Health and Safety
Health and Safety Training
The Department is committed to meeting and identifying safety training needs for staff and students. The arrangements in place are:
Welcome/Induction Packs
Each new graduate student, new employee and visitor to the Department is issued with a Welcome/Induction Pack which details information about arrangements and facilities in the Department, and an induction checklist which identifies areas of safety training/information. In addition, the pack also makes reference to the Departmental Safety Manual which all new members to the Department are required to read and to sign the enclosed Safety Regulations Agreement Form.
A Personal Safety Training Record is also included in the pack and all individuals are required to complete this card after they have completed any safety training or completed risk assessments, and to retain it as a personal safety training record.
Safety Training Courses
The DSO receives information from the School of Biological Sciences Safety Office and the University Health and Safety Office about training courses, equipment demonstrations, and various guidance notes on safety topics etc. This information is displayed on the Health and Safety Notice Board outside of the Facilities Office, 1st Floor Main Building.
Safety Talks
- The Annual Safety Lecture (October) arranged by the University Health and Safety Office for new graduate students.
- Departmental Monthly Induction Talks for all new members of staff and visitors. Dates of these talks are shown below and also displayed on the Health and Safety Notice Board next to the Facilities Office 1st Floor Main Building. These talks are mandatory.
Departmental Monthly Induction Talks
Dates for forthcoming saftey talks will appear here shortly.