Health and safety training

Programmes

The dates and times of training and awareness sessions. The programmes are updated when training is arranged with individual areas and through the central programme.

• 2011 programme

IOSH Managing Safely

Further information on the nationally recognised certificated training that's available for those in managerial and supervisory positions.

Training available through uniLearn

The following topics are available through uniLearn - the university's electronic resource:

• Fire safety general awareness
• Manual handling safety general awareness
• Handling violence and aggression in the workplace

Core topics

The following are seen as core health and safety training topics, applicable to staff across the university and the administration of these is generally carried out by the university's Staff Development Group. Specific sessions can be organised where a school, support service or university campus feels it is more convenient and appropriate.

• Analysing and managing health and safety risks (risk assessment)
• Health & safety and disability: a partnership to securing people's well-being 
• Display screen equipment health and safety - delivered by Occupational Health
• Health and safety: integral and important
• Managing work-related stress - delivered by Occupational Health
• Office health and safety
• Stress awareness - delivered by Occupational Health

Specialist areas

The following topics are felt to be more specialised and the content tailored towards the areas of health and safety risks specifically encountered by individual schools, support services and campuses.

• Active Monitoring
• COSHH Assessor
• Evacuation Marshals and Wardens
• Fire Risk Assessment
• Hazardous Substances
• Health and Safety Deans, Directors and Heads of Departments
• Health and Safety in Research
• Incident Reporting, Investigation and Prevention
• Management of Dangerous and Explosive Substances
• Managing Hazardous Waste
• Managing of Noise at Work
• Managing Work at Height
• Manual Handling
• Manual Handling Assessor
• Noise Awareness
• Portable Electrical Appliances
• Safe Working at Height
• Work Equipment

Web-based health and safety awareness

• Display screen equipment
• Fire safety
• Manual handling