Health and Safety training – where to find it

Training requirements for Biomedical Sciences staff and students (Central area)- including CDBS.

Where to find your training requirements

  1. Look at the training Matrix spreadsheet to locate the training you require
  2. Look at row 5 to see where the training course is located
  3. Look at the information below to find the relevant link or info

Training checklists

Training is required for all work activities until individuals are deemed competent. There are a number of mandatory H&S training courses which all staff and students must complete. Additional training requirements will be task and/or role specific, and will depend upon the hazards associated with work activities (see relevant training checklist). Task/ role specific training is mandatory if the risk assessment for the work activity identifies it is necessary. 

The training matrix below are for Principle Investigators, Line Managers, Laboratory Workers and Office Workers, detailing mandatory and role specific training requirement.

 

Where to find your training courses

LOCAL

Local training is delivered by your PI, local manager and/or H&S officer

  • Building induction
  • Late and Lone working
  • Safe use of Liquid Nitrogen
  • Lab gasses

Other courses can be arranged on demand such as risk assessment, spill management, etc. Please contact efe.scott@ed.ac.uk to arrange these.

Online training packages 

The following courses are available online:  

  • Health & Safety training for Heads of Schools
  • Introduction to Biological Safety
  • Transport of Biological Materials (and Infectious Substances)
  • CoSHH (Control of Substances Hazardous to Health)
  • Health & Safety awareness for Principal Investigators or Supervisors (LAA Part 1)
  • Occupational health and laboratory animal allergens (LAA) exposure (LAA Part 2)
  • Respiratory Protective Equipment (RPE) (LAA Part 3)
  • Powered hood training (RPE)
  • Tight fitting respiratory protective equipment (RPE)
  • Data Protection Training
  • Data Protection for Research
  • Information Security Essential

Please note that enrolment will be different for staff and student:

Staff

This course is available on People and Money.  Staff should enrol on the course by clicking on the link below:

People and Money

Student

This course is available in Learn Ultra.  Learn Ultra does not allow students to self-enrol, so please email safety.training@ed.ac.uk with your name and the name of the course you wish enrolled on, and this will be manually done by a member of the Health and Safety department.

CARDINUS

Online training packages via Cardinus (EASE login)

https://edin.ac/2HGCS60

  • Healthy working (computer workstation assessment) - Staff only  
  • Student ergonomics 
  • Fire Safety 
  • Manual handling 
  • Laboratory ergonomics 
  • Safe driving 

ONLINE

Online courses run by the UoE Corporate Health and Safety Department

  • Accident and Incident Reporting  

https://www.ed.ac.uk/health-safety/accident-reporting

  • Introduction to Health and Safety

https://www.ed.ac.uk/health-safety/training/e-learning/learn-courses/introduction-to-health-and-safety

CENTRAL

Courses run by the UoE corporate Health and Safety department

  • Radiation (Basic Course in Radiation Protection in Research and Teaching, Laser safety, Non-ionising radiation safety)

 https://www.ed.ac.uk/health-safety/radiation-protection/training/course-list/radiation-protection

  • Biological (Biological and Genetic Modification Safety, Transport of Biological Materials, Transport of biological materials and infectious substances)

 https://www.ed.ac.uk/health-safety/biosafety/training

  • Fire (Fire safety management, Fire stewards, Fire coordinators, Assisted evacuation)

https://www.ed.ac.uk/health-safety/fire-safety/training

  • First aid (First aid at work, First aid at work requalification, Emergency first aid at work, first aid at work annual refresher, Defibrillator training)

https://www.ed.ac.uk/health-safety/training/first-aid

Courses on demand

  • CHPS (CoSHH Health Passport System)
  • RETAIN (GM, Toxin and Pathogen registration)
  • Accident and incident reporting and investigation
  • IOSH Managing Safely

 

Please contact efe.scott@ed.ac.uk with any questions.

 

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