Safety training programme - Trinity term 2025

Booking is now available for safety training courses for Trinity term 2025. Take a look at our current offers and new additions for each category. Please be aware that our new in-person COSHH and Risk Assessment courses will run as workshops, tailored to your needs. Your place will be confirmed as ‘booked’ once you have completed the prerequisites for the workshop you wish to attend.

Note to staff & students:

Receiving adequate safety training before you start your work activities is a legal requirement, so speak to your line manager or supervisor about what training you need to undertake. Please consult the course description to complete all pre-requisites for classroom or webinar bookings or check browser/user instructions for eLearning packages.

Note to supervisors & managers:

If you manage or supervise others, fulfil your legal responsibility by making sure your staff and students receive all the training necessary for their role.

Charging policy

The University Safety Office funds all course formats (classroom, webinar and eLearning) available to all University staff and students free of charge if the following requirements are met:

  • Classroom & Webinar: Delegates attend the course as scheduled. Any existing booking must be cancelled five or more working days prior to the scheduled training date. [Failure to cancel or late cancellation of any booking will be charged at £50 excl VAT per delegate and course, payable by the department the delegate is affiliated with at the end of each term]
  • eLearning: Delegates complete the course within three months after confirmed booking. [Failure to do so will incur the full course fee to be charged to the department the delegate is affiliated with at the end of each term. eLearning fees are topic-dependent and vary from £2.50 - £65.00 excl VAT per delegate and course]   

For further information email the Safety Office at training@safety.ox.ac.uk.

General Health & Safety
Course Date Time Location/format Book your place
Display Screen Equipment (DSE) Assessors 15 May 0900-1630 Basement Training Room, Occupational Health & Safety Office, 10 Parks Road Book
Driver Awareness     eLearning Book
DSO Induction Module 1 20 May 0900-1300 Basement Training Room, Occupational Health & Safety Office, 10 Parks Road Book
DSO Induction Module 2 27 May 0900-1300 Basement Training Room, Occupational Health & Safety Office, 10 Parks Road Book
DSO Induction Module 3 5 June

0900-1300

Basement Training Room, Occupational Health & Safety Office, 10 Parks Road Book
Emergency First Aid at Work Refresher     eLearning Book
First Aid at Work Refresher     eLearning Book
Health & Safety Basics     eLearning Book
Health & Safety Management for Supervisors and Line Managers *New*     eLearning Book
Incident Investigation     Knowledge document Book
IRIS DSO Review     eLearning Book
IRIS Further Actions     eLearning Book
IRIS Investigations     eLearning Book
IRIS Reportable Classifications     eLearning Book
IRIS Reporting an Incident     eLearning Book
IRIS Reports and Searches     eLearning Book
Manual Handling, an Introduction 10 June 1030-1200 Basement Training Room, Occupational Health & Safety Office, 10 Parks Road Book
Manual Handling Risk Assessment 10 June 1230-1430 Basement Training Room, Occupational Health & Safety Office, 10 Parks Road Book
Manual Handling Awareness     eLearning Book
Risk Assessment     eLearning Book
Risk Assessment Workshop 12 June 1030-1230 Basement Training Room, Occupational Health & Safety Office, 10 Parks Road Book
Slips, Trips and Falls     eLearning Book

 

Facilities Safety
Course Date Time Location/Format Book your place

Asbestos Awareness

Including University arrangements for managing asbestos

3 June 0900-1330 Basement Training Room, Occupational Health & Safety Office, 10 Parks Road Book
Bespoke Ladder Association's User and Inspection Training  Please email huajiang.xiong@safety.ox.ac.uk (candidates and location)
Bespoke PASMA Towers for Users 22 April 0830-1630 Department of Physics, Clarendon Laboratory Fully booked
Bespoke Workshop Machinery Practical 22-23 July 0830-1630 Department of Biochemistry, South Parks Road, OX1 3QU Please email huajiang.xiong@safety.ox.ac.uk for booking
24-25 July
Construction Design & Management 19 June 1000-1230 Basement Training Room, Occupational Health & Safety Office, 10 Parks Road Book
Electrical Safety     eLearning Book
Hand/Arm Vibration Awareness     eLearning Book
Hazardous Waste – The University’s HazBox Service     Knowledge document Book
Ladder Safety     eLearning Book
Legionella Awareness     eLearning Book
Noise Awareness     eLearning Book
Portable Appliance Testing 14 May 0900-1600 Basement Training Room, Occupational Health & Safety Office, 10 Parks Road Book
Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations (PUWER)     eLearning Book
Working at Height     eLearning Book
Workshop Safety     eLearning Book

