College of Medicine & Veterinary Medicine

Health and Safety training – where to find it

Training requirements for Biomedical Sciences staff and students (Central area)- including CDBS.

Where to find your training requirements

  1. Look at the training Matrix spreadsheet to locate the training you require
  2. Look at row 5 to see where the training course is located
  3. Look at the information below to find the relevant link or info

Where to find your training courses

LOCAL

Local training is delivered by your PI, local manager and/or H&S officer

  • Building induction
  • Late and Lone working
  • Safe use of Liquid Nitrogen
  • Lab gasses

Other courses can be arranged on demand such as risk assessment, spill management, etc. Please contact Jim.Cameron@ed.ac.uk to arrange these.

LEARN

Online training packages via LEARN (EASE login)

https://www.ed.ac.uk/health-safety/training/e-learning/learn-courses  

For LEARN courses, log in using EASE, click on the ‘Self Enrol’ tab then 'Self Enrol Health & Safety Courses’ or 'Self Enrol Courses’ (data protection). You should then search for the relevant course name. 

  • Health & Safety training for Heads of Schools
  • Introduction to Biological Safety
  • Transport of Biological Materials (and Infectious Substances)
  • CoSHH (Control of Substances Hazardous to Health)
  • Health & Safety awareness for Principal Investigators or Supervisors (LAA Part 1)
  • Occupational health and laboratory animal allergens (LAA) exposure (LAA Part 2)
  • Respiratory Protective Equipment (RPE) (LAA Part 3)
  • Powered hood training (RPE)
  • Tight fitting respiratory protective equipment (RPE)
  • Data Protection Training
  • Data Protection for Research
  • Information Security Essential

CARDINUS

Online training packages via Cardinus (EASE login)

https://edin.ac/2HGCS60

  • Healthy working (computer workstation assessment) - Staff only  
  • Student ergonomics 
  • Fire Safety 
  • Manual handling 
  • Laboratory ergonomics 
  • Safe driving 

ONLINE

Online courses run by the UoE Corporate Health and Safety Department

  • Accident and Incident Reporting  

https://www.ed.ac.uk/health-safety/accident-reporting

  • Introduction to Health and Safety

https://www.ed.ac.uk/health-safety/training/e-learning/learn-courses/introduction-to-health-and-safety

CENTRAL

Courses run by the UoE corporate Health and Safety department

  • Radiation (Basic Course in Radiation Protection in Research and Teaching, Laser safety, Non-ionising radiation safety)

 https://www.ed.ac.uk/health-safety/radiation-protection/training/course-list/radiation-protection

  • Biological (Biological and Genetic Modification Safety, Transport of Biological Materials, Transport of biological materials and infectious substances)

 https://www.ed.ac.uk/health-safety/biosafety/training

  • Fire (Fire safety management, Fire stewards, Fire coordinators, Assisted evacuation)

https://www.ed.ac.uk/health-safety/fire-safety/training

  • First aid (First aid at work, First aid at work requalification, Emergency first aid at work, first aid at work annual refresher, Defibrillator training)

https://www.ed.ac.uk/health-safety/training/first-aid

Courses on demand

  • CHPS (CoSHH Health Passport System)
  • RETAIN (GM, Toxin and Pathogen registration)
  • Accident and incident reporting and investigation
  • IOSH Managing Safely

 

Please contact Jim.Cameron@ed.ac.uk with any questions.