HEALTH AND SAFETY MANUAL

This Health and Safety Manual supersedes all University Health and Safety instructions/guidance issued prior to September 2000. The information is presented in a consistent format to make it easy to see at a glance what must be done. Links to useful background information from external Web Sites, e.g. Health and Safety Executive, are incorporated into the various sections as appropriate.

The Health and Safety Service does not issue paper versions of the Health and Safety Manual. By reading from the Web Site, you can be confident that you have the most up-to-date version. Where paper copies of particular sections are needed for staff who don't have access to the Internet, these may be printed locally.

Word versions of Forms contained in some appendices to Manual Sections can be downloaded from links on the right-hand side of this page.→

The Health and Safety Manual Sections are published are 'colour coded' as follows:

Manual Sections

• A1 - Asthmagens (Revised June 2010)
• A2 - Asbestos Management System (New October 2012)
• A3 - Student Accommodation (new June 2007)
• B1 (Part 1) Biological Materials: Policy (Revised October 2012)
• B1 (Part 1) Biological Materials: Policy - Word Version (Revised October 2012)
• B1 (Part 2) Disinfection (Revised October 2012)
• B1 (Part 3) Autoclaving of Biological Material (revised October 2012)
• B1 (Part 4) Emergencies with Biological Materials (revised October 2012)
• B1 (Part 5) Fumigation (revised October 2012)
• B1 (Part 6) Microbiological Safety Cabinets (revised October 2012)
• B2 - Blood and Body Products (Revised February 2010)
• B3 - Department Biological Safety Co-ordinators (New June 2004)
• C1 - Risks to Children arising from University Activities (Revised June 2004)
• C2 - Chemical Weapons Convention (updated December 2007)
• C3 - Cryogens (revised February 2010)
• D1 - Display Screen Equipment (Revised May 2010)
• D2 - Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres (New June 2004)
• D3 - Drug Precursors (new February 2007)
• DSE Risk Assessment Form
• E1 - Electrical Appliances: Inspection and Testing (revised October 2009)
• E2 - Live Electrical Work (revised October 2009)
• E4 - Provision and Use of Work Equipment (Revised June 2010)
• E5 - Inspection & Testing of Electrical Equipment: Commerical Trade and University Entertainment/Social Events (revised October 2009)
• E6 - Entertainment Events (revised October 2009, updated April 2010)
• E7 - Marquees (revised October 2009)
• E8 - Fairground Equipment (revised October 2009)
• F1 - aa - Geography Fieldwork Student Health Assessment Procedure
• F1 - Appendix 1 Geography Annual Health Declaration Questionnaire
• F1 - Appendix 2 Occ Health Fieldtrip Health Assessment Form
• F1 - Appendix 3 Occ Health Fieldtrip Fit Note
• F1 - Appendix 4 - Geography Pre-trip Declaration Form
• F1 - Appendix 5 - Occ Health Consent for Release of Info Form
• F1 - Appendix 6 - Security Geography Emergency Contacts
• F1 - Appendix 7 - Geography Emergency Contacts
• F1 - Fieldwork (Revised January 2003)
• F10 - First Aid (revised November 2009, updated November 2011)
• F11 - Falls: from Height (Revised February 2010)
• F2 - Fire Safety in Departments (temporarily unavailable)
• F3 - Fire Safety in Colleges (temporarily unavailable)
• F4 - Fume Cupboards - Maintenance and Decommissioning
• F5 - Food Safety (Revised January 2006)
• F5 - Food Safety Manual (revised 2006 - updated 2011)
• F6 - College Fitness Suites (revised February 2010)
• F7 - Work Placements (New January 2003)
• F8 - Falls: on the level (Revised February 2010)
• F9 - Fire Evacuation, Disabled Persons (New October 2004)
• G1 - Genetically Modified Organisms (revised November 2006)
• G2 - Gastroenteritis (Revised March 2005)
• G3 - Gas Safety (revised February 2010)
• G4 - Mains Gas Appliance Safety (new February 2007)
• H1 - Hydrofluoric Acid and Fluorine (revised October 2010)
• H2 - Health Surveillance (revised October 2010)
• H4 - Health and Safety Co-ordinators (revised February 2010)
• I1 - Self Inspections of Premises (Revised May 2009)
• I2 - Immunisations (Revised May 2010)
• L1 - Lasers (revised October 2009)
• L2 - Latex Gloves and Latex Products (revised September 2010)
• L3 - Lead (revised September 2010)
• L4 - Laser Pointers (revised October 2009)
• L5 - Lone Working (New January 2004)
• L6 - Legionella (new November 2006)
• M1 - Manual Handling Operations (Revised June 2010)
• M2 - Metal-Working Fluids (reviewed February 2010)
• M3 - Musculoskeletal Disorders (revised October 2010)
• M4 - Electromagnetic Fields (new November 2008)
• N1 - Noise (revised October 2009)
• N2 - Nanotechnology (new October 2011)
• O1 - Out of Hours Working (Undergraduates)
• O2 - Out of Hours Working (Postgraduates and Research Workers - Science Site)
• P1 - Personal Protective Equipment
• P2 - Pregnancy & Breastfeeding (revised September 2010)
• P3 - Pathogens & Toxins (revised September 2011)
• P4 - Pressure Systems (New February 2004)
• R1 - Reporting of Accidents and Occupational Diseases (revised June 2008)
• R2-General Risk Assessment (Revised June 2008)
• R3 - COSHH Risk Assessments (General) (revised February 2010)
• R4 - Risk Assessments - COSHH in Laboratory Departments (revised October 2009)
• R5 - Radiation Protection (Revised June 2010)
• Rules for Radiation Protection (Updated July 2012)
• S1 - Solvents in Fridges
• S2 - Sharps (revised October 2010)
• S3 - Stress (revised January 2011)
• S3 - Stress Risk Assessment Form
• S4 - Sports Clubs (revised February 2010)
• S5 - Safety Representatives (revised February 2010)
• T2 - Driver Register
• T3 - Towing Boat Trailers
• T4 - Travel Overseas (Revised February 2010)
• T5 - Minibuses (Revised May 2006 - replaces T1 - Group Transport)
• U1 - Unattended Experiments
• U2 - Working with Ultra-violet Radiation (revised April 2011)
• V1 - Vibration (revised February 2010)
• W1 - Waste Management (new March 2005)
• W2 - Workplace: General Requirements (reviewed June 2010)