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General safety & health induction for new staff/students Ir. NELSON CHAN Senior Health, Safety and Environment, Officer , HSEO (ext:8390) (With modification for EIE -last update, Jun 2013). Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Introduction.
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General safety & health inductionfor new staff/students Ir. NELSON CHAN Senior Health, Safety and Environment, Officer , HSEO (ext:8390)(With modification for EIE -last update, Jun 2013) Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Introduction • Provide safety induction to a new comer like you is our general practice. • An old hand of the department, most likely is your supervisor/lab-in-charge, would conduct the induction for you and this power point presentation is to supplement the induction with visual aid materials. • Ask question if you are in doubt!!!
University Health and Safety Policy/ Environmental Policy • Health and Safety Policy - to ensure, as far as reasonable practicable, the health and safety of all • Its staff at work • Students in the course of study • The general public using our premises • PolyU committed to achieve high H&S standards over and above statutory requirements. • Environmental Policy – committed to provide a good environment for its staff and students • To ensure that its activities are conducted in an environmentally responsible manner
Your health and safety responsibilities: • to be actively involved in implementing the Health and Safety Policies; • to take reasonable care at work (or in the course of study) for your own health and safety and all others who may be affected by your acts or omissions; • not to interfere with or misuse, intentionally or recklessly, anything provided in the interests of health and safety; and • to report problems relating to health and safety matters.
Possible assistance from departmental health and safety officer (DHSEO) DHSEO of EIE is Dr. M. W. Mak and he is the co-ordinator of departmental H,S&E matters. You may have to contact this important person from time to time. (EIE)
You may contact your DHSEO for more information if you have any health, safety or environmental problem. DHSO: Dr. M. W. Mak Room: DE602 Tel: 2766-6257 E-mail: man.wai.mak@polyu.edu.hk (EIE)
DHSC EIE has Departmental Health and Safety Committee (DHSEC). You can address your H&S problems via DHSEC as well. Members of DHSEC are: 1. Dr. Daniel P. K. Lun (Chairman) 2. Dr. M. W. Mak (DHSEO) 3. Dr. Simon S. F. Hau 4. Mr C. W. Lip 5. Mr Ryan Yau (EIE)
General safety rules of the University Health and Safety Guide Safety Handbook Emergency Procedures Handbook Laboratory Safety Manual Procedure Manual for Using the Licensed Dangerous Goods Stores on Campus Handbook for Handling Wastes The above handbook is available at HSO homepage
Machinery Safety Dangers:- Traps (compression & crushing, abrasion) Impacts (flying parts or particles) Contact (cuts, drawing-in, piercing) Entanglement (nips)
Guarding & Operation of Machinery Law requires that every dangerous part of a machine must be effectively guarded by any one of the following types of methods or by a combination of them. 1. A fixed guard 2. An interlocking guard 3. An automatic guard 4. A trip guard 5. A two-hand control device
Electrical Safety • Hazards:- • Electric Shock (ventricular fibrillation) • Burn • Ignition of combustible material/Fire • Explosion
Laser Safety • Class 3B or 4 laser equipment must be registered with HSEO • Only trained personnel can be authorized to use Class 3B or 4 laser equipment
First aid box in campus Each teaching laboratory (class-room), research laboratory, research office with many occupants and general office has a first aid box, like one on the photos above. Of course, you can tour the office, workshop or laboratory to familiar with its location.
First Aid Box Contents急救箱物品 All first aid contents should be maintained in a serviceable condition. Cooperate to ensure that the First Aid Box contents are refilled periodically. 急救箱物品必須保持在良好狀態，請補充急救箱内的物品以符合一般急救之水平 For emergency, please call 999 ; or University Health Service (Office hour) 27664433 ; or Facilities Management Office (24-hour Hotline)27667999 ; 如急需醫護人員協助，請電九九九或 大學醫療保健處 (辦公時間内) 27664433或 大學物業管理處保安組 (二十四小時熱線) 27667999
Fire safety Sound the fire alarm by activating the break-glass fire alarm call point switch in case of fire. Familiar yourself with the location of hose reel and the break-glass alarm.
