- 1. Administrative Organisation of Safety

1.1 University Arrangements

1.2 Safety Committees

1.3 Local Management and Organisational Arrangements

1.4 Role of Individuals

 - 2. Emergencies

 - 3. Fire Precautions

3.1 Use of Extinguishers

3.2 Reporting of Fire

3.3 Fire Evacuation and Fire Token Procedure

3.4 Fire Response Procedure

3.5 Hazard Information

3.6 Emergency Evacuation of Persons with Disabilities

 - 4. Emergency First Aid Treatment

4.1 General Arrangements

4.2 First Aid Boxes

4.3 First Aid Training

4.4 First Aid Treatment of Casualties

 - 5. Reporting of Accidents

5.1 HSE Requirements

5.2 University Requirements

 - 6. General Precautions

6.1 Prevention

6.2 Occupational Health

6.3 Work Areas, Entry in Hazardous Areas by Maintenance Workers, Management of Asbestos, Confined Spaces, Working at Height

6.4 Out of Hours Working

6.5 University Residences

6.6 Offices

6.7 Display Screen Equipment

6.8 Manual Handling

6.9 Industrial Visits

6.10 Student Placements

6.11 Fieldwork

6.12 Minibus Driving

6.13 Diving Operations

6.14 Use of Mobile Phones Whilst Driving

6.15 Working Overseas

6.16 Children and Young Persons on University Premises

6.17 Adults Companion Assisting in University Work

6.18 New and Expectant Mothers

6.19 Disposal of Waste Material

6.20 University Code of Practice

*6.21 Smoking

6.22 Alcohol and Drugs

6.23 Psychological Wellbeing & the Avoidance & Management of Stress

6.24 Threatening or Violent Situation

6.25 Lone Working

*6.26 Work Experience

*6.27 Team Building Events

 - 7. Precautions with Work Equipment

7.1 Statutory Requirements

7.2 Clothing

7.3 Guarding

7.4 Noise

7.5 Abrasive Wheels

7.6 Welding

7.7 Hotwork

7.8 Compressed Gases

7.9 Paint Spraying

7.10 Woodworking Machinery

7.11 Centrifuges

7.12 Ladders

7.13 Lifting Equipment

7.14 Pressure Systems

7.15 Autoclaves

7.16 Vehicles

7.17 Vibration

7.18 General

 - 8. General Laboratory Precautions

8.1 Personal Protective Equipment

8.2 Personal Clothing and Footwear

8.3 Protective Gloves

8.4 Allergy to Natural Rubber Latex

8.5 Hygiene

8.6 Food and Drink

8.7 Smoking

8.8 Experimental Work

8.9 Emergencies

8.10 Out of Hours Working

8.11 Glassware

8.12 Syringes

8.13 Vacuum Systems and Manometers

8.14 Electrical Equipment

8.15 Photographic Dark Rooms.

8.16 Cryogenic Gases

 - 9. Precautions with Chemicals

9.1 General Guidance

9.2 Fume Cupboards

9.3 Skin Hazards

9.4 Eye Hazards

9.5 Pesticides

9.6 Risk of Poisoning - planning for Emergencies

9.7 Personal Hygiene

9.8 Flammable LiquidsVapours or Gases

9.9 CarcinogensMutagens and Substances Toxic to Reproduction

9.10 Disposal of Waste Chemicals

9.11 Restricted Chemicals

 - 10. Precautions with Biological Materials

10.1 General

10.2 Notification Requirements

10.3 Information and Guidance

10.4 Risks Associated with work with Biological Agents

10.5 Ways to Control Risk

10.6 Guidance on Other Biological Hazards

10.6.1 Genetic Modification

10.6.2 Biological Sensitising Agents

10.6.3 Mammals & Higher Invertebrates

10.6.4 Lower Vertebrate and Invertebrate Animals

10.7 Ancillary Equipment

10.8 Transport of Biological Materials

 - 11. Precautions in the Use of Electricity

11.1 General Precautions

11.2 Flexible Cables

11.3 Portable Appliances

11.4 Fuses

11.5 Fire Hazard

11.6 Radiation Hazards from Certain High Voltage Electrical Equipment

 - 12. Precautions When Working with Non-Ionising Radiation

12.1 Optical Radiation

12.1.1 Ultra-violet radiation

12.1.2 Infra-red radiation

12.1.3 Lasers

12.2 Electric and Magnetic Fields

12.3 Radio Waves

12.3.1 Radio Waves

12.3.2 Mobile Phones

12.3.3 Microwaves

 - 13. Precautions with Sources of Ionising Radiation

 - 14. Sources of Health and Safety Information

 - 15. School/Departmental Safety Officers