Visitors and field trips

Visitors

Members of the Department who invite or receive visitors are responsible for their safety, and for ensuring that they are given information about any hazards they may encounter.

This applies to all visitors, including UCAS candidates, academic visitors, service engineers, sales representatives, work experience employees or casual visitors.

As a minimum all visitors should be informed of the Fire and Emergency Procedures (see page 6). Further information should be provided depending on the potential hazards arising from the purpose and location of the visit.

Further information can be obtained from the Technical Services Manager (Mr Richard Nicholson, room E24a, phone 24576).

Field trips

Members of the Department frequently undertake visits to other institutions both in the UK and abroad, for example the international astronomical observatories in Tenerife, La Palma, Chile, Australia and Greece, CERN, RAL, Boulby Mine and ILL Grenoble. Every institution will have its own Health and Safety rules and regulations, and you must familiarise yourself with these and abide by them. If you also remember our own best practice while working away then you will not be unduly exposed to any risks which might be present.