Click on the course code to book your place. Check with your line-manager / supervisor before booking your place.

Click on course code to book your place. If you are interested in becoming a Faculty fire evacuation marshal, training in the use of ResQmats or training in the use of Evac chairs please contact Brent Collins prior to booking.

If you wish to train as an FBMH first-aider and attend any of the above courses you must contact the Faculty First Aid Coordinator in advance of booking. 

Online training resources for Faculty staff and postgraduates have been developed by the Compliance and Risk Team; these can be accessed via Canvas. There are two separate spaces for staff and students.

All FBMH PGRs are automatically enrolled in the FBMH Health and Safety Training Resources (Students).

Staff will need to self-enrol using this link: https://canvas.manchester.ac.uk/enroll/K3N6EG. Click the Join this course button to access the FBMH Health and Safety Training Resources (Staff) on Canvas. 

Each module is intended as a supplement, not a replacement, for face-to-face training and supervision. To meet the Faculty's commitment to high standards of safety, we strongly recommend that all staff and students complete the sessions that address the hazards that they may face in the workplace.

• Induction for office-based staff - provides an induction to health and safety for office-based staff.
• Chemical Safety – how to use, store, transport, and dispose of chemicals safely.
• Chemical spills - how to respond to chemical spills, including the location and use of spill kits.
• PPE – correct use and selection of personal protective equipment for your work.
• Safe use of sharps - what sharps are, and how to use and dispose of them safely.
• Thermal and cryogenic burns - the prevention and management of thermal and cryogenic burns in the laboratory
• Chemical burns - the emergency management of chemical splashes on the skin and eyes in the laboratory.
• The principles of risk assessment: Part 1 – principles of general risk assessments. 
• The principles of risk assessment: Part 2 – COSHH and DSEAR risk assessments.
• Biosafety in the Laboratory - safety awareness covering the safe use of genetically modified organisms (GMOs), pathogens, cell cultures, and clinical samples.

Click on the course code to see further details and to book a place.

To access the Biomedical Corridor Core Research Facility training and booking web site please click here.