Building Induction
All Informatic staff, PGR students and official visitors intending to work in Informatics managed space (Appleton Tower, Wilkie Building, Informatics Forum or the Bayes Centre) for more than a continuous 5 day period, must complete the following building induction.
Undergraduate and taught postgraduate students, non-Informatics staff and tutors- this page is not for you, please contact the Informatics Teaching Organisation ito@inf.ed.ac.uk for queries relating to building access for teaching. Teaching support staff requiring access to taught areas should ask their line manager to contact the ITO and arrange the necessary access.
Building Induction Steps
1. Review the School's policies
- Covid-19
- Building User Guide
2. Training
- Complete the Fire Safety training module
- Review the mandatory training applicable to your role to plan for its completion
3. Submit the Informatics Buildings Access Registration Form
- Building access cannot be activated prior to receipt of a valid Informatics Buildings Access Registration Form and the subsequent verification of the completion of the mandatory fire safety training.
4. Building Tour
- Register for a Forum tour
1. Review the School's policies
This guide includes details on opening times, practical information on access, facilities in operation, health and fire safety measures. Please review the information in the guide as part of the induction process.
Fundamental steps to reduce the risk of transmission of Covid-19 on campus
Do not visit any campus building if experiencing any of the main symptoms of Covid-19 i.e.
- High temperature,
- New and persistent cough,
- Loss of sense of smell or taste
Follow the NHS Covid-19 guidance.
Observe good hand washing and hygiene practices. Where soap and water are not available, hand sanitiser should be used.
Mechanical ventilation systems including supply air/extract air and toilet extract within our buildings have been set to run 24/7 ensuring that we are flushing the rooms with as much air as possible to reduce the risk of airborne transmission. All Informatics’ spaces have been checked to confirm there is adequate ventilation; rooms that do not meet the University standards are out of use.
Guidance on the University’s approach to ventilation
All occupants are encouraged to open windows, vents and doors to their workspaces where they can, to encourage airflow – however, please close these if you are the last to leave the room for security reasons.
There are no mandated physical distancing requirements; however, distancing is encouraged and meeting and event planners should consider setting up the space to continue to allow for voluntary distancing.
Be respectful and use your best judgement; respect those who ask you to keep your distance from them, which they may indicate verbally or by wearing a Distance Aware badge. The Distance Aware scheme is a voluntary initiative to help anyone who feels worried about mixing with others as we adapt to living with COVID-19 – details of this scheme are available by visiting the link below.
2. Training
If you are staff/PGR student with access to Cardinus, you must complete the Fire Safety module in the Cardinus training hub. Enter your UUN and password to access the system and click the relevant tile to begin the course.
Once completed, download your certificate so you can include this in your access request to Facilities to verify completion.
If you do not have any Cardinus access please read the information below
3. Submit Building Access Registration Form
Once you have completed the mandatory fire safety training (above), complete the Informatics Buildings Access Registration Form.
Complete all the information and remember to choose the option to email yourself a receipt. Forward that email, or send your own notification to building-issues@inf.ed.ac.uk
This is the section that notifies us that you require access to our buildings, so please ensure you follow it correctly and email the correct email address. Not doing so may result in delay to your access.
Informatics Buildings Access Registration Form
4. Informatics Forum Building tour
Once you have completed the online induction you should register to take a tour of the Forum by completing the form below.
Forum Building Tour registration
Accessing the Bayes Centre
Those intending to access the Bayes Centre should review the three induction elements noted above and Bayes Centre guidance
Bayes Centre Building Access and Facilities