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FYP Safety

FYP Safety. FYP Safety requirements Lab Induction Access Quizzes Risk Assessment WorkCover’s Hazpak. Peter Turner. Lab Manager Responsible for OHS admin Room EE G04 Extension 16147 pturner@ee.newcastle.edu.au. FYP Safety requirements …. Lab Induction

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FYP Safety

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  1. FYP Safety FYP Safety requirements Lab Induction Access Quizzes Risk Assessment WorkCover’s Hazpak

  2. Peter Turner • Lab Manager • Responsible for OHS admin • Room EE G04 • Extension 16147 • pturner@ee.newcastle.edu.au

  3. FYP Safety requirements …. • Lab Induction Why: as a minimum you’ll need access to the labs for Open Day. • General Access Quiz Why: gives us confidence that you can work safely, wherever that maybe. • Risk Assessment Why: makes you and your supervisor consider any safety issues before you start.

  4. Lab Induction • Available in Blackboard, as per last year. • Before attempting this please read EE Safety Manual at: http://murray.newcastle.edu.au/users/staff/techweb/EESafety/GeneralSafety.html • Pass mark 100% Why: answer you get wrong may be the one you need in an emergency.

  5. Access Quiz …. (1) • Available in Blackboard • Can be at anytime, unsupervised • Questions are randomly selected from pools • Before attempting you might like to consult Access Quiz Tutorial at: http://murray.newcastle.edu.au/users/staff/techweb/EESafety/AccessQuizTut.htm • Pass mark 75%

  6. Access Quiz …. (2) • What types of questions are asked: • How to connect a power supply to a circuit, both single and dual output power supplies. • Difference between “floating” and Earth-referenced power supplies. • How to connect an Oscilloscope to a circuit. • How to correctly use the Earth Isolated GPO’s in our laboratories.

  7. Access Quiz …. (3) Example #1 – taken from Safety Manual incorrect correct

  8. Access Quiz …. (4) Example #2 – taken from Safety Manual • Two problems here: • Case of Oscilloscope at 200V DC • Parallel ground path.

  9. Risk Assessment …. (1) • The University has a good web-based reference http://www.newcastle.edu.au/services/safety/risk_analysis/oview.htm • What is a Hazard: “anything that has the potential to harm the health or safety of a person or plant” • What is a Risk Analysis: “A systematic process whereby supervisors, managers and staff identify, assess and control hazards that may affect people at the place of work” • Why do we do it: “All members of an organisation have a role and responsibilities in the implementation of workplace safety.”

  10. Risk Assessment …. (2) • New form for 2004 • Takes into account all locations where you will be working including labs, home and Industry Sponsors premises. • To be completed in conjunction with WorkCover’s Hazpak. • Both documents available from Blackboard Safety subject, ELECLISA - EE Lab Induction and Safety Quiz (Callaghan 2004)

  11. Risk Assessment …. (3) • This Risk Assessment form is a generic form and may not cover all the Risk’s associated with your project. • 5 Classifications of Hazards: • Physical – heat, light, noise, electrical, etc. • Chemical – acids, metals, gases, etc. • Biological – susceptibility to diseases • Mechanical – manual handling, machinery, etc. • Psychosocial – violence, harassment, stress, etc.

  12. Risk Assessment …. (4) • In general there are four ways of dealing with hazards: • Elimination, • Change equipment or materials, • Change work methods, and • Use personnel protective equipment (PPE). • These four ways are based on the hierarchy of controls provided for by the OHS Regulations. • The controls adopted should always be the highest level that can be reasonably attained.

  13. Risk Analysis • There are 5 steps to performing a successful Risk Assessment: • Identifying the Hazards, • Assess the Risk, • Documenting, • Controlling, and • Ongoing monitoring. • There are many ‘tools’ available to help with this process, the one most generally used is WorkCover’s Hazpak.

  14. WorkCover’s Hazpak …. (1) • Risk Assessment is a very judgmental procedure. • What you consider ‘safe’ may be considered ‘unsafe’ by others • General rules of OH&S: • don’t assume anything. • There is no such thing as common sense.

  15. WorkCover’s Hazpak …. (2)

  16. WorkCover’s Hazpak …. (3)

  17. Risk Assessment submission • Please: • complete Risk Assessment form & Hazpak, • arrange for a meeting with your project supervisor(s) to discuss results • if you are both happy with documents submit to Chris Jones (EEG07, Ph:49215438) • Equipment & Benches will not be issued/allocated until Risk Assessment documentation has been submitted.

  18. to conclude …. • THINK!!! - before you act. • if you have any safety questions ASK, technical staff are happy to help you - provided you respect our consultation times. • if you have problems with safety at your Industry sponsors premises please see Gunilla.

  19. some general advice …. • Take sometime to develop a project plan and discuss this with your supervisor. • Break the project and individual tasks into manageable parts. • Make sure you test each new addition to your project thoroughly. • Don’t test everything at once.

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