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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear all,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The UNITE strike is now confirmed and going ahead from Monday.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I have only heard back from three people about the review of safety procedures in labs (please see below).<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Whether you intend to continue with lab research as normal, modified, or will be suspending research, please respond today as we have to inform the University that we have confirmed that we can operate safely.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Gabrielle<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"> Gabrielle Weir
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<b>Sent:</b> 03 March 2025 17:10<br>
<b>To:</b> 'academic@phys.strath.ac.uk' <academic@phys.strath.ac.uk><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Research Staff (research@phys.strath.ac.uk) <research@phys.strath.ac.uk><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Safety during UNITE strike<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Message for all academic staff and PIs of lab-based research:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">As you know, the University is planning for the UNITE strike from 10-21 March.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">We have been asked to <span style="color:black">review all safety procedures (e.g. Lab Risk Assessments etc) and update them prior to strike days, and then confirm that appropriate control measures are in place to allow colleagues in Physics/IoP
to be on campus safely. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">These control measures must take account of the minimal security resource and therefore should not rely on the Security team responding e.g. in relation to evacuating students and staff in the event of an emergency.
<b>If you are an experimentalist, please review the safety procedures for your lab activities and confirm to me
<u>by Thursday</u> that this has been done as outlined above, and whether or not you can operate as normal.<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">Staff not working in labs should still be aware of the likely lack of security on campus during the strike.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">The University’s advice is:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">As in similar periods of industrial action it is expected that any h</span>igher risk, lab-based r<span style="color:black">esearch activity that may be throughout the strike days must be kept to a minimum wherever
possible given the reduced Security and response capability that we will have. Please consider this appropriately whilst planning for activities during strike action.
<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I have not heard back from all departmental Fire Wardens and First Aiders yet, but there will be at least 8-11 fire assistants in the JA building, and 6-8 in TIC on any given day during the strike.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Likewise, there will be at least 4-6 First Aiders in the JA building and 4 in the TIC each strike day.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I will circulate details on Friday once I have a more complete list.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I expect there will be an announcement from the Centre at some point if the strike is to go ahead. I believe negotiations are ongoing.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Please let me know if you have any queries.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Gabrielle<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Gabrielle Weir</span></b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Physics Department Manager</span></b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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