Workplace Health, Safety and Welfare – Laboratory Research

• Biological, toxin and electrophorectic waste disposal policy (PDF)

• Health and safety policy

• Non-smoking policy

• Transport of biological material policy (PDF)

• Blood taking and use (PDF)

• Breathing apparatus maintenance procedure (Word)

• Decommissioning of laboratories procedure (Word)

• First aid procedure (PDF)

• Fire emergency evacuation procedure (PDF)

• Genetically modified organisms risk assessment

• Governance structure for hazardous waste (PDF)

• Security of pathogens, toxins and genetically-modified materials (PDF)

• Sports centre accident reporting procedure (Word)

• Work-related stress management procedure (PDF)

• Working with microbiological agents in biohazard group 2 (PDF)

• Working with microbiological agents in biohazard group 3 (PDF)

COSHH

• COSHH: chemical waste disposal procedure (PDF)

Radiation

• Local rules for radionuclide work (Word)

• Biological agents

• Biological containment laboratories

• Biological hazard groups

• Canadian biosafety standards and guidelines (PDF)

• Control of work involving ionising radiation

• Cryogenics (eg liquid nitrogen / CO2) (PDF)

• Display screen equipment guidance

• Guidance on working safely with human blood or plasma (PDF)

• Health and safety handbook for students (PDF)

• Health and safety law, what you need to know

• Laboratory decontamination (Word)

• Laboratory handbook (PDF)
• Laboratory inspection process and checklist

• Laboratory waste disposal flowchart (PDF)

• Laboratory waste disposal guidance (PDF)

• Laser pointer safety guidance (PDF)

• Laser safety guidance (PDF)

• Laser safety video (MP4)

• Local rules guidance (PDF)

• Lone and out of hours working (PDF)

• Manual handling guidance

• Musculoskeletal disorders guidance

• Microbiological safety cabinets and laminar flow cabinets (PDF)

• PPE: glove chemical resistance - Ansell chemical resistance poster (PDF)

• PPE: glove chemical resistance - Ansell interactive chemical resistance guide

• PPE: glove chemical resistance - Ansell life sciences guide

• PPE: glove chemical resistance - Shield Scientific interactive chemical resistance guide

• PPE: use of disposable gloves (PDF)

• Safe use of sharps (PDF)

• Specified animal pathogen order (PDF)

• Use of centrifuges (PDF)

• Use of electronic equipment in the laboratory (PDF)

COSHH

• Alternatives to ethidium bromide (PDF)

• Chemical storage guidelines (PDF)

• Chemical work exposure limits (PDF)

Fire

• Fire assembly points (PDF)

• Fire: employee duties (JPEG)

• Fire evacuation guidance: Hunter and Jenner wings (JPEG)

• Fire: incident controller duties (JPEG)

• Fire marshal duties (JPEG)

• Fire response team duties (JPEG)

First aid

• Dealing with phenol exposure (PDF)

Radiation

• 10 golden rules of radiation safety (PDF)

• Radiation protection supervisors roles and responsibilities (PDF)

Risk assessment

• General guidance (Word)

• Non-laboratory guidance (Word)

• Young person risk assessment process (PDF)

Waste management

• Waste management guidance

• Waste disposal caddies information (PDF)

• Waste management caddy locations, ground floor, Jenner Wing (PDF)

• Waste management caddy locations, 1st floor, Jenner Wing (PDF)

• Waste management caddy locations, 2nd floor, Jenner Wing (PDF)

• Waste management caddy locations, Jenner Wing (PDF)

• Accident, incident and dangerous occurrence reporting (online form)

• Biological agents, blood use and toxin notification form (Word)

• Display screen equipment self-assessment checklist (Word)

• Hazardous waste transfer form (Word)

• Laboratory inspection checklist (Excel)

• Local rules template (Word)

• New starter safety induction checklist (Word)

• Radiation: waste disposal logging form (Word)

• Record of safety related training (Word)

• Student safety induction checklist (Word)

• Toxin notification form (Word)

• Waste management: WEEE waste decontamination certificate

• Work-related illness reporting document (Word)

COSHH

• Chemical waste disposal form (fixed windows) (Excel)

• Risk assessment for projects involving biologicals, chemicals and other agents (Word)

Risk assessment

• General office areas checklist (Word)

• Genetically-modified animal risk assessment form (Word)

• Genetically-modified plant risk assessment form (Word)

• Genetically-modified organism risk assessment form (Word)

• Manual handling risk assessment form (Word)

• New and expectant mothers risk assessment form (Word)

• Overseas travel risk assessment (Word)

• Risk assessment for risks associated with work involving low temperatures, magnetic fields and lasers (Word)

• Risk assessment for risks associated with work outside of laboratories (Word)

• Risk assessment for those mainly engaged in literature or data analysis and may be working from home (Word)

• Young person group risk assessment (Word)

• Young person risk assessment and induction checklist (Word)