Staff Training Matrix

Training for staff categories

All staff

Mandatory

  • Health and Safety Induction - Local
  • Fire Safety Awareness - Online

Risk assessed

  • Accident & Near Miss Reporting
  • Biological Safety Awareness
  • DSE Healthy Working Plus Online
  • Effective Risk Assessment
  • Emergency First Aid
  • Fire Marshal Awareness
  • First Aid at Work Beginner/ Requalification
  • Manual Handling Safe Lifting Techniques
  • Personal Wellbeing
  • Slips, Trips and Falls

Academic Supervisors / Research Associates

Mandatory

  • None

Risk assessed

  • Biological Safety Awareness
  • Biological Safety for Lab Workers
  • Chemical Safety for Lab Users Module 2 (DSEAR) – Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmosphere Awareness
  • COSHH Awareness
  • COSHH Chemical Safety Awareness
  • COSHH Spill Management
  • Effective Risk Assessment
  • Emergency First Aid
  • First Aid at Work Beginner/ Requalification
  • Gases Safety Course Compressed and Cyogenic
  • Ionising Radiation Legislation & Protection
  • IOSH Managing Safely
  • Laser Safety Awareness
  • Manual Handling Safe Lifting Techniques

Biological Workers

Mandatory

  • Biological Safety for Lab Workers

Risk Assessed

  • Chemical Safety for Lab Users Module 2 (DSEAR) – Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmosphere Awareness
  • COSHH Awareness
  • COSHH Chemical Safety Awareness
  • COSHH Spill Management
  • Gases Safety Course Compressed and Cryogenic

Deans and Heads of Operations

Mandatory

Risk Assessed

  • Bio Safety Awareness
  • COSHH Awareness
  • IOSH Managing Safely
  • NEBOSH NGC

Department/Service Safety Officer

Mandatory

  • Accident & Near Miss Reporting
  • Effective Risk Assessment

Risk Assessed

  • Asbestos Awareness E-Learning
  • Biological Safety Awareness
  • Biological Safety for Lab Workers
  • Chemical Safety for Lab Users Module 2 (DSEAR) – Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmosphere Awareness
  • COSHH Awareness
  • COSHH Chemical Safety Awareness
  • COSHH Spill Management
  • Gases Safety Course Compressed and Cryogenic
  • Ionising Radiation Legislation & Protection
  • IOSH Managing Safely
  • Laser Safety Awareness
  • Manual Handling Safe Lifting Techniques
  • NEBOSH NGC

DSE Assessors

Mandatory

  • DSE Assessor Course & Software
  • DSE Healthy Working Plus Online

Facility/Technical Managers

Mandatory

  • Accident & Near Miss Reporting
  • Asbestos Awareness E-Learning
  • Effective Risk Assessment
  • IOSH Managing Safely

Risk Assessed

  • Biological Safety Awareness
  • Bio Safety for Laboratory Workers
  • Chemical Safety for Lab Users Module 2 (DSEAR) – Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmosphere Awareness 
  • COSHH Awareness
  • COSHH Chemical Safety Awareness
  • COSHH Spill Management
  • Emergency First Aid
  • Fire Extinguisher User
  • Fire Marshal Awareness
  • First Aid at Work Beginner/ Requalification
  • Gases Safety Course Compressed and Cryogenic
  • Ionising Radiation Legislation & Protection
  • Laser Safety Awareness
  • Manual Handling Safe Lifting Techniques

Heads of Departments/Support Services

Mandatory

  • Effective Risk Assessment

Risk Assessed

  • Bio Safety Awareness
  • COSHH Awareness
  • IOSH Managing Safely
  • NEBOSH NGC
  • Safe Driving

Laser Safety Officers

Mandatory

  • Laser Safety Awareness

Risk Assessed

  • None

Maintenance Staff

Mandatory

  • Asbestos Awareness E-Learning
  • COSHH Awareness
  • Manual Handling Safe Lifting Techniques

Risk Assessed

  • Bio Safety Awareness
  • COSHH Spill Management
  • Effective Risk Assessment
  • Emergency First Aid
  • Fire Extinguisher User
  • First Aid at Work Beginner/ Requalification
  • IOSH Managing Safely
  • Safe Driving

Radiation Protection Supervisors

Mandatory

  • Ionising Radiation Legislation & Protection
  • Radiation Protection Supervisors Course

Risk Assessed

  • IOSH Managing Safely

Radiation Workers

Mandatory

  • Ionising Radiation Legislation & Protection

Risk Assessed

  • Biological Safety Awareness
  • Biological Safety for Laboratory Workers
  • Chemical Safety for Lab Users Module 2 (DSEAR) – Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmosphere Awareness
  • COSHH Awareness
  • COSHH Chemical Safety Awareness
  • COSHH Spill Management
  • Emergency First Aid
  • Fire Extinguisher User
  • Fire Marshal Awareness
  • Gases Safety Course Compressed and Cryogenic
  • Radiation Protection Supervisors Course

Security Staff

Mandatory

  • Asbestos Awareness E-Learning
  • Bio Safety Awareness
  • COSHH Spill Management
  • Fire Extinguisher User
  • Fire Marshal Awareness
  • First Aid at Work Beginner/ Requalification
  • Manual Handling Safe Lifting Techniques

Risk Assessed

  • COSHH Awareness
  • IOSH Managing Safely

Sub-wardens

Mandatory

  • Accident and Near Miss Reporting
  • Bio Safety Awareness
  • Emergency First Aid
  • Fire Extinguisher User
  • Fire Marshal Awareness

Risk Assessed

  • None

Technicians

Mandatory

  • Asbestos Awareness E-Learning
  • Manual Handling Safe Lifting Techniques

Risk Assessed

  • Accident & Near Miss Reporting
  • Bio Safety for Laboratory Workers
  • Chemical Safety for Lab Users Module 2 (DSEAR) – Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmosphere Awareness
  • COSHH Awareness
  • COSHH Spill Management
  • Emergency First Aid
  • Fire Extinguisher User
  • Fire Marshal Awareness
  • First Aid at Work Beginner/ Requalification
  • Gases Safety Course Compressed and Cryogenic
  • Ionising Radiation Legislation & Protection
  • IOSH Managing Safely
  • Laser Safety Awareness
  • Radiation Protection Supervisors Course
  • Safe Driving

University Drivers / Business Safe Drivers

Mandatory

  • Safe Driving

Wardens

Mandatory

  • Accident and Near Miss Reporting
  • Biological Safety Awareness
  • Fire Extinguisher User
  • Fire Marshal Awareness
  • First Aid at Work Beginner/ Requalification
  • Mental Health First Aid

Risk Assessed

  • None

Wellbeing Champions

Mandatory

  • Wellbeing for Champions