Summaries of Individual Sections of Manual of Safety Policy

· Statement of Safety Policy

· Section 1 - Guidance on Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

· Section 2 - Now obsolete

· Section 3 - Code of Practice on the Control of Carcinogenic Substances

· Section 4 - Guidance for the Reporting of Accidents and Dangerous Occurences

· Section 5 - Now obsolete

· Section 6 - Policy for the safety inspection and testing of Portable Electrical Appliances

· Section 7 - Smoke-Free Workplace and Public Place Policy

· Section 8 - No summary for this section

· Section 9 - Policy on the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) Regulations

· Section 10 - Guidance on Safety Inspections Carried out by a Trade Union appointed Safety Representative

· Section 11 - Policy on Departmental Safety Audits

· Section 12 - Guidance on Electricity at Work Regulations 1989

· Section 13 - Implementation of the Health & Safety (Display Screen Equipment) Regulations 1992

· Section 14 - Code of Practice on Access to Hazardous Areas for Buildings and Estates Personnel and Contractors

· Section 15 - Guidance for the Disposal and Storage of Hazardous Waste and other Difficult Waste

· Section 16 - Implementation of the Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992

· Section 17 - Policy on Risk Assessment

· Section 18 - Policy and Arrangements for the Provision of First Aid

· Section 19 - Guidance on The Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992

· Section 20 - Guidance on the Provision and Safe Use of Work Equipment

· Section 21 - Guidance on Safety in Fieldwork

· Section 22 - Policy for the Safe Use of Minibuses

· Section 23 - Guidance on Lone Working

· Section 24 - Procedure for the Disposal of Clinical Waste

· Section 25 - Policy on Safety Requirements for Placement of Students with Employers

· Section 26 - Policy on Safety in Sport and Student Activities

· Section 27 - Guidance for Departments Employing Children and Young Persons on Work Experience Placements

· Section 28 - Health and Safety Guidance when Working Overseas

· Section 29 - Policy on Fire Risk Assessments

· Section 30 - Policy on the use of Lasers

· Section 31 – Guidance on the Control of Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres Regulations