Assessment of Health and Safety Aspects of Student Supervision
Assessment reference
See notes overleaf
Student or Group: ......
(If required:
Supervisor:...... Alternate supervisor)......
Description of Work:......
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Hazards not in COSHH assessment below (e.g. animals, manual handling, DSE, glass tubing, heat and cold):
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COSHH Assessment / HAZARDS (tick and attach relevant documentation) / PRECAUTIONS (tick)Substance / Corr-osive / Toxic Irritant / Toxic harmful / Carcin-ogenic / Oxid-ising / Flam-mable / Other hazards (state) / GCLP / Lab coat / Safety Specs / Wear gloves / Face Mask / Fume cupb'rd / Other*
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GCLP=Good Chemical Laboratory Practice * Other precautions should be listed under II or III below.
Precautions, control measures and personal protective equipment (Agreed with Supervisor/lab. superintendent):
IThere is no likelihood of a risk to health.
IIThere is no likelihood of a risk to health given (Tick all precautions that apply)
Good Chemical Laboratory Practice (GCLP) Good Microbiological Laboratory Practice (GMLP)
The following precautions from GCLP / GMLP (e.g. tray containment)
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IIIEspecially hazardous substances/processes needing the following special precautions (beyond GCLP or GMLP) to avoid a health risk. If you tick here, the Area Safety Coordinator must also sign the form.*
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Continue on a separate sheet if necessary
Risk Category for Supervision(To be completed by Supervisor - tick box)
A -work must not be started without direct supervision by a named supervisor
B -work must not be started without the supervisor's advice and approval
C -work may proceed as workers are trained and competent in the procedures involved
D -work may proceed as the risks are insignificant and no special supervision is needed.
Validity of Assessment (Tick): day week month term year other ......
Start of Work Date:...... Review Date:......
Signatures
Supervisor / Date / Alternatesupervisor / Date
Student / Date / * Area Safety Coordinator
(If precautions "III" box is ticked) / Date
Completing the form
1.This form must be used by all students carrying out research in laboratories and farms of the Department of Agriculture. Its use has been agreed by the Head of Department and endorsed by the Academic Staff. Its purpose is to enable members of academic staff supervising research in the Department of Agriculture to meet "The Health and Safety Responsibilities of Supervisors Towards Postgraduate and Undergraduate Students" as published by CVCP in 1993. (See p. 9 of the Agriculture Area Health and Safety Code).
2.Postgraduate research students and final year undergraduates carrying out research projects may save time by combining health & safety with academic supervision. Supervisors should ask students to write out a full description of the work including procedures and hazards. The supervisor and the student will then meet and agree precautions and supervision needed (see pp.9-10 and 12 of Area Health and Safety Code).
3.Where relevant, precautions needed should conform to existing University controls such as Outside Normal Hours Working Procedures and for Field Work (Area Health and Safety Code p. 8 and p.15)
The hazards/precautions section of the form fulfils the COSHH regulations (Control of Substances Hazardous to Health) for laboratory workers (Area Health and Safety Code p.12). Information on chemical hazards in the format required to complete the table is available from the following website
or from your laboratory superintendents or in case of difficulty from the Department's COSHH assessor. COSHH regulations are frequently satisfied by following Good Chemical Laboratory Practice and Good Microbiological Laboratory Practice. These Good Practice leaflets may respectively be downloaded from
There is a special undergraduate version of Good Microbiological Laboratory Practice:
Copies should also be available from laboratory superintendents or in case of difficulty from the Area Health and Safety Co-ordinator.
Further information may be obtained from the Health and Safety Executive:
Precautions should include personal protective equipment such as laboratory coats to satisfy the Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992.
4.Supplementary risk assessments are required where hazards involve significant lifting of heavy items (The Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992) or where use of VDUs would classify the person as a user of Display Screen Equipment (Health and Safety Display Screen Equipment Regulations 1992). See Area Health and Safety Code pp.9-10.
5.Review Assessments by the Review Date or immediately following an accident or unsafe incident.
Group activities such as practical classes and student projects must be reviewed before the start of the academic year to which they apply.
6.If an accident occurs, this form must be produced when the accident is reported and will need to submitted with the Accident Report Form (where required) to the University Health & Safety Office. (see Area Health and Safety Code p.7)
7.Completed forms must be kept in a readily accessible place for five years.
THE UNIVERSITY OF READING, School of Agriculture, Policy and Development.
Head of School: Dr M J Gooding
Area HealthSafety Co-ordinator: Dr Alistair Murdoch (ext 6746)
Radiation Protection Advisor: Dr Les Crompton
COSHH Assessor: Dr Irene Mueller-Harvey (ext 6619)
Laboratory Superintendents:
Crop Protection Laboratories (TOB1: Spurs B and E): Mrs Barbara Pembroke
Animal Science Laboratories (Upper Second Floor, New Building): Dr Les Crompton
NSRU Chemistry & Biochemistry Laboratory (TOB1: Spur D): Dr Irene Mueller-Harvey
Seed Science Laboratory (Upper First Floor, New Building): Dr Alistair Murdoch and Mrs Caroline Hadley
Centre for Agri-Environmental Research (Upper Ground Floor, New Building): Dr Simon Potts
AJMurdoch, The University of Reading, School of Agriculture, Policy and DevelopmentRevised August 2008
Adapted from Safety Office Form SO20 and the Plant Sciences COSHH form.FORM-ASSESSMENT OF HEALTH AND SAFETY ASPECTS OF STUDENT SUPERVISION