OHS Information

OH & S Information

This folder contains a collection of local guidelines and procedures for DES. More will be progressively added as they are available.

Highlighted titles are available, the others are a work in progress

DES Laboratory Book – Laboratory Safety Guidelines and General Information

A - Procedures for Evacuation, Fire, Emergency & Accidents
     Includes Annex evacuation procedures

B - Safety and OHS in the Laboratories
     Includes risk assessment (OCID), hazardous chemicals, laboratory rules, waste
     disposal

C - Field work
     Advice and procedures for safety in the field, licences and permits, emergency
     communication

D - UTS and DES vehicles
     Procedures for booking and using vehicles, fuel cards, safety, driver’s
     responsibilities

E - Workshops and Building maintenance
     Mechanical and electronic, Building services officer

F - Telephones, faxes, email and internal and external post

G - Photocopying
     How get access to and use local and library facilities

H - Requisitions, petty cash – general info on buying things

I - Computers

J - Department resources and facilities
     Glasshouses, museum/herbarium, aquaria etc

K – Out of hours access

Forms

Risk assessment forms

Research project

Undergraduate Laboratory classwork

Field projects

Local DES Guidelines and Methods with Risk assessments

Use and Transport of Nitrogen Gas Cylinders and Liquid Nitrogen

Operation of Dunbar Glasshouse Hoist

Fieldwork Safety Guidelines

Preparation and Analysis of Environmental Samples for Heavy Metals

Preparation and Analysis of Environmental Samples for N and P

Annex Safety Guidelines for incorporation into the Undergraduate Laboratory Manuals