CLEAPSS Health and Safety for Science Technicians

This course will help you become more comfortable with your responsibilities and enable you to use and explore the range of services and advice that you can access from the Consortium of Local Education Authorities for the Provision of Science Services (CLEAPSS). You'll also assess the use of risk assessments and learn what safe management means.

Who this course is for

This course is aimed at secondary-school science technicians.

Course objectives

• Raise awareness of safety issues and current Health & Safety legislation;
• To increase your confidence about your responsibilities;
• To help you become more aware of the full range of CLEAPSS services and advice;
• To consider and practise risk assessments for technician activities;
• To explore what “managing safely” means in practice for technicians.

Teaching and structure

This course is delivered as part discussion and part practical workshop.

Participants must bring a laptop, iPad or computer tablet to this course.  It must be able to connect to the internet and access the CLEAPSS website.

During the course, the following will be covered:  

• Sharing common Health & Safety concerns and identifying possible solutions;
• Health and safety legislation including the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and its subsequent regulations;
• Legal bans, myths and rumours;
• Risk assessment in general, and personal risk assessment for technician activities;
• Searching the CLEAPSS website to find health & safety information relevant to technician activities.

Certificates

You'll get a certificate of attendance on completing the course.

Costs and booking

Price per participant is £180 and it includes course materials and packed lunch.

Book your place

If you are not able to pay by credit/debit card, an invoice will be raised for upfront payment. If this is your preferred method of payment, email ioe.shortcourses@ucl.ac.uk to enquiry how to book this course if you wish to pay by invoice.

About CLEAPSS

The Consortium of Local Education Authorities for the Provision of Science Services (CLEAPSS) has a membership of more than 28,000 schools and colleges, mainly in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, where its advice is recognised by HSE, DFE and OFSTED as representing best practice in these areas. As such, it's used by employers as the basis for them to discharge their responsibilities under the H&S at work act, 1999.