SLS / WMS Risk Assessment Workshop
Aims and Objectives
Risk assessments are required for all your work including use of equipment and experimental procedures. To assist with this a series of Risk Assessment Workshops have been organised. There will be a minimum of three sessions per academic year.
The Risk Assessment Workshop has been developed to provide all who attend the basic skills for carrying out a task/process or equipment based risk assessment. These are risk assessments which look at hazards and risks associated with procedures or equipment, which are not covered in biological risk assessments. Each workshop involves a short presentation (15 minutes) which goes through the 5 steps of risk assessment and the importance of using the hierarchy of control when deciding on your control measures and a longer section (approx. 1hr 30 mins) where the group will write a risk assessment.
Any issues/queries please contact the course leader at least 24 hours before the course start date. Please note that if you do not complete the pre-training requirements you will not get the best out of the workshop or complete the risk assessment within the 2 hour session.
Pre-training requirements
Before attending the workshop, all participants must:-
- Complete Risk Assessment Moodle course
- Check the generic risk assessment list;
- A good example of a process risk assessment is 'Use of a DNA Extraction Kit', or an equipment risk assessment is the 'Use of Centrifuges' risk assessment etc.
After the Workshop
- Read equipment and procedural risk assessments for your group's activities
- If your research activities or equipment you use is not covered by your group's risk assessments write one and get it approved by your Supervisor/Line Manager
- Ensure these are stored in your Groups' H&S e-folders (If you are unsure where to find the folders, please contact Mary Bagnall or Gill Prince)
- Complete your training record form to include the workshop date
- Complete workshop feedback form