Health and Safety Services

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Health & Safety Services are a team of professionally qualified Health and Safety Business Partners and Advisers, dedicated to supporting the university to reduce injuries, accidents and ill-health arising from the work environment and in ensuring legal compliance.

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Here you will find information on what to do in the event of an incident or emergency including first aid, risk management, major incident planning, and key contact numbers.

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Find out how to report an incident, accident, near miss, or unsafe occurrence. 

Fire training

Find out about the training courses that Health & Safety Services have on offer and book a place. 

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Here you will find all University Health and Safety policies, Codes of Practice, Safety Notes, and Good Practice Guides to assist you in keeping yourself and others safe at work. 

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Here you will find links to all key Health and Safety forms, templates, and checklists. 

Report an incident or near miss

We encourage all staff, students, and visitors to report accidents, hazards and near misses when they happen

Report an incident

Contact details
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  • +44 (0)118 378 8888
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  • safety@reading.ac.uk

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    • University of Reading

      Health and Safety Services

      Whiteknights House (W027)

      Room G23

      Shinfield Road

      Whiteknights

      Reading

      RG6 6UR