HEALTH AND SAFETY AT SOAS Delivered by Russell Hunter Grad IOSH
WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR HEALTH AND SAFETY AT SOAS? THE MOST SENIOR PERSON WITHIN THE ORGANISATION IS ULTIMATELY RESPONSIBLE FOR H&S VALERIE AMOS HAT OBILIGATIONS DO SOAS AVE UNDER THE HEALTH AND AFETY AT WORK ACT? NDER THE HEALTH AND SAFETY AT WORK ETC ACT 1974, SOAS HAS A EGAL OBILIGATION TO ENSURE, AS FAR AS IS REASONABLE PRACTICABLE, HE HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE OF ITS EMPLOYEES NDER THE SAME ACT WHAT IS XPECTED OF EMPLOYEES? S AN EMPLOYEE YOU HAVE A DUTY TO CO-OPERATE WITH YOUR EMPLOYER AND ELP ACHIEVE COMPLIANCE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS REGULATION 2
FIRE 3
IF YOU DISCOVER A FIRE: ACTIVATE YOUR NEAREST FIRE CALL POINT WARN ANYONE NEARBY CALL RECEPTION ON EXT:555, THEY WILL CALL EMERGENCY SERVICES 4
ON HEARING THE FIRE ALARM: 1. LEAVE THE BUILDING VIA THE NEAREST AVAILABLE EXIT (PLEASE ENSURE THAT YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH ALL FIRE EXITS IN YOUR AREA) 2. CO-OPERATE WITH THE FIRE WARDEN IN YOUR AREA 3. DO NOT GO BACK FOR ANY PERSONAL BELONGINGS. 4. CONGREGATE AT YOUR DESIGNATED ASSEMBLY POINT 5. DO NOT ASSEMBLE IN FRONT OF THE BUILDING AS YOU MAY OBSTRUCT THE EXIT 6. DO NOT USE LIFTS 5
Personal emergency evacuation plans: Some staff or students may require assistance during an emergency evacuation. This could range from providing a steady arm as they use the stairs, to requiring the use of one of our evacuation chairs. A formal plan should be drawn up for those that need this assistance so that it can be put into practice during an emergency situation. 6
FIRE DRILLS 7
KNOW YOUR ASSEMBLY POINT: ASSEMBLY POINTS - SOAS 21/22 Russell Square - College Precinct 23/24 Russell Square - College Precinct Main Building - Malet Street Brunei Gallery Malet Street PWW- Malet Street 53 Gordon Square- Gordon Square Gardens 8
EXTINGUISHERS ONLY USE EXTINGUISHERS IF YOU HAVE FORMAL TRAINING AND THE SITUATION DICTATES THAT IT IS SAFE TO DO SO! 9
FIRST AID 10
WHO IS MY NEAREST FIRST AIDER? 11
DO WE HAVE TRAINED DEFIBRILLATOR (AED)USERS AT SOAS? YES, SOME STAFF HAVE BEEN TRAINED IN THE USE OF DEFIBRILLATORS. THEY CAN BE FOUND ON THE FIRST AID LIST. DEFIBRILLATORS CAN BE FOUND IN THE RECEPTION AREAS IN THE MAIN BUILDING, PWW, BRUNEI GALLERY AND THE FABER BUILDING. 12
ACCIDENT REPORTING 13
Why report accidents? Its our legal duty to have a record of accidents and most importantly gives the opportunity to investigate them in an effort to prevent the same occurrence happening again. Why report near misses? As the different between a near miss and an actual accident could be as little as a few millimetres or a matter of seconds How do you report an accident, incident or near miss? To report an accident, simply visit the accident reporting section of the web site. On this page you will find an online form which you can complete. This form is then automatically sent through to me. 14
COMMON WORK PLACE HAZARDS 15
DISPLAY SCREEN EQUIPMENT A MAJOR CAUSE OF BACK, NECK AND RSI TYPE INJURIES AS WELL AS SIGHT ISSUES SUCH AS EYE STRAIN CONTROLLING THE ASSOCIATED RISKS ANNUALLY COMPLETE A SELF ASSESSMENT FORM AND RETURN IT TO THE HEALTH AND SAFETY MANAGER AS A USER OF DSE YOU ARE ENTITLED TO A FREE SIGHT TEST IF YOU NEED ONE. FOLLOWING THE EXAMPLE SET IN THE FOLLOWING DIAGRAM WILL ENSURE THAT YOUR WORK STATION SET UP CORRECTLY 16
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MANUAL HANDLING THE BIGGEST CAUSE OF MSD (MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS) IN THE WORK PLACE CONTROLLING THE ASSOCIATED RISKS IF POSSIBLE AVOID MANUAL HANDLING ALTOGETHER CARRY OUT A RISK ASSESSMENT ON THE MANUAL HANDLING TASK. IF YOUR ROLE REQUIRES REPEATED LIFTING, CARRYING, PULLING OR PUSHING, ENQUIRE ABOUT MANUAL HANDLING TRAINING 18
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SLIPS AND TRIPS A MAIN CAUSE OF FRACTURES IN THE WORK PLACE CONTROLLING THE ASSOCIATED RISKS GOOD HOUSEKEEPING GOOD CABLE MANAGEMENT CLEARING UP SPILLAGES REPORTING BUILDING DEFECTS TO THE ESTATES TEAM SIGNAGE BEING USED AT APPROPRIATE TIMES 20
LECTRICITY A MAJOR CAUSE OF FIRE IN THE WORK PLACE CONTROLLING THE ASSOCIATED RISKS 21
SAFETY POLICIES AND GUIDANCE NOTES HEALTH AND SAFETY POLICY EMEGENCY EGRESS FOR DISABLED PEOPLE NEW AND EXPECTANT MOTHERS CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE WORKING OVERSEAS FOOD ALLERGIES FIRE SAFETY POLICY DSE LONEWORKING BUIDLING SPECIFIC EMERGENCY EVACUATION DOCS 22
SMOKING IS PROHIBITED THROUGHOUT ALL SOAS PREMISES 23