Providing professional advice and training on all aspects of occupational health, safety and wellbeing.

Services

• Occupational health, safety and wellbeing advice and guidance
• Advice and assistance with risk assessment and control
• Risk assessment of workstations
• Risk assessment for new or expectant mothers
• Workplace adjustment assessment for disabled or injured workers
• Accident investigation and reporting
• Inspection and monitoring programmes
• Emergency planning and exercises

 

Staff

• Deputy Health Safety Manager:
  Stewart MacKay
• Administration Training Assistant:
  Eilidh Guild

Contact: The Safety Officer

Human Genetics Unit, Health and Safety

The MRC Human Genetics Unit's health and safety staff work to ensure that staff, students, visiting workers and visitors are not exposed to unacceptable risks whilst working at or visiting the Unit.

 

We provide professional advice and training on all aspects of occupational health, safety and wellbeing.

 

Training

• Unit H&S Induction
• Managing the risks of substances hazardous to health
• Manual Handling
• Radiation Safety (external provider)
• Fire marshal (external provider)
• First Aid (external provider)

 

E-learning Courses

Stress awareness management; H&S for managers; fire safety; safe use of computers; manual handling risks awareness; lone working; workplace risks for new or expectant mothers; hazardous waste management and risk assessment.