How to Collect Information After an Incident

Improving our Waste Disposal Processes Plans to replace Winchester bottles with Fluorinated Jerrycans across the University will reduce the number of chemical spills.

The Importance of the Procurement Process Are you responsible for procuring items at the University? Find out what can go wrong and why following the procurement process is important.

A Reminder About the Use of Eye Protection The importance of using eye and face protection cannot be over-emphasised. These incidents fortunately resulted in no damage but truly highlight why the wearing of eye protection in laboratories across the University is mandatory. 

Unsafe Handling of Naked Flames The chances are you have almost certainly used a Bunsen burner at some point in school, but do you know how to use one safely? We can learn from this near miss.

Equipment Maintenance and ‘End of Life’ Replacement This near miss highlights the importance of Departments planning replacements and upgrades for ‘end of life’ equipment.

Safe Transportation of Biological Materials and Cryo-Preservatives It is important to ensure hazardous materials including biological samples are transported by approved couriers and not on public transport.

A Recipe for Disaster We have seen a couple of microwave-related incidents that have led to fire alarm activations. These incidents can be easily avoided by following instructions that advise you to remove certain parts of packaging such as foil, and not leaving cooking unattended.