Challenges for Health and Safety in Higher Education and Research Organisations
This book provides a summary of the main obstacles for creating and maintaining high standards of health and safety in higher education and research organisations. The obstacles include high staff turnover and an uncertain and constantly evolving research environment, small groups lacking unified management structure, deadline time pressures, restricted funding models and existing "old school" culture. Often the Health and Safety specialists and personnel managers in these organisations find themselves reiterating the same information, which gets lost as soon as the new cohort of workers arrives.
Providing insight into methods of managing health and safety, training, and supervision, which help to build a strong and reliable health and safety system, this book is a collection of "best practices" from experienced safety professionals and researchers in Europe and the United States. These experiences demonstrate how health and safety professionals have overcome these issues and provide readers with ideas and models they can use in their own organisations. The information contained within is aimed at health and safety professionals and managers in universities and research organisations conducting scientific and engineering research with transient workers and students worldwide.
Challenges for Health and Safety in Higher Education and Research Organisations, The Royal Society of Chemistry, 2020.
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CHAPTER 1: Introduction to Challenges for Health and Safety in Researchp1-18ByS. HoyleS. HoyleSearch for other works by this author on:
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CHAPTER 2: Managing Legal Risks in an Uncertain Environmentp19-45ByPhilip CrosbiePhilip CrosbieSearch for other works by this author on:
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CHAPTER 3: The EU and Safety Management in Higher Educationp46-69ByDick HoeneveldDick HoeneveldDelft University of Technology, Faculty of Technology, Policy and ManagementDelftNetherlands[email protected]Search for other works by this author on:
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CHAPTER 4: Stress and Workplace Wellbeing in a Higher Education and Research Organisationp70-86ByMonica KanwarMonica KanwarDirector Health, Safety & Sustainability, University of HertfordshireCollege LaneHatfieldHerts AL10 9ABUK[email protected]Search for other works by this author on:
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CHAPTER 5: Educate Don't Indoctrinate: Planning and Delivering Training and Support for Workplaces with High Staff Turnoverp87-110ByP. O'LearyP. O'LearyNational University of Ireland GalwayGalwayIrelandUKSearch for other works by this author on:
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CHAPTER 6: Laboratory Safety for Undergraduate Chemistry Studentsp111-141ByL. M. Hancock;L. M. HancockSchool of Chemical and Physical Sciences, Lennard-Jones Laboratories, Keele UniversityStaffordshireST5 5BGUK[email protected]Search for other works by this author on:M. J. Hollamby;M. J. HollambySchool of Chemical and Physical Sciences, Lennard-Jones Laboratories, Keele UniversityStaffordshireST5 5BGUK[email protected]Search for other works by this author on:G. R. JonesG. R. JonesSchool of Chemical and Physical Sciences, Lennard-Jones Laboratories, Keele UniversityStaffordshireST5 5BGUK[email protected]Search for other works by this author on:
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CHAPTER 7: The Medical School: Managing Safety in Medical Educationp142-163ByDiane Thomason;Diane ThomasonFaculty of Medicine, Imperial CollegeLevel 2, Faculty Building South Kensington CampusLondonSW7 2AZUK[email protected]Search for other works by this author on:Trisha Brown;Trisha BrownFaculty of Medicine, Imperial CollegeLevel 2, Faculty Building South Kensington CampusLondonSW7 2AZUK[email protected]Search for other works by this author on:Heather CombeHeather CombeFaculty of Medicine, Imperial CollegeLevel 2, Faculty Building South Kensington CampusLondonSW7 2AZUK[email protected]Search for other works by this author on:
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CHAPTER 8: Safety Outside of the Classroomp164-196ByP. CoulahanP. CoulahanSearch for other works by this author on:
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CHAPTER 9: How to Do Health and Safety Right from the Beginningp197-224ByF. H. MarshallF. H. MarshallSearch for other works by this author on:
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CHAPTER 10: The Role of Technical Staff in Maintaining Good Health and Safetyp225-251ByH. Sheeley;H. SheeleyPublic Health EnglandPortonSalisbury SP4 0JGUKSearch for other works by this author on:A. GallagherA. GallagherUniversity of GlasgowGlasgowG12 8QQUKSearch for other works by this author on:
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CHAPTER 11: Liaising with the Emergency Servicesp252-275ByJ. BluntJ. BluntFormerly Safety Officer at The Department of Physics, University of CambridgeCambridgeUK[email protected]Search for other works by this author on:
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CHAPTER 12: When the Walls Come Down: Secrets of Open Space Safetyp276-287ByT. V. Aspinall;T. V. AspinallManchester Institute of Biotechnology, University of Manchester131 Princess StreetManchesterM1 7DNUK[email protected]Search for other works by this author on:R. DerbyshireR. DerbyshireUniversity of Manchester, Safety ServicesRoom 4.81 Simon BuildingManchesterM13 9PLUKSearch for other works by this author on:
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CHAPTER 13: Health and Safety Considerations in the Design of Teaching and Research Laboratoriesp288-303ByLouis DiBerardinisLouis DiBerardinisDirector, Environment, Health and Safety Office, Massachusetts Institute of Technology77 Massachusetts AvenueCambridgeMassachusettsUSA[email protected]Search for other works by this author on:
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CHAPTER 14: Innovation Spaces: the New Campus Risk Paradigmp304-336ByTolga DurakTolga DurakManaging Director, Environment, Health and Safety Programs, Massachusetts Institute of Technology77 Massachusetts AvenueCambridgeMA 02139USA[email protected]Search for other works by this author on:
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CHAPTER 15: Translation of Safety from University Research to Spin-outp337-345ByAna Pedrero-LlamasAna Pedrero-LlamasSearch for other works by this author on:
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CHAPTER 16: Please Throw it Away: Dealing with Legacy Chemicals, Equipment, and Infrastructure Safelyp346-367ByC. HarrisonC. HarrisonSearch for other works by this author on:
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CHAPTER 17: Green and Sustainable Whilst Avoiding Risksp368-385ByH. J. SheeleyH. J. SheeleyPublic Health EnglandPHE PortonSalisburyWiltshire SP4 0JGUKSearch for other works by this author on:
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CHAPTER 18: Organise Not Agonise – Getting the Best from Audits and Inspectionsp386-410ByJulia CottonJulia CottonSearch for other works by this author on:
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