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Founded in 1826 in the heart of London, UCL is London's leading multidisciplinary university, with more than 16,000 staff and 50,000 students from 150 different countries.
Potentially, anyone is at risk while at work. We ensure that health, safety and welfare are at the forefront of the Cancer Institute, while supporting the ongoing research taking place at our sites.
Health and Safety at the Institute involves:
Protecting staff, students and all persons who enter Institute premises from risks to their health or safety arising out of work activities.
Health and Safety policies for managing safety based on legislation which includes systems and procedures necessary to put the policy into effect.
Working with the competent safety officers based on all sites.
Ensuring all Institute staff are represented on the Institute Safety committees.
Advising on maintain records of risk assessments.
Performing regular audits and inspections of laboratory and office areas with documented reports available to all staff.
Investigating all reported accidents and incidents to identify the root cause and eliminate/minimise re-occurrence.
Co-ordinating with external safety bodies.
Performing bespoke safety inductions to new staff, students, visitors and contractors.
Identifying specific training needs of staff and students.
Providing a safety advisory service to all staff, students and visitors on health and safety issues.
Co-ordinating with Laboratory Operations Manager and Building Management team on Institute safety related issues.
Working with all staff to maintain high safety and operational standards.
Getting results from experiments can be difficult, especially if the materials you work with decide to fight back. Amber Dance investigates some of the unappreciated risks of being at the bench.
