Health and Safety

Guidance on safety procedures in your workplace and how to report incidents.

In an emergency

For all emergencies requiring Ambulance, Fire, Security or Police, phone the Security Control Room on 222 (from any UCL Phone) or 020 7679 2222 (from any mobile or non-UCL Phone) and inform the LCCOS Duty Officer.

• Health and safety site safety arrangements (including site contacts)
• Automated External Defibrillators (AED)
• Asbestos Management Process

Logging an accident / Incident

All incidents should be reported to Safety Services as soon as possible through the RiskNet tool.

Fire safety

• Staff and Students Fire Safety Guidance.

Safety Governance

• Library Services Health & Safety Committee.
• UCL Safety Governance.
• Mandatory checks and frequency.

LCCOS: Library Business Continuity Planning

• LCCOS Business Continuity Plan.
  • Appendix 1, Library Services Response Team.
  • Appendix 2, Site Managers.
  • Appendix 3, Library Services Escalation Flowchart.
  • Appendix 4, Library Quick Response Sheet.
  • Appendix 5, Incident Response to Floods and Leaks (training presentation).
  • Appendix 6, First Response Salvage Instructions.
• Theatres and Museums: Response and Continuity Plan (RCP)
• Library Site Template (Word document).

Training

• Mandatory Safety Training.
• Safety briefing, 2023 (PowerPoint)
• Safety Policy (PowerPoint)
• Safety induction (PowerPoint)
• Risk assessment training (PowerPoint) 

Arrangements

• Library Services Safety Arrangements (Word document).
• First Aid Arrangements & Appointed Person (First Aid) (Word document).
• Lone, Late and Isolated Working (Word document).

Managing cold temperatures in libraries

• Guidance for UCL Library Services

Covid advice

• Living safely with infections.

riskNET

• What is riskNET?
• Responsible Persons' Register