Safety

 

The safety of employees, students and guests is our number one priority. Systematic HSE work will ensure that health and environment are safeguarded in a way that the risk of hazards and accidents is reduced, as well as emphasizing the positive health-promoting factors in the working environment.

All groups / units are encouraged to review or risk assess their work routines and write procedures to ensure employee safety and quality at work.

 

In a laboratory there may be many risk factors, the following topics are described:

• General work procedures
• Working with chemicals
• Online database for chemical  datasheets and exposure register
  
• Working with biological factors
• Working with laboratory animals
• Working with radiation
• Working with gas
• Working with liquid nitrogen
• Safety and emergency preparedness 
• Fire instruction

See here for internal UoB guidelines for risk assessments.