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. Please put the date in the box next you name to acknowledge that you have read and understood the current Covid-19 guidance and the Covid-19 Returning to Work risk assessment for any rooms you may use during the return to work phase of the pandemic.
Name | Activity | Risk Assessment | Date Uploaded or Updated | Training Received | Covid-19 |
Monica Ciomaga Hatnean | Research Fellow | EPSRC Project Risk Assessment | 12th August 2015 | 21/06/20 | |
Kathrin Gotze | PDRA | ERC Project Risk Assessment | 4th October 2019 | KCG | 23/06/20 |
Matthew Coak | PDRA | ERC Project Risk Assessment | 1st November 2019 | MJC | 22/06/20 |
Daniel Mayoh | PDRA | EPSRC Project Risk Assessment | 3rd October 2019 |
15/06/20 |
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Marta Crisanti | PhD Project | PhD Project Risk Assessment | 15th March 2017 | ||
Matthew Pearce | PhD Project | PhD Project Risk Assessment | 7th October 2019 | MJP | |
Sam Curley | PhD Project | PhD Project Risk Assessment | 4th October 2019 | SPMC | 11/11/20 |
Bethany Hampshire | PhD Project | 25th September 2018 | 30/07/20 | ||
Sam Holt | PhD Project | PhD Project Risk Assessment | 19th October 2018 | ||
Amelia Hall | PhD project | PhD Project Risk Assessment | 27th February 2019 | ||
David Jonas | PhD project | PhD Project Risk Assessment | 20th October 2020 | DGCJ | 22/06/20 |
Manisha Islam | PhD Project | PhD Project Risk Assessment | 4th November 2020 | 09/10/20 | |
Shroya Vaidya | PhD project | PhD Project Risk Assessment | 12th October 2020 | ||
George Wood | PhD project | PhD Project Risk Assessment | |||
Geetha Balakrishnan | Research | ||||
Paul Goddard | Research Project | Project Risk Assessment | 26th September 2019 | PAG | 15/06/20 |
Martin Lees | Research | Work Risk Assessment | 10th June 2020 | MRL | 12/06/20 |
Tom Orton | Technician | ||||
Oleg Petrenko | Research | ||||
Patrick Ruddy | Technician | ||||
Template |
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 |
Covid-19 Room RA |
P122 | GB | Use of room | General Risk Assessment | 11th August 2014 | Laboratory Rules | Chemical handling, High Pressure Gases. | 29th May 2018 |
Checked 04/11/20 |
P124 | GB | Use of room | General Risk Assessment | 11th August 2014 | Laboratory Rules | Chemical handling, High Pressure Gases. |
29th May 2018 |
Checked 04/11/20 |
P125 | MRL | Use of room | General Risk Assessment | 7th August 2014 | Laboratory Rules |
Cryogenics. |
29th May 2018 |
Checked 04/11/20 |
P126 | MRL | Use of room | General Risk Assessment | 7th August 2014 | Laboratory Rules | Cryogenics. | 27th May 2018 |
Checked 04/11/20 |
P127 | PAG | Use of room | General Risk Assessment | 1st November 2019 | Laboratory Rules | Cryogenics, Chemical handling. Click here to take these training modules |
1st November 2019 |
Checked 04/11/20 |
P128 | MRL | Use of room | General Risk Assessment | 7th August 2014 | Laboratory Rules |
Chemical handling, High Pressure Gases. |
28th May 2018 |
Checked 304/11/20 |
P129 | MRL | Use of room | 5th February 2019 | Laboratory Rules |
Checked 04/11/20 |
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P130 | MRL | Use of room | General Risk Assessment | 7th August 2014 | Laboratory Rules | Cryogenics. | 27th May 2018 |
Checked 04/11/20 |
P164 | OAP | Use of room |
Ionising radiation. |
Checked 04/11/20 |
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P1 and P2 | MRL | Cryogenic and Compressed Gas Work |
13th August 2014 (by Tom Orton) |
Checked 04/11/20 |
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P155 | MRL | Use of Room |
Checked 04/11/20 |
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Physics Department |
16th June 2020 John Horsler and Robb Johnston |
Covid 19 Building Risk Assessment |
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 |
Laser - Ruby spectrometer | MJC and PAG |
Safe system of work - normal operation Safe system of work - realignment and maintenance operations |
P127 | 28th August 2019 | Yes. See Notes. | Notes | 28th August 2019 |
Pressure Cells | MJC and PAG | P127 | 26th September 2019 | Yes. See Notes. | Notes | 26 September 2019 |
Other PhD 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 |
MPhys Final Year Project Students
Name | Project Supervisor | Risk Assessment | Date uploaded |
2019-2020 | |||
Michael Minney | Oleg Petrenko | Project Risk Assessment | 22/10/19 |
Jake Mileson | Oleg Petrenko | Project Risk Assessment | 22/10/19 |
Ross Taylor | Martin Lees | Project Risk Assessment | 20/12/19 |
Zoravar Bishnoi | Martin Lees | Project Risk Assessment | 10/10/19 |
2020-2021 | |||
Christian Sil | Martin Lees | Project Risk Assessment | 08/11/20 |
James Blackmore | Martin Lees | Project Risk Assessment | 14/10/20 |
Emily Dekker | Geetha Balakrishnan | Project Risk Assessment | 11/11/20 |
Grady Beckett | Geetha Balakrishnan | Project Risk Assessment | 12/11/20 |
Luka Vignjevic | Oleg Petrenko | Project Risk Assessment | |
Benedek Papp | Oleg Petrenko | Project Risk Assessment |
BSc Final Year Project Students
Name | Project Supervisor | Risk Assessment | Date uploaded |
2019-2020 | |||
Meesha Chotai | Martin Lees | Project Risk Assessment | 17/10/19 |
Michael King | Martin Lees | Project Risk Assessment | 17/10/19 |
2020-2021 | |||
Harry McCrirrick | Martin Lees | Project Risk Assessment | 21/10/20 |
Oskar Wachowiak | Martin Lees | Project Risk Assessment | 16/10/20 |
Angie Haddeh | Oleg Petrenko | Project Risk Assessment | |
Ishaan Oza | Oleg Petrenko | Project Risk Assessment |
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 Tom or Patrick 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 |