Health and safety in our disciplines
Health and safety
Health and safety
Health and safety are critical aspects of work undertaken by the College of Life and Environmental Sciences. The range of hazards routinely faced and controlled by college staff extend from biological safety through to chemical, electrical and radiation hazards to name a few.
The responsible and professional management of these hazards makes the College a safe place to work for staff, students, contractors, visitors and facility users.
- Animals on campus
- Asbestos
- Bottled gas and cryogenics
- Carriage of dangerous goods
- Children, young people and vulnerable adults on campus
- Confined spaces
- Contained use of Genetically Modified Organisms
- Control of contractors
- Control of substances hazardous to health (CoSHH)
- Display screen equipment
- Diving at work
- Driving vehicles on university business
- Fieldwork
- Fire safety
- First aid
- Health surveillance
- Human Tissue Act
- Hydrofluoric Acid: use, storage and disposal of
- Incident reporting and investigation
- Ionising radiation safety
- Laser safety
- Legionella management
- Lifting operations and lifting equipment
- Local exhaust ventilation
- Lone working
- Managing mental health and stress
- Manual handling
- Nanomaterials
- New and expectant mothers
- Noise at work
- Non-ionising radiation
- Portable Appliance Testing (PAT)
- Provision and use of work equipment
- Slips, trips and falls
- Smoking and vaping
- Working at height
- Vibration at work
- Deal with an emergency
- Deal with a drug-related emergency
- Deal with a fire
- Report an accident or near miss
- Speak directly with a member of the Health and Safety Office
- Book a training course
- Book mandatory training courses
- Fix it, Move it, Dispose it or Query it
Download the College H & S committee Terms of Reference (ToR) (.pdf)
Minutes
- College safety committee: minutes 26th January 2016 (.pdf)
- College safety committee: minutes 4th November 2015 (.pdf)
- College safety committee: minutes 29th January 2015 (.pdf)
- College safety committee: minutes 21st October 2014 (.pdf)
- College safety committee: minutes 5th June 2014 (.doc)
- College safety committee: minutes 20th March 2014 (.doc)
College contacts:
College email address: cles-healthandsafety@exeter.ac.uk
- Gail Reeves (Head of Technical Services)
- Dr Judith Bannerman (CLES Business Partner)
- Caroline Haughian (Executive Officer)
Biosciences (Exeter)
- Joy Richards or Lindsey Beasley (Administrators)
Bioscience and Geography (Penryn)
- Adrian Watson
- Sally Bennett (Administrator)
Geography (Exeter)
Psychology
- Charlie Dibble
- Karen Swanston (Administrator)
Sport and Health Science (St. Lukes)
- Garrick Taylor
- Clare Fogarty (Administrator)
University Safety Office
- www.exeter.ac.uk/staff/contacts/contacts/safety