Health and Safety
Welcome to Edinburgh Napier University - we wish you a happy and successful time studying with us. In particular, the University wishes to ensure your safety and wellbeing and in a busy university of our size, this gives you particular responsibilities.Please:
- Pay attention to instructions from staff with regards to safety
- Work safely, for your own sake and others
- Take care as you go about the University
- Report any accident and get first aid treatment at once
- Report any hazard you spot to a member of staff
- Learn what to do in the event of a fire
- Respect the University's no smoking policy – smoking is only permitted in designated smoking shelters
- Wear any personal protective equipment you are issued
- Think before you act - carelessness causes many accidents
- Take care and ask staff for advice with lifting any heavy objects
- Do not carry food or drink out of the catering outlets - if spilled they present a risk of slipping for all users of the building
- On no account should food be eaten in a laboratory environment
More information
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the Health and Safety team by emailing safetyoffice@napier.ac.uk
We have also created a Student Health and Safety guide to provide you with more information. You can download this in PDF format.
Download the Student Health and Safety Guide