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Health and Safety	Specialist Safety Topics	I want to...	Useful resources
Health and Safety Policy	Biological Agents including GM	Report an incident/accident	Insurance and Liability
A-Z Listing of Topics	Chemical Safety	Find my Departmental Safety Officer	Counselling and Wellbeing
Who We Are and What We Do	Computers, Eye Tests and DSE	Find my Building Safety Supervisor	Occupational Health
Safety Training	Fire Safety, PEEP & evacuations	Find a First Aider	Security and Emergencies
Health and Safety Committee	Handling, Lifting and Moving	Order First Aid Supplies	Union Safety Representatives
Health & Safety Leadership and Management Guidance	Radiation Safety Risk Assessments	Nominate a first aider

For general safety enquires please contact the Safety Office or telephone 0116 252 2426

News & Announcements
Safety Services Newsletter March 2018 Our March edition of the Newsletter is now available. We highlight the need to report all incidents, including near misses and unsafe conditions, that you may come across on campus and good housekeeping in your work areas. Congratulations to our 2 Safety Champions for this period, Neil Hunt and Glyn Johnson. Future training course dates are also included.
New Health & Safety Advisor We have extended a warm welcome to Miki Brocklehurst, our new Health & Safety Adviser, who joined us at the beginning of February. Miki is an experienced Environmental H & S Officer with a background in the engineering and manufacturing sector so brings a wealth of additional knowledge to the team. In her spare time Miki is a keen runner and cyclist and has recently completed a Coast to Coast bike challenge for charity. Miki will be the Lead H & S Advisor for the College of Science and Engineering, if you have any queries or need advice Miki can be contacted on 252 3178 or mb773@le.ac.uk
Departmental Safety Self Inspections January – June 2018 For this inspection period (January - June 2018), we are changing the format of the inspections to focus on the physical workspace. Your documents, records and management systems will be the subject of a separate audit process at a later date. Given the simplification of the format, it is hoped that this approach will allow you to inspect areas under your control within the inspection period while reducing the overall workload. All of the question sheets and templates can be found on the Safety Services website
Safety Services Newsletter Jan 2018 The January edition of the Safety Services newsletter contains information about keeping warm over the winter period, upcoming training dates and announcement of the Safety Champion for Dec 2017.
Tim Morris We would like to extend a warm welcome to Tim Morris who joins us as interim Fire Manager. Tim is an experienced Fire Safety Advisor who has worked and provided fire safety advice across a large number of organisations including Manchester and Coventry Universities so brings a wealth of knowledge to the role. Tim is looking forward to the many challenges the role brings so if you have any queries or need advice on all Fire Safety aspects Tim can be contacted on 225 2651 or firesafety@le.ac.uk
Steve Pinsent Steve Pinsent, the Fire Safety Officer, will be leaving the University on Friday 27 October. Steve joined the University in January 2008 and has played an important role in advancing our fire safety practices. We would like to say a big thank you to Steve for his commitment and support over the years and wish him all the very best in the next chapter of his life.
Safety Services Newsletter Sept 2017 The Sept edition of the Safety Services newsletter contains information about 'who' is responsible for H &S at the University, upcoming training dates and announcement of the Safety Champion for Sept 2017.
DSO Event Sept 2017 On Wednesday 20^th September, Safety Services held a half-day event for Departmental Safety Officers (DSOs) and Building Safety Supervisors (BSSs), with a focus on Communicating Safety. Click on the link to read about the event.
Inspections webpages updated We have updated the inspections area on our website providing some guidance, templates that can be used to aid inspections and some useful resources with the details for the July - December 2017 inspection period.
Wellbeing Roadshow The Safety Services team took part in the Wellbeing roadshow on 7 June 2017, full details can be found here.
Safety Champion June 2017 In June 2017, the Safety Champion is Gemma Black from Geology and Geography. The full story can be found here.
Hot Weather Advice The Safety Services Office have issued advice on how to cope with the current hot weather.
Safety Services Newsletter June 2017 The June edition of the Safety Services newsletter contains a message from our new Health and Safety Adviser along with the Safety Champion for June 2017.
University First Aider saves life just three weeks after training Further details regarding this story can be found here. Details of the University First Aid policy and procedure can be found at http://www2.le.ac.uk/offices/safety-services/first-aid/documents/first-aid-policy.
New research from the Department of Criminology Some drivers are unaware of the serious consequences of failing to stop after an accident
Archived News and Announcements