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This course will provide a refresher of what is expected of Departmental fire safety managers to assist responsible persons to comply with current fire safety legislation.

This course will provide clear instruction of what is expected of fire safety managers to assist responsible persons to comply with current fire safety legislation.

If you are a newly appointed Departmental Safety Officer, this course will give you all the essential information you need to understand your new role - what the role involves and what is doesn’t. We will introduce the key topics of Health and Safety that you will be working with and have plenty of opportunity to discuss any queries that you have. The course should be completed within 3 months of being appointed as a DSO. Space permitting, we also welcome current DSO’s and others with a health and safety role.

The Fire Safety Awareness section (classroom based) will raise attendees' awareness of fire safety and assist fire safety managers to comply with current fire safety legislation. Use of Fire Extinguishers training (outdoor practical) provides hands on experience in the correct use of portable fire extinguishers.

University staff working in embedded accommodation at Addenbrooke's Hospital should attend the NHS' fire training for its tenants. This will cover general fire safety awareness specific to the main hospital. (See related courses below for further details.)

Fire Safety Awareness training provided by the NHS for all embedded tenants.

Please note: Bookings will close one week before the event.

Fire Warden (classroom) training will give clear instruction of the roles of designated fire wardens and assist fire safety managers to comply with current fire safety legislation. Use of Fire Extinguisher (outdoor practical) training provides hands on experience in the correct use of portable fire extinguishers.

Venue: Faculty of History, West Road, Cambridge CB3 9EF.

Managing Safely is ideally suited to managers, research supervisors, administrators with safety responsibilities and Departmental Safety Officers across all sectors of the University. It leads to a nationally recognised and accredited qualification.

Please note to be successful in gaining the qualification delegates will need to pass an assessment on day 3 of the course and complete a risk assessment project to be handed in at a later date. (IOSH is the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health.)

Please contact the course organiser, Jane Oliver if you would like further details before booking on the course.

The Session covers detailed background and case studies of Legionella Bacteria and how it can colonise in domestic water systems. Overview of current legislation and guidance, monitoring and control measures, record keeping and escalation procedures.

This Course includes an examination.

Please contact Michelle Goldsworthy to book a place.

Legionella Awareness Training.

Please contact Michelle Goldsworthy to book a place.

The course will provide an overview of the Human Tissue Act and will be delivered by the MRC Regulatory Support Centre. The Centre provides training, support and guidance to those whose research involves human participants, their tissue, cells or data.

To register your interest, please email RSC to book a place.

A video presentation on The Management of Biological Safety at the University of Cambridge for new Postgraduate students.

A Raven password is needed to access this online course, although you can log in as a Friend. If you don't already have a Raven password please visit https://help.uis.cam.ac.uk/service/accounts-passwords/it-staff/raven/raven-faqs

Please note: Postgraduate students should see information on Postgraduate Training to access this training.

A video presentation on The Management of Biological Safety at the University of Cambridge for new Postgraduate students.

A Raven password is needed to access this online course, although you can log in as a Friend. If you don't already have a Raven password please visit https://help.uis.cam.ac.uk/service/accounts-passwords/it-staff/raven/raven-faqs

Please note: Postgraduate students should see information on Postgraduate Training to access this training.

An online course, including a quiz, for anyone either directly working with hazardous chemicals or who is responsible for persons working with hazardous chemicals including PIs, graduate students, Part III undergraduates, postdoctoral researchers and technicians.

A Raven password is needed to access this online course, although you can log in as a Friend. If you don't already have a Raven password please visit https://help.uis.cam.ac.uk/service/accounts-passwords/it-staff/raven/raven-faqs

To raise fire safety awareness for all members of the University and assist fire safety managers to comply with current fire safety legislation.

Please note: You will have to register to access the new ClickHSE Portal for the first time. Access to a computer, tablet or mobile phone which has the ability to connect to the internet and open a webpage will be required.

If you have already completed and passed the online fire safety training this academic year the information will only be recorded once on the University Training Booking System (UTBS).

A very high proportion of accidents reported to the Safety Office from around the University involve sharps of one sort or another. In this module we will look at how you can reduce hazards when working with glass and sharps.

