflets are available from the
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  • Radiation Safety

    University Safety Note 35 This Safety Note aims to summarise the minimum standards that should be applied to any upgrade or redesign of laboratories used for work with open sources of radioactive materials.
  • Radiation Safety

  • Radiation Safety

    Health and Safety Services provide training sessions for staff and postgraduate students who are required to work with closed and open sources of radiation and with x-ray equipment. See the Training Page for more details of courses available.
  • Records

  • Respiratory Protection