 

Fire Prevention
Course Date Time Location/Format Book your place
Fire Awareness     eLearning Book
Fire Scenario Training Every Tuesday 0930-1300 Please email caroline.taylor@safety.ox.ac.uk and betty.maciorowska@safety.ox.ac.uk Book
Fire Alarm System Training Please email caroline.taylor@safety.ox.ac.uk and betty.maciorowska@safety.ox.ac.uk
Fire Safety – Fire Doors     Knowledge document Book
Fire Safety – Means of Escape     Knowledge document Book

 

Fieldwork Safety
Course Date Time Location/format Book your place
Emergency First Aid for Fieldworkers 11 June 0900-1700 Basement Training Room, Occupational Health & Safety Office, 10 Parks Road Book
Fieldwork Safety Overseas 28 May 0930-1300 Basement Training Room, Occupational Health & Safety Office, 10 Parks Road Book
Coping with Challenging Behaviour 29 May 0900-1245 Basement Training Room, Occupational Health & Safety Office, 10 Parks Road Book
Fieldwork Supervisors Training – Core Module: Safe Fieldwork & Overseas Travel     eLearning Book
Fieldwork Supervisors Training – Optional Module 1: Working with Human Participants     eLearning Book
Fieldwork Supervisors Training – Optional Module 2: Outdoor/Environmental Fieldwork     eLearning Book
Fieldwork Supervisors Training – Optional Module 3: Leading Student Groups     eLearning Book
Fieldwork and overseas travel - travel insurance    

Knowledge document 

(Provided by University Insurance team)

 
Fieldwork and overseas travel risk assessment – for fieldworkers and travellers     Knowledge document Book
Fieldwork and overseas travel risk assessment administration – for travel administrators and safety officers     Knowledge document Book

 

Laboratory Safety
Course Date Time Location/format Book your place
(Introduction to) Biological Safety & Genetic Modification Part 1     Knowledge document Book
(Introduction to) Biological Safety & Genetic Modification Part 2     Knowledge document Book
Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH)     eLearning Book
Core of Knowledge: Basic Radiation Protection for ionising Radiation Hazards 25 April 1000-1130 Webinar Book
COSHH Workshop 13 May 1030-1230 Please email huajiang.xiong@safety.ox.ac.uk for details Book
Dangerous Substances and Explosives Atmospheres Regulations (DSEAR)     eLearning Book
Dry Ice Safety     eLearning Book
Gas Cylinder Safety     eLearning Book
Eye Protection     eLearning Book
Hazardous Waste     Knowledge document Book
LAA Awareness     Knowledge document Book
Laser Safety, an Introduction 14 April 1100-1200 Webinar Book
14 May
28 May
4 June
Laser Safety for Research Supervisor 25 April 0930-1230 Basement Training Room, Occupational Health & Safety Office, 10 Parks Road Book
22 May
26 June
Liquid Nitrogen Safety     eLearning Book
Odyssey for Basic Users: Unsealed Sources and Waste *New*     eLearning Book
Odyssey for RPS/SRPS: Unsealed Sources and Waste *New*     eLearning Book
Radiation Protection Supervisors (RPS) Closed Sources 29 April 0930-1230 Basement Training Room, Occupational Health & Safety Office, 10 Parks Road Book
Radiation Protection Supervisors (RPS) Open Sources 30 April 0930-1600 Basement Training Room, Occupational Health & Safety Office, 10 Parks Road Book
Radiation Protection Supervisors (RPS) X-ray 1 May 0930-1300 Basement Training Room, Occupational Health & Safety Office, 10 Parks Road Book
Radiation Safety for Laboratory Workers 22 April 1000-1200 Lecture Theatre, Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, South Parks Road Book
Radiation Safety: Safe Use of X-ray generators, sealed sources & Accelerators 23 April 1400-1600 Lecture Theatre, Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, South Parks Road Book
Radioactive (Class 7) Materials Transport 23 April 0930-1200 Basement Training Room, Occupational Health & Safety Office, 10 Parks Road Book
Spill Kit (Chemicals & Oils)     eLearning Book