Health and Safety
For guidance, information, and advice on working safely in our laboratories please consult the Departmental Health and Safety web pages. or the University Health Safety and Well-being webpages. You must discuss your work with your Project Supervisor and complete a supervisor approved Risk Assessment. You must also consult the relevant Laboratory Head before starting work.
Risk Assessments for Superconductivity and Magnetism Group Members
All postdoctoral staff and postgraduate students in the Superconductivity and Magnetism Group should post their most up-to-date, supervisor approved, Risk Assessments here. These should include their Project Risk Assessment and any other Risk Assessments that are made for more specific tasks or work schedules.
| Name | Activity | Risk Assessment | Date Uploaded or Updated |
| Monica Ciomaga Hatnean | PDRA | EPSRC Project Risk Assessment | 12th August 2015 |
| Santosh Kumar | PDRA | EPSRC Project Risk Assessment | 6th January 2016 |
| Robert Williams | PDRA | ERC Project Risk Assessment | 5th April 2019 |
| Kathrin Gotze | PDRA | ERC Project Risk Assessment | 13th December 2016 |
| Ales Stefancic | PDRA | EPSRC Project Risk Assessment | 4th January 2017 |
| Matthew Coak | PDRA | ERC Project Risk Assessment | 14th March 2019 |
| Talha Ahmad | Ph.D. Project | Ph.D. Project Risk Assessment | 14th April 2015 |
| Daniel Mayoh | Ph.D. Project | Ph.D. Project Risk Assessment | 1st October 2015 |
| Marta Crisanti | Ph.D. Project | Ph.D. Project Risk Assessment | 15 th March 2017 |
| Matthew Pearce | Ph.D. Project | Ph.D. Project Risk Assessment | 29th April 2019 |
| Amy Tedstone | Ph.D. Project | Amy_Walton_Risk_Assessment | 12th October 2016 |
| Sam Curley | Ph.D. Project | Ph.D. Project Risk Assessment | 4th April 2019 |
| Bethany Hampshire | Ph.D. Project | 25th September 2018 | |
| Sam Holt | Ph.D. Project | Ph.D. Project Risk Assessment | 19th October 2018 |
| Amelia Hall | Ph.D. project | Ph.D. Project Risk Assessment | 27th February 2019 |
Risk Assessments for other Staff and Students
General Risk Assessments for working in our laboratories and brief details of the Laboratory Rules for each room are given below. Anyone using one or more of our group laboratories must:
- Make sure that you have read and understood all the general Physics Department Safety Information, and taken and passed any required safety tests (please see Training Required for each room in the table below).
- Complete a supervisor approved Risk Assessment for your work. Place a paper copy of the Risk Assessment in the Superconductivity and Magnetism Group Room Register (please see Martin Lees for further details). Both you and your Supervisor must sign and date the Room Register (download the form here) for each new set of activities.
Generic Laboratory Risk Assessments and Laboratory Rules for all Staff and Students
All students must complete the following generic training: How to do Risk Assessments. Project students must have viewed the Safety Presentation for Project Students. Additional required Training Modules are listed against each room.
| Room Number | Laboratory Head | Activity | Risk Assessment | Date Uploaded | Laboratory Rules | Training Required |
Date of last check |
| P122 | GB | Use of room | General Risk Assessment | 11th August 2014 | Laboratory Rules | Chemical handling, High Pressure Gases. | 29th May 2018 |
| P124 | GB | Use of room | General Risk Assessment | 11th August 2014 | Laboratory Rules | Chemical handling, High Pressure Gases. |
29th May 2018 |
| P125 | MRL | Use of room | General Risk Assessment | 7th August 2014 | Laboratory Rules |
Cryogenics. |
29th May 2018 |
| P126 | MRL | Use of room | General Risk Assessment | 7th August 2014 | Laboratory Rules | Cryogenics. | 27th May 2018 |
| P127 | PAG | Use of room | General Risk Assessment | 23rd April 2019 | Laboratory Rules | Cryogenics, Chemical handling. Click here to take these training modules |
23rd April 2019 |
| P128 | MRL | Use of room | General Risk Assessment | 7th August 2014 | Laboratory Rules |
Chemical handling, High Pressure Gases. |
28th May 2018 |
| P129 | MRL | Use of room | 5th February 2019 | Laboratory Rules | |||
| P130 | MRL | Use of room | General Risk Assessment | 7th August 2014 | Laboratory Rules | Cryogenics. | 27th May 2018 |
| P164 | OAP | Use of room |
Ionising radiation. |
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| P1 and P2 | MRL | Cryogenic and Compressed Gas Work |
13th August 2014 (by Tom Orton) |
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Risk Assessment for Individual Activities
| Activity | RA prepared by | Risk Assessment | Room or rooms | Date uploaded | Training Required | Misc. | Date of last check |
| Use of Press and Evacuable Die | MRL | Evacuable Pellet Die | P1.55 | 20th March 2015 | Yes. See User Guide | User Guide |
20th May 2018 |
| Soldering | MRL | P122, P127, P130 | 22nd April 2015 | Yes. | 20th May 2018 | ||
| Argon Arc Furnace | DB | Argon Arc Furnace | P122 | 13th January 2016 | Yes. See User Guide | User Guide | 20th May 2018 |
Other Ph.D. Students
| Name | Project Supervisor | Risk Assessment | Date uploaded |
| Xue Xia | Neil Wilson | Project Risk Assessment | 19th Oct 2016 |
URSS Summer Project Students
| Name | Project Supervisor | Risk Assessment | Year |
| Jack Collings | Martin Lees | Project Risk Assessment | 2019 |
| David Jonas | Geetha Balakrishnan | Project Risk Assessment | 2018 |
| Oliver Rigby | Martin Lees | Project Risk Assessment | 2017 |
| Thomas Hicken | Paul Goddard | Project Risk Assessment | 2016 |
M.Phys. Final Year Project Students
| Name | Project Supervisor | Risk Assessment | Date uploaded |
| 2018-2019 | |||
| Richard Denison | Martin Lees | Project Risk Assessment | 08/10/18 |
| David Jonas | Martin Lees | Project Risk Assessment | 08/10/18 |
| Grace Palmer | Oleg Petrenko | Project Risk Assessment | 15/10/18 |
| Sean Donner | Oleg Petrenko | Project Risk Assessment | 17/10/18 |
B.Sc. Final Year Project Students
| Name | Project Supervisor | Risk Assessment | Date uploaded |
| 2017-2018 | |||
| Chloë Simons | Martin Lees | Project Risk Assessment | 12/10/18 |
| Bobby Craufurd | Martin Lees | Project Risk Assessment | 13/10/18 |
Chemicals
In the table below you can find lists of chemicals available in the Superconductivity and Magnetism Group Laboratories for sample preparation. Please consult with your project Supervisr and a staff member of the Superconductivity and Magnetism Group before using any of the chemicals in your work.
Please complete a newly purchased chemical form and place it in the tray in room P122. This must be completed for any new chemicals before they are stored in any location. If any chemicals become exhausted or are disposed please let Patrick or Ali know immediately by referencing the number in the first column of the document.
| Location | List | Local Group Contact (to be consulted before use) |
| P122 chemicals | Click to view | Geetha Balakrishnan |
| P128 chemicals | Click to view | Martin Lees/Geetha Balakrishnan |