The Departmental Safety Policy contains the following information:
Part 1
- Introduction
- Statement of Departmental Safety Policy
- Responsibilities
- Risk Assessment and Training
- Safety Information and Advice
- Fire
- Accidents
- First Aid
- Out of Hours Emergencies
- Serious Incident Procedure in Addition to Fire
- Office Safety
- Visitors Including Contractors
- Atypical/Lone Working and Travel
- Good Laboratory Working
Part 2
- Chemicals
- Cryogenic Gases
- Compressed Gases
- Ionising and Non-Ionising Radiation Including UV, Lasers, MRI
- Biological and Genetic Modification (GM) Work
- Blood Work
- Needles and Other Sharps
- Electricity, Equipment, Repairs and Maintenance
- Working at Height
- New and Expectant Mothers
- Clinical Research
Appendices/Local Rules and Policy
- Specific Fire Arrangements and other Emergencies
- Accidents: Basic Action
- Display Screen Equipment/Visual Display Units (DSE/VDUs)
- Upper Limb Disorders
- Manual Handling
- Chemical Storage and Waste
- Rules for the use of Lasers
- Local Rules for Work with Radioactive Sources/Radiation
- Local Rules for Work with Biological Agents/GMOs
- Departmental Safety Committee(s)
- Safety Contacts and Organogram
- Food and Social Events
- Disinfection Policy
- Biological/Clinical waste
- Asbestos Management
- Legionella Management
- Occupational Health Arrangements
- Work Experience
- Recycling
- Emergency Action Plan
- Transport of Samples/materials
Useful Websites
- Health & Safety Executive: http://www.hse.gov.uk/
- University Estate Management: http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/offices/em/
- University Occupational Health Service: http://www.oh.admin.cam.ac.uk/
- University Safety Office: http://www.safety.admin.cam.ac.uk/