General information on health and safety issues

The University has a responsibility under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 to ensure that all work is carried out safely. The first level of administration to ensure that this is achieved is the University Safety Services Office located in Victoria Street (safety@sheffield.ac.uk). At Departmental level we have the Departmental Safety Committee in which each member has special responsibility.

Departmental Safety Committee

Name Position Room Telephone
Mr Alan Bateman Departmental Safety Officer and Radiation Protection Supervisor E24a 24576
Professor Mark Fox Laser Safety Officer E14 24527
Mr Chris Vickers Safety Officer for Cryogenic Liquids and Pressurised Gases C10 24281
Dr Mark Geoghegan Safety Officer for Chemicals and COSHH D19 23544
Dr Steve Collins Safety Officer for Chemicals and COSHH E30 23511
Mrs Ann Davis Secretary to the Departmental Safety Committee E34 24362

In addition each major research group has nominated one member of staff to the Departmental Safety Committee.


Research Group Members of the Departmental Safety Committee

Group Name Room Telephone
Astronomy Group Mr Paul Kerry D16 23551
PPPA Group Dr John McMillan D36 23534
Low Dimensional Solids Group Dr Sasha Tartakovskii E13 24545
Magnetism Group Dr Harry Blythe E26 24571
Soft Condensed Matter Group Dr Andrew Parnell F12 23505
Waste/Sharps Disposal
 Mr John Newell D38a 24567

One aim of this is to expedite the completion of the necessary documentation, such as Risk Assessment forms, Safe Working Practices (SWPs) and Emergency Procedures. This will be achieved by creating an interface between the special responsibilities of the original members of the Departmental Safety Committee and the instrument/experiment specific expertise of the research group members.



06 October 09

Health and Safety