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Health & Safety Induction. For a Safe Working Environment. We will look at Responsibilities General safety procedures Security Emergencies & Fire. Overview. Health & Safety at Work Act 1974 Sect. 2. P rovide and maintain safe plant and safe systems of work - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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School of Physics
Health & Safety InductionFor a Safe Working Environment
Overview
We will look at
• Responsibilities • General safety procedures• Security• Emergencies & Fire
Health & Safety at Work Act 1974Sect. 2
• Provide and maintain safe plant and safe systems of work• Make arrangements for ensuring safe means of handling, use,
storage and transport of articles and substances (COSHH)
• Provide information, instruction, training and supervision
“competent & safe employees”
• Provide a safe place of work• Provide and maintain safe access to and egress from that
Workplace• Provide and maintain a safe working environment and adequate
welfare facilities
Health & Safety at Work Act 1974Sect 7
You have a legal responsibility to
• Take reasonable care of your own health and safety
• Take reasonable care of others’ health and safety
• Co-operate with the University and follow instructions
• Not tamper with health, safety or fire equipment
• Report failings and dangerous occurrences
School Safety Handbook(available on the Physics Safety website)
Read It!Hazards may be familiar or unfamiliar:• Chemicals• Cryogens• Electricity• Lasers• Magnetic fields• Nanomaterials• Pressure and vacuum systems• Radioactivity and X-rays
Traffic light System
Laboratory Hazard Information
General Laboratory Safety
• Only use equipment you are authorised to use• Specialist training for chemicals, compressed gases,
cryogens, lasers, radioactive sources & x rays• Respect lab equipment and your colleagues• Wear appropriate clothing and footwear• Use required safety equipment (Risk Assessment)• Do not travel in a lift with cryogens• Do not eat or drink in the laboratory• Do not drink water from taps unless
specifically labelled as drinking water
Risk Assessments
• Required by law• For all experimental work• To identify hazards and precautions• Must be reviewed, e.g. 12 months or if change occurs• Generic RAs and templates on Physics intranet• Individuals sign acceptance• Should be available in labs at all times• Specific RA training is available
Personal Protective Equipment
Ensure it is appropriate
• Workshop areas eye protection is MANDATORY
• Latex gloves very strongly discouraged
Sensitiser, allergy can be very nasty
Nitrile gloves (unless other types specified in RA)
• Other specialist PPE, as per the RA
• DSE Regs. allow for eye tests & equipment
Chemical Safety
• Lab coats, safety glasses and closed shoes are mandatory
• Be aware of chemicals even if you don’t work with them• Hazardous chemicals are marked with orange symbols
& require a COSHH assessment• Don’t handle or mix chemicals you know nothing about,
they may seriously injure or kill you• Clean up after yourself• Take care with unknown spillages • Ensure correct storage and disposal
Hazard Warning Labels
Hazard Warning Labels
Sharps
• Disposable gloves offer no protection against sharps• If contaminated sharp injury, encourage bleeding (within
reason!) and seek immediate first aid• NHS needlestick hotline: 0117 342 3400 • Always dispose of sharps in authorised sharps bins• Two separate bins: glass and metal• Do not mix or overfill, problems with disposal• Stores Manager for disposal and new bins
Working at Height
• Working above the floor, from stepladders, ladders, unprotected edges, etc
• Only permitted if trained by Physics Workshops• Ask assistance / seek appropriate training• Do not use chairs, desks or other
improvised items• 207 major injuries at work in UK in 2008 from
falling off furniture and office equipment!Ref: Health and Safety Executive “Statistics of Workplace Fatalities and Injuries”
Manual Handling
Includes lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling
• Health problemsSprains, strains, cuts, crushesTrapped nerves, hernias, back disorders
• Ask Supervisor or Building Manager for lifting equipment or assistance
• Strong magnetic field in 1920’s ground floor corridor and the basement service tunnel
• Could interfere with or stop pacemakers and other electrical implants, with potentially serious results
• Be aware – think before entering the corridor• Use 1st floor corridor as an alternative• Use of medical implants is not indicated
by appearance, age or physical fitness
Magnetic Fields
Security
Be aware of potential for
• Vandalism, theft, terrorism and publicity stuntsChemicals, nanomaterials, radioactive sources Information and dataResearch and IT equipment
• Lock unattended labs and offices• Do not allow ‘tailgating’ through main doors• Report all incidents and suspicious activity
Emergency Procedures
• University Emergency Number: (0117 33) 112233• Someone injured, contact:
local first-aider -or- 112233 for first-aider & porter• Complete and return accident report form to SSM• Dangerous incidents, no injury - must report• Reporting allows investigation and future prevention• Some accidents reportable to HSE - RIDDOR
Lone Working
If you are working out-of-hours then you • Must sign in and out using register in foyer• Risk assessment must include out of hours work• Must not involve ‘hazardous’ activities• Ensure telephone or mobile phone coverage • Must have procedures in place, (Buddy System)
e.g. work in pairs, prearranged check in times• Out of Hours Evacuation go to the
main entrance and report in.
