‘Information for departments and institutions about the Staying Safe at the University of Cambridge training, formerly the Postgraduate Safety Course
We provide this event centrally to give new postgraduate students a common basic level of safety information and training.
The Safety Office sends new postgraduate students in scientific (and certain other) departments information about this training once they have a confirmed place. See Information for postgraduate students
We expect Departments and Institutions to
- Reinforce the message about the importance of completing this training
- Request excusals for students and inform students about excusals
Excusals Policy - Provide induction into local safety arrangements
- Check the attendance records on the University Training Booking System (UTBS)
- Investigate non-attendance
- Provide equivalent training for those who are excused
- Ensure that all supervisors of postgraduate students are aware of the importance of this training
- Provide advice on further safety training
If you have any queries about the Postgraduate Safety Course which are not answered in these pages, please contact the Safety Office, safety.training@admin.cam.ac.uk