Below are links to our recent communications:
Anyone planning or arranging UK or international travel on University business, including line managers approving travel.
A new UK and International Travel page is now available, bringing together everything you need to know when travelling on University business, in line with the UoB Travel Health and Safety Policy and Procedures. Following the guidance will help you travel safely, stay compliant with University requirements, and ensure you have the right insurance and support in place.
The guidance includes advice on
There are also some useful tools
If you are planning UK or international travel, review the guidance before booking. For international travel, allow at least three weeks for the risk assessment and approval process where high-risk travel is involved. If you need help, please contact the Health and Safety team.
The new page is available at: UK and international travel
Anyone responsible for managing work equipment
The Health and Safety Team has published new guidance to help you to manage the health and safety risks associated with work equipment. Following the guidance will help you to protect those who use work equipment from harm and help you to comply with the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations (PUWER).
The guidance includes advice on
There are also some useful tools:
Review your current practice and risk assessments for work equipment, taking account of the new guidance. If you need help, please contact the health and safety team.
The new guidance is available on the Health and Safety site on InBeds at: Work Equipment
Anyone who may find it difficult to leave our buildings quickly and safely during an emergency, such as a fire and their manager. Event organisers
A PEEP supports people with permanent, long‑term, or temporary needs with evacuating our buildings in the event of an emergency. The Health and Safety Team has published new guidance on PEEPs, which explains when they are needed and how to arrange a PEEP. The following tools are also
The new guidance is available on the Health and Safety site on InBeds at: Personal Emergency Evacuation Plans
Health and Safety Risk Assessment Training
To help us all ensure we're working in a safe environment, our health and safety team are running a Health and Safety Risk Assessment Training session to help you be able to adequately assess risk. This session is aimed at line managers but is also open to colleagues who manage or supervise people, classes, activities or areas.
Date: March 10
Time: 10:00am to 12:00midday
Location: In person: Luton, P205
Trained by: Claire Saunders: Health & Safety Consultant
If you have any questions please contact P&C@beds.ac.uk
We have updated our health and safety portal with quick links to essential information and an A to Z, to help you find the information you need. You’ll find us on the In-Beds menu (under H).
We hope you like the new home page, but this is just the start. We still have a lot more to update and improve. We would love your feedback and suggestions for further improvements.
Contacting us
If you need assistance from the team in the future, please use our group email healthandsafety@beds.ac.uk rather than individual emails. This is monitored daily, so we will ensure you get a timely response even if one of us is away. If you have an urgent concern, please call Claire Saunders, Interim E&F Deputy Director Health and Safety or Pamela Du-Bisette, Health and Safety Advisor on Teams.
After a recent fire on the Luton campus and other incidents at other universities, we would like to remind staff to take on board these key reminders to keep everyone in our university community safe.