If you find a fire
• Sound the fire alarm• Fight the fire only to aid your escape• Evacuate quickly & calmly• Report the fire at earliest safe opportunity:
Fire Brigade: (21) 999 Security Office: (0117 33) 112233 Fire Marshal: red hi-viz jacket
Fire Procedure – On Finding a Fire
Fire Extinguisher Types
Water Paper, wood, etc.Not electrical, liquids or gases
CO2 Electrical, safe on most small fires
On hearing the alarm
• Leave building quickly and calmly• Do not run• Close doors & windows, if safe to do so• Shut down hazardous equipment, if safe to do so• Use nearest fire exits / routes• Don’t use the lifts• NOTE Routine alarm test on Wed @ 08:30 (ish)
Fire Procedure - Evacuation
On hearing the alarm
• Don’t delay to collect belongings• Don’t enter smoke filled rooms• If smoke, keep low to the floor as hot & toxic• Check top of doors are cool with the back of
your hand before opening• Failure to evacuate immediately may result in
disciplinary action
Fire Procedure - Evacuation
Fire Procedure - Evacuation
Electrically locked security doors
• Interface of NSQI & Physics, teaching labs, corridors etc• Most doors auto release• Push door first, if not unlocked then break glass
release button• If you break glass notify Porters or
Buildings Manager for replacement
Fire Procedure - Evacuation
On exiting the building
• New temporary assemblypoint
• Report to designatedassembly point promptlymoving away from entrances
• Don’t create hazardon Tyndall Avenue
Tyndall Avenue
Security Lodge
Royal Fort House
NSQI
On exiting the building
• Supervisors to confirm all team present• Report missing personnel & disabled persons left at
Refuge Points• Remain at assembly point until advised otherwise• Do not wander off - it may be assumed that
you are trapped in the building• Don’t re-enter the building until told to
even if the bells stop ringing
Fire Procedure - Evacuation
People with disabilities
• Require Personal Emergency Egress Plan (PEEP)• May need assistance of volunteers or nominated
personnel• Evacuation lifts are available • Refuge points on stairwell landings have
communications with the porters
Fire Procedure - Evacuation
First Aid & Local Geography
Know your nearest
• First aiders• First aid boxes• Emergency Exit• Evacuation Assembly Point• Emergency showers• Eye wash stations
Further Information
• Lecturer, Supervisor or Lab Technician• School Safety Manager
Mark Cheshire, Room 3.28, ext. 88940• School Safety Advisor
Peter Barham, Room 3.17, ext. 88711• School of Physics Safety Website
www.phy.bris.ac.uk/safety/
Summary
We have looked at
• Responsibilities • Safety Handbook• Risk assessment• General safety procedures• Security• Emergencies & Fire
Thank You!
Any Questions?