Health and Safety

For guidance, information, and advice on working safely in our laboratories please consult the Departmental Health and Safety web pagesLink opens in a new window. or the University Health Safety and Well-beingLink opens in a new window 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 guidanceLink opens in a new window.

Name	Activity	Risk Assessment	Date Uploaded or Updated	Training Received
Geetha Balakrishnan	Research
Paul Goddard	Research Project	Work Risk AssessmentLink opens in a new window	9th August 2023	PAG
Martin Lees	Research	Work Risk AssessmentLink opens in a new window	29th March 2022	MRLLink opens in a new window
Daniel Mayoh	Research	Work Risk Assessment	7th November 2022	DAM
Oleg Petrenko	Research	Work Risk AssessmentLink opens in a new window	6th June 2020
Patrick Ruddy	Technician
Ewan Jewkes	Technician	Work Risk Assessment
Brinda Kuthanazhi	Research Fellow	Project Risk Assessment	10th July 2025
Nashra Pistawala	Research Fellow	Project Risk AssessmentLink opens in a new window	9th July 2025
Sanjay Sharma	PhD project	PhD Project Risk AssessmentLink opens in a new window	19th October 2023	Sanjay SharmaLink opens in a new window
Jonas Mikalauskas	PhD project	PhD Project Risk Assessment	30th October 2024
Tenam Cuauhtemoc	PhD project	PhD project Risk Assessment
Matthew Coak	Visiting Research Fellow	Work Risk AssessmentLink opens in a new window	9th August 2023	MJC
Hugo Leprêtre	Visiting Research Fellow	Work Risk AssessmentLink opens in a new window	16 May 2025
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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 AssessmentsLink opens in a new window. Project students must have viewed the Safety Presentation for Project StudentsLink opens in a new window. 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	List of authorised Users
P122	GB	Use of room	General Risk AssessmentLink opens in a new window Emergency response planLink opens in a new window	11th August 2014	Laboratory Rules version 1Link opens in a new window	Chemical handling, High Pressure Gases. Click here to take these training modulesLink opens in a new window	28th April 2023	List of Authorised UsersLink opens in a new window
P124	GB	Use of room	General Risk AssessmentLink opens in a new window RA for High Pressure FurnaceLink opens in a new window Emergency response planLink opens in a new window	11th August 2014 - 26th April 2023	Laboratory Rules version 1Link opens in a new window	Chemical handling, High Pressure Gases. Click here to take these training modulesLink opens in a new window	28th April 2023	List of Authorised UsersLink opens in a new window
P125	MRL	Use of room	General Risk AssessmentLink opens in a new window Emergency response planLink opens in a new window	7th August 2014	Laboratory Rules Version 1Link opens in a new window	Cryogenics. Click here to take this training moduleLink opens in a new window	8th June 2024	List of Authorised UsersLink opens in a new window
P126	MRL	Use of room	General Risk AssessmentLink opens in a new window COSHH for chemicals usedLink opens in a new window Emergency response planLink opens in a new window	7th August 2014	Laboratory Rules Version 1Link opens in a new window	Cryogenics. Click here to take this training moduleLink opens in a new window	8th June 2024	List of Authorised UsersLink opens in a new window
P127	PAG	Use of room	General Risk AssessmentLink opens in a new window Emergency Response Plan P127Link opens in a new window	1st November 2019	Laboratory Rules Version 1Link opens in a new window	Cryogenics, Chemical handling. Click here to take these training modulesLink opens in a new window	14th August 2023	List of Authorised UsersLink opens in a new window
P128	MRL	Use of room	General Risk AssessmentLink opens in a new window  Emergency response planLink opens in a new window	7th August 2014	Laboratory Rules Version 1Link opens in a new window	Chemical handling, High Pressure Gases. Click here to take these training modulesLink opens in a new window	8th June 2024	List of Authorised UsersLink opens in a new window
P129	MRL	Use of room	Furnace Room Use Risk AssessmentLink opens in a new window Emergency Response PlanLink opens in a new window	5th February 2019				List of Authorised Users
P130	MRL	Use of room	General Risk AssessmentLink opens in a new window COSHH for chemicals usedLink opens in a new window Emergency response planLink opens in a new window	7th August 2014	Laboratory Rules Version 1Link opens in a new window	Cryogenics. Click here to take this training moduleLink opens in a new window	8th June 2024	List of Authorised UsersLink opens in a new window
P164	OAP	Use of room				Ionising radiation. Click here to take this training moduleLink opens in a new window		List of Authorised UsersLink opens in a new window
P1, P2 & P4	MRL	Cryogenic and Compressed Gas Work	Cryogenic Work, Risk AssessmentLink opens in a new window Compressed Gas, Risk AssessmentLink opens in a new window	13th August 2014			8th June 2024	List of Authorised UsersLink opens in a new window
P155	DAM	Use of Room	General Risk AssessmentLink opens in a new window Emergency Response Plan P155Link opens in a new window	26th June 2023		Chemical handling, Hydraulic Press. Click here to take these training modulesLink opens in a new window		List of Authorised Users

