Health & Safety Department

Students / Young Persons

Guidance information and publications produced by the Health and Safety Department which are relevant to students and young persons on University Premises.

Children

Guidance and advice for children on University premises, extract taken from the University Health and Safety Policy Framework: Arrangements.

Research Students

Code of practice for taught and research postgraduates on good practice in supervision for supervisors and research students published on the Academic Services website. 

CoP for Supervisors and Research Students

Guidance on students' religious observance and health and safety

Following feedback from a small number of Schools regarding particular contexts (eg fieldtrips) in which health and safety questions arose about students' participation in an academic activity and their religious observance, a short-life working group has written some practical guidance to help Schools ensure that health and safety considerations are not a barrier to participation for students of faith.

Health and Safety Guidance on religious observance

 

Placement of UoE students at other places of business/industry

Guidance and advice for students on placements, extract taken from the University Health and Safety Policy Framework: Arrangements and guidance on our students going on placement to other places of business/industry.

Section 18.1.3 Young or inexperienced workers, including work experience

Young people on work experience placements at UoE

Guidance and advice for young people on work experience, extract taken from the University Health and Safety Policy Framework: Arrangements and guidance detailing information that may be asked from the University by the parent company sending the young person on work experience to us.

Section 18.1.3 Young or inexperienced workers, including work experience

Work Experience Placement

Work Placement (Young Person) Risk Assessment

Human Resources have published a guide for staff hosting a young person on a work placement at the University and things to consider, this is available at  Work Placement (Young Person) – Guidance for Managers (secured) and should be read in conjunction with the guidance above (as applicable).