Health and Safety Guidance for NESS Field Research Staff
Under the Health and Safety at Work Act, 1974, all staff are required to co-operate with their employer with regard to safety arrangements. Accordingly, NESS research staff based around the country are required to familiarise themselves with the information in Birkbeck's Health and Safety Statement and the URLs below. If you have been supplied with a PC to use at home, please print out, complete and post the 'DSE self-assessment' form to Birkbeck Health and Safety Services.
- Birkbeck General Statement of Safety Policy:
http://www.bbk.ac.uk/so/policies/safetypolicy - Birkbeck guidance on DSE work:
http://www.bbk.ac.uk/so/policies/dse - Interactive training package on computer workstations:
http://www.learninglink.ac.uk/keepfit/index.htm - Birkbeck self-assessment form for DSE workstations:
http://www.bbk.ac.uk/so/forms/dseassess/printable - Birkbeck Policy on Home Working:
http://www.bbk.ac.uk/so/policies/home - Health and Safety Executive (HSE) guidance on home-working:
http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg226.pdf - Health and Safety when conducting Social Science Research:
http://www.bbk.ac.uk/so/safety/SOCIALRESEARCH - Suzy Lamplugh Trust doc on personal safety in the home
http://www.suzylamplugh.org/downloads/inandaroundthehome.pdf - Interactive training package on manual handling (lifting):
http://www.learninglink.ac.uk/moveit/moveit.htm - Fire safety guidance from the London Fire Brigade: LFB - fire safety in your home:
http://www.london-fire.gov.uk/fire_safety/in_your_home/in_your_home.asp - Home Office guidance on personal safety:
http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/security/staying-safe/
If you have any queries on any safety matter, please contact Birkbeck Health and Safety Services by e-mail.