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)
• Laboratory inspection procedure (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 
• 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).