Out of Hours Working

There are special risks from working in a laboratory in the Department outside normal working hours (8:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Monday to Thursday; 8:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Friday) as help may not be available in the event of an accident. It is the duty of all Research Supervisors to be aware of the work being undertaken by their students and to ensure that out of hours work is properly regulated. The following rules apply out of normal hours:-

• Undergraduates are forbidden to be in laboratories unless a member of the academic staff of the Department is present with them.
• Lone working is forbidden. Make sure there is always someone within calling distance.
• Experiments that involve any measure of risk must be left to normal working hours. No work involving Cyanides or HF may be carried out outside normal working hours.