Course details

Please see below a list of the training courses organised by Health and Safety Services for University staff and students. If the course you are looking for is not here, or you would like to arrange a bespoke course for your department, then please contact us on 0118 378 8888 (internal 8888) or email safety@reading.ac.uk.

Fire safety

• Fire Precautions and Fire Fighting Training for Nominated Personnel
• Fire Precautions training
• Fire Evacuation Officer Training
• Fire Wardens training
• Fire awareness and use of extinguishers (for Postgraduates)
• Fire awareness and use of extinguishers for laboratory based staff
• Basic catering fire prevention and firefighting 
• Evacuation Chair Operator Training

Courses for Managers, Building Managers and Area Health and Safety Co-ordinators

• Managing health and safety
• Area Health & Safety Co-ordinator Workshops
• Area Health & Safety Co-ordinator and Building Manager Seminar
• Accident/Incident Investigation
• A Manager's Guide to Working at Height
• Building Managers - Module 1 Fire Safety
• Building Managers - Module 2 General Safety and Liaison with other services  
• Manual Handling Technique - Train the Trainer

General health and safety training

• Asbestos awareness 
• COSHH risk assessment - Non-laboratory work 
• DSE Administrator training
• Event safety 
• Food safety and hygiene 
• General risk assessment 
• Manual handling risk assessments  
• Manual Handling training

Job-specific health and safety training

• Biological safety
• Cryogenic Liquid Decanting
• Fieldwork health and safety risk assessment 
• Genetic Modification - legislation and practice 
• Laboratory health and safety
• Laboratory Risk Assessments and COSHH
• Laser safety 
• Radiation safety - X-ray generators
• Radiation safety - open sources 
• Ladder & Access Equipment Use
• Working at Height - Inspecting Access Equipment

External training courses*

• Portable electrical appliance testing
• Other training courses
• First aid training

 *Please note there is usually no charge for routine training courses delivered by Health and Safety Services staff. There may be charges for courses provided by external companies.

First Aid/Appointed Persons training arranged by Occupational Health is free but there is a fee if staff book a place and fail to attend or give inadequate notice of withdrawal. 

Cancellations

Please contact Health and Safety as soon as you know that you are unable to attend. We can often offer your place to someone else. A late cancellation fee of £40 may be charged to Schools/Offices when less than two working days' notice is given of withdrawal. Cancellation by simply not turning up to a session will increase the fee to £50. Courses being taught by external trainers will be charged at the full cost of the place if cancelled with less than two working days notice.

Cancellations can be made by emailing safety@reading.ac.uk.