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Health and Safety induction for
new staff
Diane Thomason
Robin Silvester
Area Safety Officer (Policy/Strategy)
Area Safety Officer (Operations)
Department of Physics
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Scope
• Emergencies
• Organisation, responsibilities
• Advisers
• Hazards, risk assessment
• Further information
• Handbook
Emergencies – Fire
• If the fire alarm sounds:– Leave the building and go to assembly
point– Do not re-enter until told to do so
• If you discover a fire:– Raise the alarm– Call the Fire Brigade – 999– (tackle the fire if safe to do so)– Leave the building and go to assembly
point.
Do the “Firewalk”• Locate the call points and telephones at
your places of work
• What does the alarm sound like?
• Locate the fire exits
• Locate alternative fire exits
• Make sure you know the assembly points
• Fire extinguishers, fire blankets
• Walk the routes
First aid, illness
• Call the nearest First Aider– Lists in handbook and by each first aid box
• Call ambulance if necessary• Out of hours or if a local first aider
cannot be found: call Security – phone 89999
• Do not move an unconscious casualty• If in doubt call 999• REPORT accidents and near misses
(accident report form)
Department of PhysicsSafety Organisation
Chairman of Physics
Executive Safety Officers(e.g. Radiation Protection
Supervisors)
Departmental Safety Officer
Specialist Safety Advisors
Physics Area Safety Officer
Deputy Physics Area Safety Officer
Safety Advisory Committees
Heads of Sub-Departments
And Support Services
Head of Teaching Faculty
Group SupervisorsPractical Course
Supervisor
Practical CourseDemonstrators
Practical Course Staffand Students
Group Staff and Students
January 2005 4B.1
Advisory Links Executive Responsibility
Practical Course Senior Demonstrators
Responsibilities
• Who is responsible for your safety?– Self
– Co-workers
– Supervisors, managers
– The University
– Any others whose work may affect you
Personal responsibility• Take reasonable care for your own
safety• Take reasonable care for others’
safety• Report dangerous situations and
shortcomings in safety arrangements• Co-operate with employers’
arrangements.
Advice• Departmental Safety Officer: Malcolm
Bradbury, Senior Administrator (CL)
• Area Safety Officer (Policy/Strategy): Diane Thomason (DWB)
• Deputy Area Safety Officer (Operations): Robin Silvester (DWB)
• Secretary: Carolyn Addison (DWB)
• Email: [email protected]
• Building Safety Officers
• Fire Safety Officers
• Specialist safety advisers
PROHIBITION
you MUST NOT
MANDATORY
you MUST
ADVISORY
hazard warning
SAFE CONDITION /ADVISORY
FIRE
Safety Signs
Electricity
• Area Electrical Supervisors– Alan Hodgson– Trevor Harris – Only authorised Engineering Services staff
may work on the building wiring
• Portable Electrical Equipment Testing: Mr J Fopma Ext 73420– Get ALL new equipment checked before
use, including any that belongs to you
• See Handbook
Chemicals, Biohazards
• Advice on chemical safety and the implementation of the COSHH regulations:– Dr R C C Ward, Mr K R Belcher
• Departmental Biological Safety Officer: – Dr S Tucker Deputy: Dr R Berry – Responsible for liaison with the University Safety Office
and for advice on biological safety, including GM
Lasers• Departmental Laser Supervisor
(DLS): responsible for supervision and inspection
• DLS or deputy must be consulted if any safety procedures are unclear, and informed immediately of any accidents/incidents.
• All lasers and personnel working with lasers must be registered with, and authorised by, the DLS before starting.
• DLS: Dr M Johnston
Ionising radiation
• All radiation workers must be authorised
• University’s Safety Arrangements and Local Rules
• Department of Physics General and Specific Local Rules
• All work under the supervision of the SRPSs and RPSs
Mechanical workshops
• Workshops staffed by authorised technical staff
• Clarendon – Research Workshop
• AUTHORISED staff and students can use the Research Workshop under the strict supervision of the Workshop Supervisor.
Display screen equipment
• Check your workstation set-up• Complete the workstation checklist and
hand to your nearest Departmental DSE Assessor
• Occupational Health referrals if necessary
• If you have a problem – ASK, before it gets worse
Workstation Set Up Diagram
Shoulders relaxed
Screen height adjusted to
prevent poor head and neck
posture Screen height dependent on typing style, tasks performed,
software used and glasses worn
Neutral wrist posture
Elbows at approximately 90
degrees
Chair adjusted to support back at a comfortable angle
and to allow for appropriate upper
body posture
Even pressure across thighs
Space beneath your desk to allow you to move your legs
Feet supported by floor or footrest
Personal safety, security
• Keep the workplace secure• Working away from base or with the
public • Lone working• Business travel• REPORT violence, verbal abuse or
threats
Manual handling
• Lifting, carrying, pushing etc.
• Parcels, boxes, trolleys, gas cylinders, machinery
• AVOID where possible
• Assess risk – manual handling assessors
• Manual handling training
Risk assessment
• Hazard: Something with the potential to cause harm– Trailing cable – trip hazard– Faulty electrical appliance – electric shock
hazard
• Risk: The likelihood that the harm from a particular hazard occurs, AND the severity of the harm.
• Ensure you are aware of risk assessments for your work area.
Hierarchy of controls
• Eliminate• Substitute• Isolate/Segregate• Safe systems of work• Warning systems• Information, instruction, training
and supervision• Personal Protective Equipment
Safe PLACE controls
Safe PERSON controls
Further information
• Staff induction handout
• Physics safety handbook (on Physics Safety web pages)
• Risk assessments
• Safety talks
• University Policy Statements (on University Safety Office web pages)
Further information
• https://www.physics.ox.ac.uk/Healthsafety/– Physics safety pages (in Information for
Staff)
• http://www.admin.ox.ac.uk/safety/– University Safety office
• http://www.admin.ox.ac.uk/uohs/– University Occupational health service