Health and Safety Information for Office only based

- Complete Mandatory Health and Safety Training

Please read the training record for details of mandatory training the UoE and CVS require before an access card is granted. 

NOTE: you are expected to complete Lindsay Murray's Edinburgh BioQuarter courses, however we realise that these can run at random times. Therefore if there are no upcoming dates when you first arrive, please complete the rest of the mandatory training and documentation and send in so you can have your face to face office induction as soon as possible. And please keep an eye out for the next available dates and book onto those.

 

- Complete a personal Lone and Out of Hours Risk Assessment

You can be lone working even during normal working hours, it is important that you know what you can and can’t do at these times. The training with Lindsay is completed in conjunction with this LOOH document. Please detail any personal circumstances you might have which could impact on this work and discuss with your Supervisor or Occupational Health.  

Once the completed H&S documents have been reviewed and approved, you will be asked to arrange a face to face office induction with your local area manager

After your Office Induction, you will be sent a quiz.

Once completed, you will be send the QMRI Access Card Application form. Please complete section 1 and return to Catherine.Duff@ed.ac.uk 

Once you have applied for your card, please apply for access to the CVS Core PPMS booking system by following the instructions below. If any issues, please contact CVS.Lab.Management@ed.ac.uk 

1. Go to PPMS
2. Select CVS CORE EQUIPMENT from the list - THIS STEP IS REALLY IMPORTANT, SELECT ANY OTHER FACILITY AND CVS CANNOT ACTIVATE YOUR ACCOUNT
3. Go to Account Creation Request
4. Complete and submit form 
5. Once your account has been activated, you will be able to log onto CVS Core PPMS using your UoE credentials and book core CVS equipment and rooms