Policy
and Procedure |
Please click on the Policy and Procedure document that you wish to look at:
- Health and Safety Policy Statement
- Departmental Health and Safety Induction
- Risk Assessment
- Display Screen Equipment
- Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH)
- Manual Handling
- Smoking
- Accident/Incident Investigation and Reporting
- Verbal and Physical Abuse (Violence)
- Children and Young Persons
- First Aid
- Work at Height
- Personal Protective Equipment
- Lone Working
- Maternity and the Risk Assessment Process
- Work Experience
- Stress
- Lasers
- Driving
- Students Studying or Working in the UK or Overseas
 Health and Safety Policy Statement |
 Health and
Safety Policy Statement & Organisation and Arrangements
for carrying out the policy - version 4 introduced March 2011 |
| Departmental Health and Safety Induction |
 Departmental Health and Safety Induction Policy and Procedure - version 1 introduced July 2009 |
| Departmental
Health and Safety Induction Checklist - version 5, introduced July 2011 (with Fire Safety Question 9 removed) |
| Departmental Health and Safety Induction Checklist guidance - revised July 2011 |
| Head of Department Health and Safety Checklist - version 1, introduced April 2011 - the following checklist has been produced to assist Heads of Department/School/Directors to identify the health and safety issues they should make themselves aware of and take responsibility for implementing following their appointment (pdf version) |
| Risk Assessment |
| Risk Assessment Policy - version 1 introduced March 2010 |
| Guide to Conducting 'General' Risk Assessments - version 3 introduced July 2011 (no changes) |
| General Risk Assessment form (electronic version) |
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| Display Screen Equipment |
| Health and Safety Display Screen Equipment Policy and Procedure - version 2 introduced October 2009 |
| Workstation
Assessment form - updated 18th June 2004, to include user
declaration at end of form (pdf
version) |
| Workstation
Assessment form - laptops - updated 18th June 2004, to include
user declaration (pdf
version) |
| Workstation
Assessment review form - for conducting a formal review
of a workstation every 18 months to 2 years following an initial
full assessment. Completed form should be filed with the original
assessment (pdf
version) |
| Procedure for the provision of eye and eyesight testing |
| Display Screen Equipment Assessors - list of these assessors
by department |
| Training
course (relating to this Policy and Procedure) |
| 'Working with VDUs' - official Health and Safety Executive (HSE) guidance on safe working practices when using a computer |
| Workstation adjustment and comfortable working posture (poster) |
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| Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) |
| Control
of Substances Hazardous to Health Policy and Guidance Document - version 3 (June 2010) |
| Policy for the Acquisition of 'Controlled' Substances - version 1 introduced July 2011 |
| Summary of the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 (as amended) |
| L5 - Approved Code of Practice and Guidance |
| EH40/2005 - Workplace Exposure Limits |
| COSHH
Assessment form (Version 2) - introduced June 2006. Supercedes
previous form and from 1st July 2006 all new hazardous substances
must be assessed using this version. |
| Procedure
Assessment form (COSHH - related, Version 2) - introduced
June 2006. Supercedes previous form and from 1st July 2006 new procedures
involving hazardous substances must be assessed using this version. |
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| List of symbols,
abbreviations, risk and safety phrases |
| Health
and Safety Executive COSHH homepage - provides comprehensive
guidance on the control of substances hazardous to health |
| Health and Safety Executive Guidance - good practice advice to help Departments decide on suitable control measures under COSHH. |
| 'Infections at Work' - HSE website which provides links to the home pages for two sites that contain information relating to microbiological safety. These sites cover occupationally-acquired infections and the contained use of genetically modified organisms. |
| Approved list of Biological Agents - electronic version of the approved list. |
| Training
course (relating to this Policy and Procedure) |
| Manual Handling |
| Manual Handling Policy and Procedure - version 2 introduced October 2009 |
| Lifting
and carrying assessment checklist (Version 2) - supercedes
previous assessment form (Annex 2 in the Policy and Procedure).
