Contents

1. Fire and Emergency Procedures
• Major incidents
• Outside Working Hours
• Other incidents
• In the event of injury
2. Health and Safety Responsibility
• School Safety Organisation
• Emergency Team
• Health and Safety: Risk assessment and other regulations
• Supervision
• Fault and incident reporting
• Responsibility notices and safety audit
3. General Regulations and Information
• Laboratory precautions
• Fire
• First Aid
• Personal protective equipment
• Eating, drinking, smoking
• Fume cupboards
• Overnight experiments
• Working hours
• Insurance
• Instructions to cleaning and contractor staff
4. Detailed Regulations and Information
• Biological materials
• Radioactive materials
• Chemical hazards
• Glass apparatus
• Chemical Weapons Act
• Cryogenic operations
• Electrical equipment and electrical testing
• Lasers (non-ionising radiation)
• X-rays (ionising radiation)
• Pressure vessels
• Waste disposal
• Manual handling and lifting gear
• Visual display units (VDUs)
• Responsibilities for Health and Safety in field work and student placement
5. Emergency Procedures
• Instructions for Incident Commander
• Instructions for Emergency Team
• Instructions for Fire Assembly Controllers
• Instructions for Fire Stewards/Deputy Fire Stewards
6. Appendices
• Safety audit checklist
• Risk Assessment
• Risk Assessment Form
• Safe operating procedures for glass vacuum lines
• Ultraviolet Lamp Safety Requirements
• Generic Assessment for Laboratory Activities to cover DSEAR 2002

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