Hong Kong Polytechnic University

General safety induction- supplement of the new

employee safety checklist

University Health and Safety Policy General statement

It is the policy of the University to ensure the health and safety of all its staff and students at work in a reasonable and practicable manner. Such duty of care is extended to cover those people using the University premises. Our safety standard would not be set only up to statutory requirements which were merely a set of minimum standards but also aim at international safety standards. All our staff must act positively to enhance further the health and safety aspects of ones own operations.

Please check with your supervisor on details of your departmental health and safety policy.

Introduction

Provide safety induction to a new comer like you is our general practice.

An old hand of the department, most likely is your supervisor, would conduct the induction for you and this power point presentation is to supplement the induction with visual aid materials.

Ask question if you are in doubt!!!

Health and Safety Policy of the University

Your health and safety responsibilities:

to be actively involved in implementing the Health and Safety Policies;

to take reasonable care at work (or in the course of study) for their own health and safety and all others who may be affected by their acts or omissions;

not to interfere with or misuse, intentionally or recklessly, anything provided in the interests of health and safety; and

to report problems relating to health and safety matters.

Possible assistance from departmental health and safety

officer (DHSO)

Find out who is your DHSO whom is the co-ordinator of departmental H&S matters. You may have to contact this important person from time to time.

You may contact your DHSO for more information if you have any health and safety problem.

DHSO: Mr. Siu Sik Cheung

Room: ST112

Tel: x7851

E-mail: rssiu@polyu.edu.hk

The above handbook is available at HSO homepage

Health and Safety GuideSafety handbookLaboratory Safety ManualHandbook for Using Material Safety Data SheetProcedure Manual for Using the Licensed Dangerous Goods Stores on CampusHandbook for Handling Wastes

General safety rules of the University

First aid box in campus

You can ask your DHSO about the nearest first aid box. Of course, you can tour your office, workshop or laboratory to familiar with its location.

Break glass fire alarm

Familiar yourself with the location of hose reel and the break-glass alarm.

Sound the fire alarm by activating the break-glass fire alarm call point switch in case of fire.

Emergency shower and eyewash

Familiar yourself with the locations of emergency shower and eyewash.

Types of Personal Protective equipment issued by HSO

Personal protective equipment

Your departmental health and safety officer (DHSO), or Laboratory/workshop in-charge is the one to arrange provision of PPE for you.

PPE is now a central program. The department can obtain PPE from HSO.

For any enquiry, please feel free to contact HSO at ext. 5999

Check with your supervisor on which PPE do you need at work?

Maintenance and inspection of PPE

Inspect your PPE before and after each use Take care of PPE at all times Clean your PPE after each use Inform your supervisor on damaged or broken

PPE and seek for replacement or repair Store PPE in clean, dry area - free from exposure

to sunlight or contaminants

Fire Any accident/injury Leakage/spillage of chemical Any other incidents that life or property is endangered

Emergency reporting

WHAT SHOULD YOU DO IN CASE OF EMERGENCY ?

Report to campus security control centre at P111 in

person

Call campus security control centre by dialling:

27667999 (emergency line), or

27667666 (24 hours) or

Use the emergency telephone sets at various strategic locations

Particulars to be reported to the campus security control centre

Your name and department Your contact telephone number Nature of incident with brief description Full detail of location of accident Any person(s) injured in the incident

After an incident, report the case to your supervisor or the staff responsible for the area so that they could report

the case to HSO by filling a Accident/Incident Report Form(HSO Form 2) and send it to Health & Safety Office

through the Department Head within 72 hours

The HSO Form2 can be downloaded from Intranet electronic form library of The PolyU homepage

In the event of an injury which resulted in sick leave or disability of you, the case should be reported to the Department so that the Head could complete a PO

Form67 and forward to PO with a copy to HSO immediately for Employee Compensation recording and

further investigation.

You can download PO form67 from Intranet electronic form library of PolyU homepage

Ext. 7999for

Emergency Reporting to Campus Security Control Centre

Remember

After this general safety induction, your supervisor should told you the departmental safety arrangements and specific operational health and safety issues.

Please sign the new employee safety checklist which should be counter signed by your supervisor. The document will be forwarded to HSO for verification and then kept by PO in your personal file.