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UniversityofAberdeenSchoolOfEngineeringHEALTHANDSAFETYRISKREGISTERJan2013CONTENTSINTRODUCTIONFIREELECTRICITYSLIPS&TRIPSFALLSFROMHEIGHTMANUALHANDLING&LIFTINGCOMPUTERWORKSTATIONSLEVCHEMICALSFLAMMABLELIQUIDSCOMPRESSEDGASSESCONTRACTORSLONEWORKINGOUTOFHOURSWORKINGLASERSACCIDENTSWASTEDUST&FUMESNOISEFILEDTRIPSMACHINERYDESTRUCTIVE&NON-DESTRUCTIVETESTINGPRESSUREVESSELSINTRODUCTIONTheSchoolisrequiredtocompilearegisterofthemainhealthandsafetyriskswhichareunderitscontrol.Theregisterliststhemainsourcesofharmtostaff,studentsandvisitorsandsummarisesthestepswhicharetobetakentomanagetherisks.Theregisterhasanumberofpurposes:1)ItprovidesanoverviewoftheriskswhichtheSchoolisattemptingtomanagetoallowstaffandstudentstoseeclearlywhattheimportanthealthandsafetyissuesare.2)Toprovidestaffandstudentswhohavethoughtsonriskswhichtheyfeelarenotbeingadequatelycontrolledtosuggestimprovementstotheregister.3)Wheresuggestionsaremadeforimprovementstohealthandsafetyarrangements,theregisterprovidesameanstocapturethemandmakesurethattheywereproperlyconsideredandthen,ifappropriate,translatedintoaction.4)Additionalrisksandtheneedforriskcontrolsmightalsobeidentifiedduringinspectionsandduringinvestigationsintoaccidents.Again,theseproposalscouldbecapturedbytheregister.5)Finally,theregisterwoulddemonstratetooutsiders(forexample,andHSEinspectorsorinsuranceinspectorswhocametovisit)thatweapproachthemanagementofhealthandsafetyinastructuredanddisciplinedmanner.TOPICRISKCONTROLSFURTHERWORKREQUIREDTargetCompletionDate/PersonAssignedToActionFIREProceduresforrespondingtoafireandevacuationofbuilding.Firedrillsandstafftraining.Escaperouteskeptclearwithnostorageofcombustiblematerials.Firedoorskeptclosed.Automaticdoorskeptclear.PlansofthebuildingsandindicationsofhazardousareasarestoredintheFireInformationBoxesatentrancetobuilding.Hazardwarningnoticesonlab.doorsasappropriate.ELECTRICITYNooverloadingofelectricalsocketsandnoobstructionofventilationofelectricalequipment.Checkduringsafetyinspections.InspectionandtestingofLab.equipmentbytechnicalstaff.InspectionandtestingofofficeportableequipmentbyEstates.Allequipmentbroughtfromhomemustbecheckedbytechnicalstaff.Staff&studentsinformedatinduction.SLIPSANDTRIPSNotrailingcablesorhoses.Spillagescleareduppromptly.Defectsinfloorcoveringsreportedpromptly.Notifyallfaultsassoonaspossible.FALLSFROMHEIGHTLadders/steps/kickstoolsavailabletoallandorderedasrequired.Allladdersarelabelledandareinspectedevery12monthsDisposeofwoodenladders.MANUALHANDLING&LIFTINGManualandpoweredpedestrianpallet&forktrucksavailable.Operatorsshouldbetrained.Overheadcranesavailable.Operatorsmustbetrained.Shackles&straps.Appropriateservicingcarriedout.RegularInsuranceinspectionsrequired.AppropriatePPEmustbeworn.COMPUTERWORKSTATIONSComputerworkstationassessmentstobecarriedoutforallmembersofstaff.Reassessifchangeoflocationorat3-yearlyintervals.LEVAnnualexaminationundercontrolofEstates.Ensurethatthishappensandthatrepairsarecarriedout.Replacefiltersasappropriatepermanufacturersinstructions.CHEMICALSWorkwithchemicalscoveredbyindividualRiskassessments.MaterialsSafetyDataSheetskeptlocallyandcheckedduringinspections.AlllabuserstobemadeawareofMSDS.Decontaminationofequipmenttobecertifiedbeforemaintenance.Spillstobecleanedupimme...