WELCOME TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL AND PLANT SCIENCES
Please try to complete this checklist within your first two weeks.
Name
Group
Start date
Form completed on
Position
WELCOME AND THE ESSENTIALS
Initial meeting with line manager
Sign contract and fill in bank forms, return to HR in the Arts Tower
Discussion of pensions with HR
Introduced to other members of the lab/group
ACCESS
Obtain a UCard and email account through CiCS at 8-20 Hounsfield
Road
Give email address to office staff (Sue Carter) and line manager
Complete Out of Hours training if needed (see also below)
Tour of department with line manager, shown office, common room
(inc. info on coffee breaks), lab, toilets, stationary cupboard, stores
Arrange building access and out of hours access with Hazel Basford
or Stuart Pearce, discuss out of hours access with line manager
Arrange keys if needed with Stuart Pearce
Fill in forms to get access to CIES student (Academic staff ONLY will need to find current form on UoS website)
GENERAL
Introduced to directors of admissions, teaching and research and
head of department (Academic staff and PDRAs)
Introduced to admin staff
Introduced to lab manager/health and safety officer and scheduled
discussion of specific lab safety needs
Initial and date
Given information on departmental seminars/lab
meetings/sickness and holiday arrangements/expected working
hours
Decision with line manager on mentor and introduced to them
Shown how to fill in expense claim forms
Shown how to book rooms
Shown how to access printing
Shown where to access information on teaching and modules
(Academic staff only)
Shown how to book equipment from CiCS
Shown the HUB and how to do URMS etc (Academic staff and PDRAs
only)
Demonstration of Google calendar and told to use it
Sign up to relevant departmental calendars on Google calendars
Looked at information for CiLT and sign up if needed (Academic
staff only)
Added to university telephone and email directory by Stuart Pearce
Made sure you know where to access the APS induction booklet and
have read relevant sections
Looked at the APS website for support available for a positive
working environment
Been directed to Development Everywhere/Think
Ahead/TechNet/LMS for career development opportunities
Complete Health Surveillance form and return to Workplace Health
& Wellbeing if you will be working with GMOs or biological agents
Ask Emma Grayson to add lab web page (also under dept research
topics)/arrange with line manager to be added to lab web page
If working with GMOs, fill in the Occupational Health Surveillance
form and submit
ONLINE TRAINING (https://hs.shef.ac.uk and
https://waste.shef.ac.uk)
Out of hours training
Fire safety training
Waste disposal training
General risk assessment techniques
Health and safety induction
Display screen equipment
Any other online training as directed by your line manager