PRIMARY INDUCTION

Faculty Safety Managers:

Stefan Hoyle &

Jan de Abela-Borg

Emergency phone numbers

Campus emergency phone number: 020 7589 1000Put it in your mobile!

Or from college phones on SK campus phone: 4444

Always call these numbers in preference to 999

Fire 1

When you enter a building/lecture theatre/lab etc for the first time always:

Look for the fire exits (green running man signs)

Look for the fire information notices which will tell you where the evacuation assembly point is.

Fire 2

If the fire alarm sounds in any building:Leave by the nearest exit via the sign posted evacuation routeDo not stop to collect coats or belongingsMove well away from the building (to the assembly point if you know where it is.)Do not re-enter the building unless you are told it is safe to do so

Fire alarms:

Different buildings may have different alarm systems/sounds

Alarms are tested weekly

Fire drills are held annually.

Fire 3

If you discover a fire

Raise the alarm by activating the nearest call point – just break the glass and push / push on the black button!

Leave the building and move away

Accidents and Near Misses

Report incidents immediately to your supervisor or tutor or to a warden

They will help you complete an Accident or Near Miss Form

These are available on the Safety Dept web site.

Slips, trips, heights, manual handling etc

Hazards, Safety Signage & Restricted Areas in College

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prohibition

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Container labels

Normal Working Hours & Building Access Hours

Most Buildings have access hours from 7am – 11pm - your card will not work outside these hours.

All Departments have specified working hours and procedures for working outside these times.

Where appropriate you will be told of these arrangements.

Be careful & beware when leaving buildings and campuses late at night – ensure you have a safe method of travel.

Safety Committees, Concerns & Training

All Departments and Divisions have termly Health & Safety Committees.Students are represented on these committees – Find out who your rep is.

If you have any queries or concerns about Safety speak to your supervisor, tutor, local safety officer or Faculty Safety Manager.

It is compulsory for you to attend all timetabled safety training.

Safety Notice Board

Each Department will have at least 1 Safety Notice Board–It will include a list of Departmental First Aiders & a list of Departmental Safety PersonnelFind out where yours is!

Student and Staff Home Pages

Useful websites for your ‘favourites’

http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/safety - College Safety webpage

http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/naturalsciences/staff/healthandsafety - Faculty of Natural Sciences webpage and links to Dept web pages

http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/occhealth - Occupational Health advice

http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/facilitiesmanagement/security - Fire and Security information