All staff and students are required to know and observe Fire Evacuation procedures.  Staff and graduate students should attend a Basic Safety Course, Basic First Aid Course and a Fire Extinguisher Training Session.  Specialist training in Radiation Safety, Laboratory Safety, Laser Safety and VDU and Gas Cylinders will be given to all graduate students and staff who are required to work with ionising radiations, in Chemical Laboratories, Lasers, VDU or Gas Cylinders.

** ONLY APPLICABLE TO STAFF **

The Staff Health and Safety e-Learning system is accessible here:

http://swanseauniversity.hosted.safetylearning.co.uk/

Guidance on the e-Learning system is available here (pdf):

E-Learning Guidance (English)  /   E-Learning Guidance (Cymraeg)

1. Responsibility for health and safety in experimental research work is placed upon the person supervising the research.
2. To ensure safety in research projects, full professional standards of design shall be observed.
3. No project shall be started until an assessment of the hazards associated with the process and materials involved has been made, discussed, and the precautions to be taken against them agreed between the research supervisor and research students(s) and recorded by both parties.  Additionally, during the course of the life of the project, continuous assessment of the hazards associated with any new processes and any new materials which may be introduced into the project must be done, these discussed and the precautions to be taken against the additional or new hazards agreed by the research supervisor and research student(s).  The recording of these actions must be done formally by the research supervisor and research student(s) on the University forms provided for the purpose.  The completed forms must be kept by the departments and be available for inspection at all times by HM Health and Safety Inspectors and authorised officers of the University.  The Head of Department is responsible for ensuring that a properly completed and signed safety assessment form has been prepared for every research project involving staff and research students and others in his/her Department.
4. Specialist training is available in:
   (a) Basic Safety
   (b) Basic Fire Aid
   (c) Fire Extinguishers
   (d) Radiation Safety
   (e) Laboratory Safety
   (f) Laser Safety
   (g) VDU Safety
   (h) Use of Gas Cylinders
   
   All graduate students should attend the Basic Safety, Basic First Aid and Fire Extinguisher Training Sessions, and attend others relevant to their work.
5. Where there is a danger of fire in work involving large quantities of flammable materials, the University Safety Officer must be informed so that he/she can evaluate the fire hazard and advise on appropriate precautions.

1. COSHH - Control of Substances Hazardous to Health
2. Evacuation Chair Training
3. Fire Safety Training - mandatory for all staff
4. First Aid Certificated - Four Day Course
5. First Aid Emergency - One Day Course
6. First Aid Requalification - Two Day Course
7. First Aid Update 30-2 Club (renamed to reflect majpr new protocol)
8. Hydrofluoric Acid Safety Training
9. Laboratory Safety
10. Manual Handling Skills
11. Risk Assessment for Office Based Environments
12. Risk Assessment - Introduction to Health and Safety
13. Safety Officers/Department Safety Advisors - Updating Sessions
14. Talkdown and Breakaway Training - Avoiding Violence in the Workplace
15. VDU Safety - Mandatory for all staff who use PCs

Further information on the above  can be found in