Should be used for the assessment of tasks involving the lifting
and carrying of loads. Copies of the worked example (Annex 3 in the Policy and Procedure) can be obtained from the Health and Safety Office (pdf version). |
| Pushing
and pulling assessment checklist (Version 1) - should be
used for the assessment of tasks involving the pushing and pulling
of loads (pdf version) |
| Manual Handling flowchart - the following flowchart has been developed
to assist departments in identifying the actions necessary to manage
the risks from manual handling |
| Manual Handling Assessors - list of these assessors by
department |
| Health and Safety Executive Manual Handling webpages - provides further guidance and useful information on manual handling |
| Training
courses (relating to this Policy and Procedure) |
| Smoking |
| College
Smoking Policy - version 2 (June 2010) |
| Go smoke
free - free advice available for those
who would like help to become non-smokers |
| Accident/Incident Investigation and Reporting |
| Accident/Incident Investigation and Reporting procedure (including occurrences reportable to the Health and Safety Executive
under the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences
Regulations 1995) |
| Training course (relating to this Procedure) |
| Frequently
Asked Questions - answers to questions about accident and
incident reporting |
 Verbal and Physical Abuse (Violence) |
| Verbal and Physical Abuse (Violence) Policy and Procedure - version 2 introduced July 2011 |
| Children and Young persons |
| Children
and Young Persons on College Premises Policy and Procedure - version 3 introduced July 2011 |
| First Aid at Work |
| First
Aid at Work Policy and Procedure - version 4 introduced July 2011 |
| Appendix
1 - Guide to first aid box stock requirements (revised version introduced January 2010) |
| Appendix
2 - First aid box order form for ordering stock from the
Health Centre (revised version introduced January 2010) |
| Appendix
3 - Re-stock form for use by the College Health Centre (revised version introduced January 2010) |
| Training
course (relating to this policy and procedure) |
| First
Aid Signs - for providing the contact details and locations
of first aiders in the Department or neighbouring Departments so
they can be easily contacted in an emergency. You must have a colour
printer. If not copies of the signs are available from the Health
and Safety Office. |
| List
of First Aiders - list of trained first aiders by either
department or building |
| First Aid Information Leaflet (introduced January 2010) - A guide to the information that all first aiders at Royal Holloway should be aware of following successful completion of their training. |
| Frequently
Asked Questions - answers to questions about first aid |
| Work
at Height |
| Work
at Height Policy and Procedure - version 2 (June 2010) |
| Working
at Height flowchart - the following flowchart has been developed
to assist departments in identifying the actions necessary to manage
the risks from working at height |
| Generic
risk assessment - use of stepladders - a generic risk assessment
for using a stepladder in the office environment. This assessment
can be adapted for assessing the specific circumstances within a
department |
| Working
at Height - Practical guidance for departments - The following
document give examples of generic good practice and should be adapted
to suit the specific work being undertaken following a suitable
and sufficient risk assessment |
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| Personal Protective Equipment |
| Personal Protective Equipment Policy and Procedure - version 2 (June 2010) |
| Lone Working |
| Lone Working Policy and Procedure - version 2 (June 2010) |
| Appendix 1 - example of low risk activity |
| Appendix 2 - examples of medium risk activities |
| Appendix 3 - examples of potentially high risk activities |
| Appendix 4 - lone working approval form |
| Appendix 5 - guidance on control measures in relation to lone working |
| 'Working Alone' - Latest Health and Safety Executive (HSE) guidance on the risks of lone working |
| Maternity and the Risk Assessment Process |
| Maternity and the Risk Assessment Process (College Guidance Document) - version 2 introduced July 2011 |
| Risk assessment checklist for new and expectant mothers - this checklist can be used to gather preliminary information about a new and expectant mothers work activities |
| Potential risks to new and expectant mothers - the following document outlines the potential risks to new and expectant mothers and their effective management |
| HSE Website - link to the Health and Safety Executive website which contains
comprehensive guidance on maternity |
| Work Experience |
| Work Experience/Employment of Young People Policy and Procedure - version 2 introduced July 2011 |
| 'The Right Start' - official Health and Safety Executive (HSE) guidance on work experience for young people |
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| Stress |
| Stress Policy and Procedure - version 1 introduced July 2009 |
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| Lasers |
| Laser Safety Policy and Procedure - version 3 introduced March 2011 |
| Appendix 1 - Form LS01 'Registration of persons using lasers or exposed to laser radiation in the course of their work (for lasers of Class 3A and above)' (Word version) |
| Appendix 2 - Form LS02 'Registration of Laser' (Word version) |
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| Appendix 4 - Form LS04 'Laser Survey Form' (Word version) |
| Appendix 5 - Laser Safety Local Rules - Laser Pointers and Pens |
| Driving |
| College Driving and Vehicle Safety Policy - Including Minibus Safety - introduced September 2010 |
| Students Working or Studying in the UK or Overseas |
| The Health and Safety of Students Working or Studying in the UK or Overseas - Policy and Procedure - introduced July 2011 |
| Appendix A - Sample Risk Assessments |
| Appendix B - Insurance |
| Appendix C - Content of Written Communication |
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