MERI Health & Safety: Laboratory Introduction
Event Information
Description
Compulsory event for new research students
This session is aimed at MERI students and staff who wish to use the MERI laboratories. The session provides clear H&S guidelines around personal safety & safety of others within the laboratories & workshops. Once you have been on this session you will be granted SHUcard access to the laboratories.
The session includes the following topics:
- Personal responsibilities
- Fundamentals of risk assessment and control
- Introduction to SHU RAMS form and local MERI procedures
- Housekeeping
- Safe storage
- Competence issues
- Waste disposal
- Safe use of fume cupboards