By the end of this course you will be able to:

• Identify potential sharp hazards in your environment
• Describe appropriate control measures when working with blades
• Describe appropriate control measures when working with glass
• Describe appropriate control measures when working with needles and cannulas
• Follow safe disposal practices
• Follow the first aid procedures when dealing with a sharps injury

This module will take 30-40 minutes to complete. At the end of the module there is an activity to review what you have learnt.

A Raven password is needed to access this online course, although you can log in as a Friend. If you don't already have a Raven password please visit https://help.uis.cam.ac.uk/service/accounts-passwords/it-staff/raven/raven-faqs

An on-demand online training course that explains what to consider when assessing the risk of work with genetically modified organisms (GMOs), requirements for notification to the HSE and how to assign the appropriate activity class and containment level for your work.

By the end of the course you will be able to:

• Describe which regulations govern the University’s work on GMOs.
• Follow the appropriate approval processes for proposed GM work.
• Propose suitable steps to reduce or control the hazards of GM work.
• Complete a GM risk assessment form using appropriate sources for information.

This module will take approximately 90 minutes to complete.

At the end you will be required to test your knowledge by completing the quiz (allow another 30 min for this).

A Raven password is needed to access this online course, although you can log in as a Friend. If you don't already have a Raven password please visit https://help.uis.cam.ac.uk/service/accounts-passwords/it-staff/raven/raven-faqs

The Head of Department Safety Essentials is a collection of 3 short presentations designed for newly appointed Heads of Department.

This online course provides Heads of Departments with the appropriate health and safety knowledge to suitably manage their department.

This online course is intended to provide some basic information about health and safety in the University and help you to understand your responsibility to: Keep yourself safe, look out for the safety of others, and co-operate with your department and the University.

A Raven password is needed to access this online course, although you can log in as a Friend. If you don't already have a Raven password please visit http://www.cam.ac.uk/cs/docs/faq/n5.html

Please note: Postgraduate students should complete the Online Postgraduate Safety Course Introduction Training instead, which will be available from the start of full Michaelmas Term 2023.

In this course we will look at how lone working can be managed safety in the University of Cambridge. We will start by exploring what is meant by the term “lone working”, how it can impact your safety and what regulations guide lone working within the University, then we will step through the process of creating a risk assessment for lone working.

By the end of this course you will be able to

• Give a definition of lone working and explain why we should all be aware of the issues
• Explain how the risk assessment process identifies potential risks of lone working
• List some key questions to ask as part of the risk assessment for lone working
• Recommend control measures to reduce the risks of lone working.

This module will take approximately 40 minutes to complete.

A Raven password is needed to access this online course, although you can log in as a Friend. If you don't already have a Raven password please visit https://help.uis.cam.ac.uk/service/accounts-passwords/it-staff/raven/raven-faqs

Online training in Using Compressed Cylinder Gases Safely.

Once you have booked a provisional place on this course an access code and Learner Guidance and Support document will be emailed to you within a few days to get you started.

There will be a quiz at the end of each module.

Hydrofluoric Acid (HF) is one of the most toxic and potentially dangerous substances used in the University. All users of HF should be fully aware of and have a good understanding of the nature of HF. They should know how best to control HF, avoid accidental exposure and understand how to deal with accidental exposure to HF. All users of HF are strongly advised to complete this online course. This course is also useful for First Aiders in Departments where HF is used.

There is a quiz which users must pass to pass the course.

A Raven password is needed to access this online course, although you can log in as a Friend. If you don't already have a Raven password please visit http://www.cam.ac.uk/cs/docs/faq/n5.html

Online training in Using Liquid Nitrogen Safely.

Once you have booked a provisional place on this course an access code and Learner Guidance and Support document will be emailed to you within a few days to get you started.

There will be a quiz at the end of each module.

The Session covers detailed background and case studies of Legionella Bacteria and how it can colonise in domestic water systems. Current legislation and guidance regarding responsibility in detail, monitoring and control measures, record keeping and escalation procedures.

This Course includes an examination.

Please contact Michelle Goldsworthy to book a place.

The course is designed to give attendees the necessary skills to carry out risk assessments.

A microbiological safety cabinet (MSC) is a vital piece of equipment that helps to prevent exposure to biological hazards. All containment laboratory users and their supervisors should know how to use MSCs effectively, what the standards are for the different levels of containment, and how the facilities are managed. This course will help both users and managers understand their responsibilities in creating a safe working area and provide both theory and practical knowledge on the safe and effective use of tissue culture (Class II) cabinets.