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Safety
Basic Health & Safety Office

Domestic arrangements
Outline of training session

Presented by
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Safety
Health and Safety Office

Health and safety is

intended to bring
about condition free
from risk of injury or
threat to our health
and well-being.

This objective is not

a natural state of
affairs.
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Safety
We Believe Office

Workplace accidents, illness and incidents

are preventable
provided that

Health and Safety

is Managed
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Safety
Clapham Junction Accident Office

A concern for safety which is sincerely held

and repeatedly expressed but, nevertheless,
is not carried through into action, is as much
protection from danger as no concern at all.
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Safety
What could happen? Office

Near- Minor
miss injury

Major Death
injury
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Safety
Kinds of Accidents Office
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Safety
Why report accidents? Office

Accidents should be reported because:

The law requires some specific types of accidents
to be reported to the Enforcing Authorities.
The University Safety Policy requires all accidents
and near misses to be reported to the USO.
It enables investigations so as to prevent further
accidents.
Reports enable the University to identify trends.
Report accidents on-line at www.safety.ncl.ac.uk
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How big is the Accident
Safety
Problem? Office

HSE shows accidents cost:

APAU studies
37% of annualised profit.
8.5% of tender price.
5% of running costs.
Bear in mind that these were large and well organised
companies that already had a high standard of loss
control and lower than average accident rates.
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General duties on the
Safety
employer Office

The HSWA places the following general

duties on the employer, which apply to
staff ,students, visitors and contractors:

provide safe place of work

provide safe plant and equipment
provide safe systems of work
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Safety
General duties on employees Office

The HSWA places the following general

duties on staff, students, visitors and
contractors:

to take reasonable care

to co-operate with the employer
not to interfere with safety arrangements
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Safety
Reasonably practicable Office

Risk should be set

against the effort
required to remove it.
It is not reasonably
practicable if the cost
of removal of risk is
disproportionately
high
It is reasonably
practicable if a risk
can be removed at
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Safety
Herald of Free Enterprise Office

The failure
on the part of
management
to give
proper and
clear
direction was
a
contributory
cause of the
disaster.
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Responsible People for
Safety
University Office

The VC.
The PVC for Safety.
The Provost / Registrar.
The Head of School / Service.
(The School Safety Officer).
The Lab/Area Manager.
The Lecturer.
Individual researchers, Staff, Students.
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Safety
Safety Management Office

This begins with Policy

and uses tools such as Local Rules
and Risk Assessment to establish control
of the hazards and risks of work.

It is a specific legal duty to manage

safety so that all risks are suitably and
sufficiently controlled.
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Safety
Safety Policy Office

Legal requirement under S2(3) of HSWA.

University Policy published in a book and
on web.
Schools need their Policies.
Labs/buildings may need additional
policy/arrangements to provide more detail.
Arrangements will need to include Local
Rules.
Some local rules are needed by law - e.g.
rules for Ionising Radiation.
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Safety
Policy Office

The University Safety Policy MUST be

followed
See the USO website for the up to date
policy
www.safety.ncl.ac.uk
Each School has a Safety Policy,
providing more details as to how issues
are dealt with in the School
Some labs also have Policies and Local
Rules with additional details.
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Safety
Identifying the main hazards Office

Examples which
affect safety and/or
health:
Lifting and
Biological hazards carrying
Chemicals
Repetitive
Fire movements
Radiation
Waste
This is the first step
Electricity in
Noise and Vibration
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Safety
Biohazards Office

Bio-COSHH

Classification of
organisms
Control of Pathogens
(inc. inoculations)
Control of spread of
organisms
Control of GM work
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Safety
Chemicals Office

COSHH Control of Substances Hazardous to

Health.
This applies to all chemicals and substances
(including cultures) used in labs and
elsewhere.
There are specific additional measures for very
high risk chemicals and substances in
particular
Cyanides Pathogens Asthmagens
This is dealt with in more detail in the
Risk Assessment Training provided by the USO.
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Safety
Fire Office

All Fire Alarms must be

treated as genuine

Evacuate immediately
Close doors and
windows as you leave
Go to the assembly
point
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Safety
Actions to take to prevent Fire Office

Keep smoke doors

closed
Do not obstruct escape
corridors
Store fire risk materials
correctly
Control wastes.
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Safety
Radiation Office

Very heavily controlled by the HSE and the

Environment Agency. Specific laws relating to the
use, storage and disposal of radioactive materials.

Use is restricted to controlled areas.

Only authorised persons permitted to use
radiation.
All use must be recorded, and all wastes
controlled.
Very specific Local Rules are in force.
Good technique main protection against
contamination.
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Safety
Waste Office

Many accidents are caused by incorrect

disposal of wastes.
Wastes must be segregated by law.
University has strict rules.
Errors put others at risk.
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Safety
Getting help Office

Assistance within the School.

Project Supervisor
School Safety Officer
Biological Safety Supervisor
Radiation Protection Supervisor

The Safety Office website

www.safety.ncl.ac.uk
or you can call the Safety Office on 6274
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Safety
Legal duties Office

COMMON LAW
duty of one individual to another - Duty
of Care

STATUTE LAW
Criminal Law
duty between individual and the state
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Safety
The costs of failure Office

Health and safety law is Criminal Law

Failure to manage health and safety can
result in:

prosecution,
fines and imprisonment
compensation claims
loss of output or service
replacement costs
loss of reputation
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Safety
Cases of note Office

Mr RE Hill Asbestos

UCL London - Sharps box

Birmingham University - Lab Safety

Regulations

January 2006
A University fined 70,000 following an
accident
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Safety
Any Questions Office

If you have any questions on general Health and

Safety issues please go to your School Safety
Officer.

If you have questions about this presentation

please come to the front and ask them before I
go.

If you want to attend any of the University Safety

Office training courses please book using the
form on the USO website at www.safety.ncl.ac.uk
 Safety
Courses available include Office

Accident and Investigation - Basic Fire Training -

Basic Health & Safety - Biological Safety -
Chemical Safety Training - Cryogenics Safety Training -
Disposable Gloves - Emergencies - EVAC Chairs -
Gas Safety Laboratory - Gas Cylinder Safety - GM Safety
-
Safety Awareness - Health & Safety Law -
Health & Safety Management - Portable Appliance Testing -
Radiation Worker Safety Training - Risk Assessment -
Safety Signs and their interpretation