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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	Authorised User Lists
Use of Press and Evacuable Die	MRL	Evacuable Pellet DieLink opens in a new window	P1.55	20th March 2015	Yes. See User Guide	User GuideLink opens in a new window	28th April 2023	Authorised User ListLink opens in a new window
Soldering	MRL	Soldering in the S&M LabsLink opens in a new window. Safety data sheet for lead free solder used in these labsLink opens in a new window COSHH / MSDS for leaded solderLink opens in a new window	P122, P127, P130	22nd April 2015	Yes.		28th April 2023	List of Authorised UsersLink opens in a new window
Glass Working	PR	Glass workingLink opens in a new window	P122	3rd May 2023	Yes	Not a user activity	3rd May 2023	Patrick Ruddy
Argon Arc Furnace	DB	Argon Arc FurnaceLink opens in a new window	P122	13th January 2016	Yes. See User Guide and MRL	User Guide	8th June 2024	Authorised User ListsLink opens in a new window
Use of a cryomagnet	MRL	Cryomagnet systemsLink opens in a new window	P125, P126, P127, P130	18th July 2024	Yes. See User manuals and PAG and/or MRL		18th July 2028	Authorised User ListLink opens in a new window
Use of cryogens	MRL	Use of CryogensLink opens in a new window	P125, P126, P127, P130	11th August 2014	Yes, see Martin Lees		28th April 2023	Authorised User ListsLink opens in a new window
Laser - Ruby spectrometer	PAG	Laser risk assessment Risk Assessment – realignment Safe system of work - normal operation Safe system of work - realignment and maintenance operationsLink opens in a new window	P127	28th August 2019	Yes. See Notes.	Notes	30th November 2021	Authorised User Lists: 1) Normal operationLink opens in a new window 2) RealignmentLink opens in a new window
Pressure Cells	PAG	Pressure Cells Risk AssessmentLink opens in a new window BeCu MSDS	P127 P130	09/08/2023	Yes. See Notes.	Notes	09/08/2023	P127 Authorised User ListLink opens in a new window P130 Authorised User ListLink opens in a new window

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Other PhD Students

Name	Project Supervisor	Risk Assessment	Date uploaded

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URSS Summer Project Students

Name	Project Supervisor	Risk Assessment	Year
Hugo Lepretre	Oleg Petrenko	Project Risk Assessment	2025
Jack Tinner	Daniel Mayoh	Project Risk Assessment	2025
Archive
Adam Jenner	Martin Lees/Paul Goddard	Project Risk AssessmentLink opens in a new window	2024
Tenam Cuauhtémoc	Daniel Mayoh/Geetha Balakrishnan	Project Risk Assessment	2024
Zara Taylor	Paul Goddard	Project Risk Assessment	2021
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

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MPhys Final Year Project Students

Name	Project Supervisor	Risk Assessment	Date uploaded	Training if required
Azeem Siddiqui	Martin Lees	Project Risk Assessment
Ria Das	Paul Goddard	Project Risk Assessment
Mahuaa Verma	Paul Goddard	Project Risk Assessment
Kieran Pope	Daniel Mayoh	Project Risk Assessment
Alex Hummel	Daniel Mayoh	Project Risk Assessment
Will Grey	Oleg Petrenko	Project Risk Assessment
Seth Branson	Oleg Petrenko	Project Risk Assessment

Archive	Project Supervisor	Risk Assessment	Date uploaded	Training if required
2024-25
Mathew Hague	Paul Goddard	Project Risk Assessment		N/A
Alexey Kiselyk	Paul Goddard	Project Risk Assessment	09/10/24	N/A
Filip Rutkowski	Dan Mayoh	Project Risk Assessment	10/10/24	N/A
Max Procter	Martin Lees	Project Risk Assessment	08/10/24	N/A
Matthew Larmour	Martin Lees	Project Risk Assessment	07/10/24	N/A
2022-23
Todor Karadimov	Paul Goddard	Project Risk AssessmentLink opens in a new window	20/10/22	N/A
Daniel Vignjevic	Paul Goddard	Project Risk AssessmentLink opens in a new window	20/10/22	N/A
Jaspal Kang	Geetha Balakrishnan/Dan Mayoh	Project Risk AssessmentLink opens in a new window	13/10/22	N/A
Amar Dhariwal	Geetha Balakrishnan/Dan Mayoh	Project Risk AssessmentLink opens in a new window	13/10/22	N/A

BSc Final Year Project Students

Name	Project Supervisor	Risk Assessment	Date uploaded	Training if Required
2024-2025
Robbie Freeman	Paul Goddard	Project Risk Assessment	14/10/2024
Ellis Greenacre	Paul Goddard	Project Risk Assessment	14/10/2024
Lawrence Farr	Martin Lees	Project Risk Assessment	15/10/2024
Max Taylor	Martin Lees	Project Risk Assessment	15/10/2024
Archive
2023-2024
Andra Lye	Dan Mayoh	Project Risk Assessment	23/10/2023	N/A
Gwon-Yueng Chiu	Dan Mayoh	Project Risk Assessment	22/10/2023	N/A
Cristian Ailenei	Paul Goddard	Project Risk AssessmentLink opens in a new window		N/A
Jacob McNaught	Paul Goddard	Project Risk Assessment		N/A
Matt Reeves	Martin Lees	Project Risk AssessmentLink opens in a new window	16/10/23	N/A
Matthew Gardner	Martin Lees	Project Risk AssessmentLink opens in a new window	16/10/23	N/A
Maria Vasudevan	Oleg Petrenko	Project Risk AssessmentLink opens in a new window	02/11/23	N/A
Nan Sun	Oleg Petrenko	Project Risk AssessmentLink opens in a new window	02/11/23	N/A

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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 Supervisor 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 formLink opens in a new window 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 viewLink opens in a new window	Geetha Balakrishnan
P128 chemicals	Click to viewLink opens in a new window	Geetha Balakrishnan
P127 chemicals	Click to viewLink opens in a new window	Paul Goddard

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