CLEAPSS Health and Safety for Science Technicians Event
For more information regarding this event, please telephone Mathematics and Science Learning Centre on 023 8059 8810 or email mslc@soton.ac.uk .
Event details
This course was originally designed by a team set up by the Association for Science Education to help with the health and safety training of school laboratory technicians. Suitable for: Technicians
The course has the following objectives :
- To raise awareness of safety issues and current Health and Safety legislation
- to make technicians more comfortable with their responsibilities
- to help delegates become more aware of the range of CLEAPSS services and advice
- to practise risk assessments, to consider what safe management - managing safely means in practice for technician
- and, optionally, to devise an Action plan
What will the course included?
- Legislation on health and safety including the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 and its subsequent regulations
- legal bans, myths and rumour
- risk assessment sin general, and personal risk assessment for technicians
- safe management and handling of resources for practical science
- communication
Course fee: £110 per person attending
This is for a full day of professional development, all CLEAPSS course resources, lunch and refreshments.
CLEAPSS courses are intended for CLEAPSS members - if you are uncertain about your membership please contact CLEAPSS on 01895 251496. An additional charge may be payable for non-members attending courses.