Health and Safety – Guidelines and Documents

Eye Protection

The all important health and safety rules to take note of whilst using the B.15 Workshop facilities. It is mandatory that all users must have completed the induction videos as directed followed by a one to one induction with us and that they have received and read the General Users Guide.

For the most recent General Users Guide document for the B.15 Workshop please click here to view as a PDF file.

Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s) including Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) requirements can be found by all machines. Always ask for assistance when using a machine for the first time or when you are uncertain about any aspect of the task you are wanting to complete.

Current Risk assessments and Standard operating Procedures can be found at this link. You will require your University of Manchester Student login details to gain access.

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B.15 Late Opening Sessions and Bank Holidays April/May 2026

We will be running a period of late workshop opening sessions for students starting next week to help facilitate additional modelmaking activity.

B.15 will remain open until 19.30 on the following days:

April
Tuesday 21st
Wednesday 22nd
Thursday 23rd
Tuesday 28th
Wednesday 29th
Thursday 30th
May
Tuesday 5th
Wednesday 6th
Thursday 7th

Capacity is limited to 20 students at workshop staff discretion.

Students wishing to attend must sign up via the link posted by Scott on Moodle announcments page.

****Please also note that the workshop is closed on Bank Holidays and therefore won’t be open for access on May 4th and 25th.

We look forward to seeing some great projects coming tyo life over the next few weeks

– B.15 Team

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