All hazardous material must have a COSHH Risk Assessment

Risk Assessment  template forms can be found at : https://www.lboro.ac.uk/services/health-safety/forms/

You must complete the COSHH Risk Assessment before the material is bought. This is to ensure we have the correct storage conditions/PPE available.

Please ensure you have completed ALL sections of the COSHH form correctly. Failing to do so may lead to delays in the approval process. Ensure you have  included the location where the work will take place and your supervisor has signed it.

Once you have completed the COSHH Risk Assessment this must be sent, along with the SDS to the following E-mail address for approval:

Shared.ws.safety <shared.ws.safety@lboro.ac.uk>

Please ensure you include the laboratory manager and Technician on the E-mail so we are ware what has been sent for approval.

Please ensure that the laboratory manager and CBE technician  receives an approved signed copy of the COSHH when it is returned to you.

All approved COSHH will be placed in this section.

It is your responsibility to ensure COSHH Assessments are written for the material you bring in.

It is your responsibility to read the COSHH Assessments for the material you use.

Material Data Sheets guidance  can be found at: https://learn.lboro.ac.uk/pluginfile.php/1095404/mod_resource/content/3/Material%20Safety%20Data%20Sheets%20Explained.pdf

Message from Wolfson Safety Officer -  Risk Assessment Process 

As you know, as part of various University H&S Policies we must undertake Risk Assessments. It is also good practice to do this. Risk Assessments help us to understand and consider Risk, to remove or reduce it, to manage the Risks to acceptable safe levels by using guards, interlocks PPE etc. They should be used to confirm standard lab and equipment operating processes, new facilities, new Research Rigs, Student projects, new work activities, order items (COSHH, Lasers) etc.

The University has a standard Risk Assessment Form  The most up to date version is stored under the following link in the Schools Information Workspace (Link \\ws3.lboro.ac.uk\ws-schoolinfo\Health and Safety & Fire Assembly ).

Whatever your need for a Risk Assessment is, you are asked to complete this get it signed by your supervisor and send it to the School’s central Email Address: shared.ws.safety@lboro.ac.uk for School Review and approval (if compliant). Several School staff have access to this Shared email, and they will then review the assessment and either approve it or ask for more information. This can be an iterative process if there are not enough details for the Risks to be identified.

In doing your Risk Assessment you must include a Method Statement (use the tab for this purpose), only when you tell us the Method Statement of what you are doing can your supervisor and the Wolfson Assessment team sensibly consider your Risk Assessment for Approval.

You can do the Risk Assessment separately or as a Group if there are many potential risks or disciplines involved. Please do it in enough detail to address all reasonable risks.

Ensure equipment is used correctly and maintained in an efficient state and good working order and that Risk assessments are reviewed and updated regularly, when significant changes occur or following an incident.

Please also do allow enough time for your supervisor to sign this off and then for the Wolfson Assessment team to sensibly consider your Risk Assessment for Approval.

I hope this clarifies the process. If you do have any questions then please contact any of the Wolfson Risk Assessment Team ( David Green, Keven Smith)