Virtual Employee Safety Induction.
The Employee Safety Induction provides important information for all staff regarding health and safety arrangements at the University. This is completed when staff start employment with the University and every two years for refresher training. This is available on the University home pages under Learn upon, search Health and Safety.
General H&S Training courses available for free.
The Knights of Safety Academy is an e-learning platform that offers free courses on various safety topics, including chemical safety, mental health, personal protective equipment, asbestos, manual handling, slips trips and falls, working at height, mental health and more. Click here to create an account.
Evacuation Chairs
Designed to assist mobility-impaired people in the event of an emergency evacuation. Ideal for stairway evacuation, primarily downwards. Extremely versatile for optimum manoeuvrability.
Standard Evacuation Chair Training video
Fire Safety
Topics covered:
Spills: Prevention and Management
In workplaces where hazardous chemicals are in use, spills are one of the biggest safety concerns.
Chemical spills can be a great danger to individuals in the workplace, as well as to the broader environment and public. It’s up to those working with chemicals to ensure they don’t have a damaging effect. Click this link to access the video
Food Standards Agency – Food Allergy and Intolerance Training
Introduction
This interactive training has been developed by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) for those who would like to learn more about food allergies and how to handle allergens safely.
Eating safely when living with a food allergy is a challenge. The only way to manage the condition is avoidance of the food that causes a reaction.
In the UK, there are approximately:
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Personal Protective Equipment
When hazards in the work environment cannot be ‘engineered out’, or when guards, shields and other safety devices have limited effectiveness, there will often be a need to wear personal protective equipment.
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Ladder Training
The Ladder Association is the UK’s leading non-profit trade body for the portable ladder industry, dedicated to promoting safe ladder use through training , setting standards (working with BSI), and campaigning for better product safety.
The following videos are available free and available on this link
Toolbox Training Video
A 15 minute presentation on key aspects of ladder use and best practice from the Ladder Association. Essential viewing for anyone using or supervising the use of ladders and stepladders.
How to Inspect your Ladder
Take ten minutes to find out all you need to know about inspecting your ladder. Keep safe and comply with the regulations.
Guidance for Ladders & Steps:
The Ladder Association discusses and summarises the HSE’s simplified guidance for using ladders and stepladders.
Training for Occasional Ladder Users
With the Ladder Association’s training scheme now covering training for people who only work at height infrequently, Don Aers explains what occasional users need to know.