Welcome to Department of Physics Health and Safety Training!
The Cavendish Laboratory (aka Department of Physics) is committed to ensuring you are safe and healthy AND it is legally compliant when you work or study on its premises, or work on its behalf elsewhere. The law requires you to be 'competent' to work safely, by having enough information and experience to recognise and manage the risks of what you do. The Department and University provides training to give you up to date information to supplement hands-on training and experience.
What training must you complete?
Complete training/briefing/courses related to the hazards of the work you do at or for the Department. If you don't know what these are, ask your supervisor or line manager.
Short term visitors and facility users who are supervised by their host will be exempt from much of the training below. Contact hstraining@phy.cam.ac.uk if you are unsure.
Are you a student?
- Undergraduate student training will depend on the level of card access and unsupervised work you will be doing.
- Graduate students work independently and must complete the same training as staff. See the table below.
What training have you done already?
If you have a CRSid, check your training history by logging in to https://training.cam.ac.uk/ and clicking on "Your Bookings" and then "Training History" tabs. The Safety Team and all administrators have access to records of your safety training.
What about refresher training?
By law, training must be refreshed 'regularly'. Risk controls change, so the Safety Committee has determined that you will need to re-do the H&S training or complete a refresher:
- Once every 2 years if you are a member of staff (including temporary staff) or visitor, OR
- When you start a postgraduate degree and last did the inductions more than 2 years ago, OR
- When you change from being a student to staff (post doc), OR
- If you have been away from the Department for 2 or more years.
Book the training
Use the links below, or SEARCH for Department of Physics H&S Training use the Physics SEARCH PAGE or the TIMETABLE; OR search for University Safety Office training using their SEARCH PAGE.
Training sessions by topic
Work involving ... |
Who? What? |
Link to Course (by Department or University Safety Office) |
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Anything at the Department |
Note: Once the migration period is completed, we will revert to one induction for the whole department. |
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Working in laboratories |
Complete Part 2 of Induction, covering lab risks. | |
All hazards requiring assessment |
People doing any practical (lab or facilities) work or arranging events, carrying out or approving risk assessments. There is an alternative in-person session too. |
Introduction to Risk Assessment - Online, self-taught briefing |
Biological Materials or work at Physics of Medicine Building |
Usually people working at the Physics of Medicine Building. Are you planning work:
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Chemicals |
Any work with a significant amount of hazardous chemicals, or working in a chemistry lab |
Chemical Safety Training Self-taught, online |
Gases (pressurised/ cryogenic) |
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Hydrofluoric Acid (HF) |
People planning to work with HF - mostly in SP Clean Room. If planning to use HF anywhere else, notify the Safety Team immediately please. |
Using Hydrofluoric Acid Safely Self-taught, online |
Lasers |
Staff, students and authorized visitors who will work independently with Class 3B and Class 4 lasers. Must be followed by in-lab training and completion of the Authorised Laser User form - see this page. |
Dept of Physics: Introduction to Laser Safety Self-taught, online |
Manual Handling |
Anyone handling heavy, bulky or awkward loads | Insert link |
Semiconductor PhysicsCleanroom - MottCleanrooms in RDC |
Staff and students using the SP Clean Room - Mandatory for all users of the SP Cleanroom. For RDC Cleanroom access training, contact the team. |
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X-ray Generators |
Staff, students and authorized visitors - short virtual course. Alternatively, do the University course. Must be followed by in-lab training on the specific X-ray generator - contact the Lab Manager for the room. |
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Maxwell Centre rooms, labsor equipment |
Staff, students, authorized visitors and 'facility users' - introduction to the building to help you use the facilities. Working in the labs requires Part 2 of Maxwell induction. |
DEPENDING ON THE RISKS OF YOUR WORK, YOU MAY ALSO NEED TO ATTEND:
University Safety Office Training
The Safety Office runs a number of sessions throughout the year. Check their pages HERE.
For further information on H&S training, please contact the team at hstraining@phy.cam.ac.uk