Emergency shower and eyewash Familiar yourself with the locations of emergency shower and eyewash.
Personal protective equipment Check with your supervisor/lab in-charge on which PPE you need at work/study? • Your departmental health and safety officer (DHSEO), or Laboratory/workshop in-charge is the one to arrange provision of PPE for you. • PPE has a central purchasing program. The department can purchase PPE from suppliers through the central purchasing contract. • For any enquiry, please feel free to contact HSEO.
Maintenance and inspection of PPE • Inspect your PPE before and after each use • Take care of PPE at all times • Clean your PPE after each use • Inform your supervisor on damaged or broken PPE and seek for replacement or repair • Store PPE in clean, dry area - free from exposure to sunlight or contaminants
Emergency reporting • Fire • Any accident/injury • Leakage/spillage of chemical • Any other incidents that life or property is endangered WHAT SHOULD YOU DO IN CASE OF EMERGENCY ?
Call campus security control centre by dialing: 27667999 (emergency line), or 27667666 / 27667177 (24 hours) or Use the emergency telephone sets at various strategic locations
Particulars to be reported to the campus security control centre • Your name and department • Your contact telephone number • Nature of incident with brief description • Full detail of location of accident • Any person(s) injured in the incident
After injury/ incident, report the case to your supervisor or lab in-charge responsible for the area so that they could report the case to HSEO by filling a Accident/Incident Report Form(HSO Form 2) and send it to Health, Safety & Environment Office through the Department Head within 72 hours The HSO Form2 can be downloaded from Intranet electronic form library of The PolyU homepage
Remember : Ext. 7999 for Emergency Reporting to Campus Security Control Centre
Touring Department of Electronic and Information Engineering • There are several places in EIE where staff members should pay particular attention due to higher risk involved. Certainly, it is duty of your supervisor/ lab in-charge to give you necessary information and training before commencing your work at such places. • GH045 - Mechanical safety (EIE)
Touring Department of EIE -continued • EF501c and EF503 - laser safety • BC702- chemical safety (corrosive, irritating, flammable, oxidizing, harmful and toxic chemicals ) • BC701- compress gas safety • BC704 - liquid nitrogen safety (EIE)
Compulsory training(1) • Required by law • Electricity work • Operation of irradiating apparatus • Manual handling • Usage of Display Screen Equipment and workstation (http://www.rehabclinic.org/dse.asp) (EIE)
Compulsory training(2) • Required by the University • Laser Safety - Laser operators working on Class 3B or above • Laboratory Safety - Staff and Research Students working in chemical and/or biological laboratory • Dangerous Goods Handling - Staff and Research Students handling • Chemical Waste and Wastewater Management - All staff working in laboratories where chemical wastes and wastewater are produced • Consult your supervisor about your job nature, and if you need any of above trainings, you can do it by self-learning, testing and registration via HSEO web site: https://elearning.hseo.polyu.edu.hk/main/mainpage.php (Click on: Laboratory Safety Web-based Self-learning and Registration System (Intranet Access- NetID Login Required) • If you have any doubt about your training, consult DHSEO, Dr. M. W. Mak (EIE)
Face mask training • EIE has established avian flu preparedness policy. As a part of it, you are required to get familiar with face mask usage. Please visit http://www.eie.polyu.edu.hk/eSafety/docs/useMaskProperly.pdf to obtain the necessary training. Otherwise, you can contact Mr CH Lip for the same purpose (ext 6198). (EIE)
Display screen equipment users-revisited • If you are a display screen equipment user, do not ignore the fact that a long term usage can bad health. To prevent it : • 1. Insure that you have appropriate computer setup. • If you have any doubt about your display screen equipment, ask your supervisor or DHSEO to arrange the assessment via DHSEO. • 2. Periodically stop your computer work and perform necessary exercise, as described at http://www.eie.polyu.edu.hk/eSafety . (EIE)
Save energy • Support energy saving policy of PolyU. • How to do it? Visit energy saving poster at: http://www.polyu.edu.hk/fmo/main/Energy%20Saving%20poster.pdf (EIE)
Positive attitude For your better working environment, have a positive and active attitude towards HSE policy at PolyU! (EIE)
