Training

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 7737 (internal 8888) or email safety@reading.ac.uk.

Fire safety

• Fire Evacuation Officer Training
• Fire Safety and Use of Extinguishers
• Fire Wardens training
• Evacuation Chair Operator Training
• Acting fire evacuation online presentation
• Acting fire wardens online presentation

Courses for Health & Safety Co-ordinators

• Managing health and safety
• Accident/Incident Investigation
• General risk assessment
• Health & Safety Co-ordinator Workshops

General health and safety training

• Asbestos awareness
• DSE Administrator training
• Food safety and hygiene
• General risk assessment
• Manual handling risk assessments
• Manual Handling training

Job-specific health and safety training

• Introduction to lab safety for biologists
• Connecting Regulators & Gas cylinders
• Decanting Liquid Nitrogen
• Fieldwork health and safety risk assessment
• Genetic Modification - a course for researchers
• Lab Awareness - an intro to safety in research
• Intro to lab safety for chemists - COSHH Risk Assessments
• Introduction to laser safety
• Managing Health and Safety in Research
• Radiation safety - X-ray generators
• Use of radiation in research

External 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 for all First Aid Courses 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.