Hasnet Lists

Hasnet (Health and Safety Network) is a family of email discussion groups allowing occupational health and safety practitioners in USHA member and associate member institutions to communicate electronically.  (Please note that these are not public lists and there are membership criteria for each list.)

All of who post on Hasnet should be aware of JANETS "Acceptable Use" Policy

There are at present a number of  groups.

Hasnet-Link	Hasnet-Midlands	Hasnet-Planning	Hasmap-support
Hasnet-OH	Hasnet-Scotland	Hasnet-USHA
Hasnet-Fire	Hasnet-South-East	Hasnet-Rad	Hasnet-Quirks
Hasnet-Biological	Hasnet-Wales	Hasnet ISTR
Hasnet-London	Hasnet-Exec	Chemsafnet

Information on managing your hasnet membership and posting can be found here. This link also leads to the information on how to access the archives.

Hasnet-Link

A general discussion group for health and safety practitioners covering all aspects of H&S in the HE Sector.

Criteria and Procedure for joining Hasnet-Link 

Hasnet-OH

A specialist discussion group on Occupational Health.

Criteria and Procedure for joining Hasnet-OH

Hasnet-Fire

A discussion group for Fire Officers and those with a specific responsibility for Fire Safety in the HE Sector.

Criteria and Procedure for joining Hasnet-Fire

Hasnet-Biological

A discussion group for those with a specific responsibility for Biological Safety in the HE Sector and/or Members of the ISTR Biological Safety Group

To join contact

Ann Skinner, Kings College, London, Southern Group

David Veale, University of Warwick, Midlands Group

Vincent Theobald, University of Newcastle, Northern Group

Hasnet-London

        A mailing list for those institutions who are members of the London Group

Hasnet-Midlands

          A mailing list for those institutions who are members of the Midlands Regional Group

Hasnet-Scotland

        A mailing list for those institutions who are members of the Scotland Group

Hasnet-South-East

        A mailing list for those institutions who are members of the South East Group

Hasnet-Wales

        A mailing list for those institutions who are members of the Welsh Group

Hasnet-Rad

USHA hosts this group for the Association of University Radiation Protection Officers (AURPO).

Applications to join hasnet-rad should be sent to Gus Zabierek, University of Birmingham.

Chemsafnet

Chemsafnet is e-mail discussion group for health & safety practitioners, in the university sector, involved in the employment of chemicals (and hazardous substances) in higher education. It is also the means for distribution of information by University Chemical Safety Forum (UCSF). The discussion group is there for members to raise issues about chemical health & safety and a message board for UCSF.  [Our only prerequisite is that members should be either in or connected to higher education].

UCSF membership is a cross section of health and safety officers/advisors/coordinators throughout higher education. Many of UCSf's member universities have a large 'chemical' footprint; mainly in shape of a "Chemistry Department" but this is not exclusively the case. UCSF is an 'inclusive' grouping and has recently established links with USHA.

To join the mailing list please contact:
Dr David Kinnison (Chair of UCSF) or
Dr Elaine Armstrong (Secretary of UCSF)

Hasnet-ISTR

USHA hosts this group for the Institute of Safety in Technology and Research (ISTR).

Applications should be directed to the ISTR Membership Secretary.

Hasnet-Exec

Is a closed list for for communication between members of the Executive Committee.

Hasnet-Planning

Is a closed list for for communication between members of the Planning Group.

Hasnet-USHA

Is used to contact the named contact at full member intuitions. If you are the named contact you are automatically added to this list.

Hasmap-support

Is a discussion group and practical post-course help for those who have completed the USHA HASMAP auditing course. When have completed the course you are automatically added to this list.

Hasnet-Quirks

A list for those of you who wish to participate in the more fun side of health & safety otherwise known as the "Friday funnies".
Please contract Mark Hoare to join this list

We would like to remind users of the hasnet lists that there are also unacceptable uses. The ones that follow should be borne in mind with some of the jokes and powerpoints out on the WWW:

1. the creation or transmission (other than for properly supervised and lawful research purposes) of any offensive, obscene or indecent images, data or other material, or any data capable of being resolved into obscene or indecent images or material;

2. the creation or transmission of material which is designed or likely to cause annoyance, inconvenience or needless anxiety;

3. the creation or transmission of defamatory material;

As many of the quirky items that you send are large powerpoints it may be an idea to consider zipping them so that mail boxes don't get clogged up. This should reduce the more light hearted and the larger file attachments traffic in hasnet-link et al which has been requested by a number of members

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