Safety Matters!Safety Matters!

Dr. Ngai WongDr. Ngai Wong

Safety Coordinator 2004/05Safety Coordinator 2004/05

2 Sep 20042 Sep 2004

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Contact PersonsContact Persons

• Dr. N. WongDr. N. Wong, Safety Coordinator, CYC720, , Safety Coordinator, CYC720, 2859191428591914

• Mr. C. L. ChanMr. C. L. Chan, Chief Technician, LG301A , Chief Technician, LG301A 28592694/9781361228592694/97813612

• Department HomepageDepartment Homepage General Info. General Info. Safety Safety and Emergencyand Emergency

Safety is ……Safety is ……

• Free from danger or injuryFree from danger or injury

• No such thing as absolute safetyNo such thing as absolute safety

• Rather, we use the term Rather, we use the term RISKRISK

• In other words, safety is the control of risk or a In other words, safety is the control of risk or a judgment of the acceptability of riskjudgment of the acceptability of risk

• A thing is safe if its risks are judged to be A thing is safe if its risks are judged to be acceptableacceptable

• Quantitatively:Quantitatively:

Risk = Probability of occurrence * consequence of occurrenceRisk = Probability of occurrence * consequence of occurrence

Risk ManagementRisk Management

• Emphasize on the systematic identification, Emphasize on the systematic identification, analysis, assessment of all risks inherent in an analysis, assessment of all risks inherent in an activityactivity

• Effective measures can be established to Effective measures can be established to control the riskscontrol the risks

• Assessment is subjective. Stay alert! Assessment is subjective. Stay alert! Sometimes (most of the time) Sometimes (most of the time) you need to be you need to be conservativeconservative

• Close scrutiny shows many accidents or injuries Close scrutiny shows many accidents or injuries could have been avoided with proper risk could have been avoided with proper risk managementmanagement

Legal RequirementLegal Requirement

• The The Occupational Safety and Health OrdinanceOccupational Safety and Health Ordinance ((OSHOOSHO) has been in effect since June 1997. This ) has been in effect since June 1997. This Ordinance brings safety and health at work under Ordinance brings safety and health at work under statutory control.statutory control.

• All members of the university mustAll members of the university must– comply with the safety, health, and comply with the safety, health, and

environmental regulationsenvironmental regulations– comply with the work practices laidcomply with the work practices laid

down in University policy down in University policy – share the responsibility for protecting from share the responsibility for protecting from

injury those working in the departmentinjury those working in the department– help to protect others who may be exposed to help to protect others who may be exposed to

hazards from our activitieshazards from our activities

How?How?

• Being a student in a university, you MUST be able to:Being a student in a university, you MUST be able to:– Properly follow the Properly follow the safety precautionssafety precautions in laboratories in laboratories– Learn the necessary Learn the necessary operating proceduresoperating procedures of machines of machines– Stay calmStay calm in an unlikely event of accident, and in an unlikely event of accident, and help help

others only when you are safeothers only when you are safe

• Being an engineer or a manager in near future, you Being an engineer or a manager in near future, you MUST learn to:MUST learn to:– Appreciate Appreciate potential hazardspotential hazards in various industrial in various industrial

processesprocesses– Practice Practice safety/risk managementsafety/risk management– Help to Help to ensure a safe workplaceensure a safe workplace for your fellow workers for your fellow workers

• In any event, In any event, safety comes first!safety comes first!

As a Student ……As a Student ……

• MUSTMUST follow technicians’ guidance while in follow technicians’ guidance while in laboratorieslaboratories

• NEVERNEVER perform unauthorized experiments perform unauthorized experiments

• NEVERNEVER repair any machines in the lab repair any machines in the lab

• NEVERNEVER do experiment ALONE in the lab do experiment ALONE in the lab

• BEWAREBEWARE of electric shock – treat all circuits as ON of electric shock – treat all circuits as ON all the timeall the time

• ALWAYSALWAYS earth all electric machines/circuits earth all electric machines/circuits

• ALWAYS ALWAYS wear protective gears whenwear protective gears whenappropriateappropriate

• NEVERNEVER use an electric device (e.g., cell use an electric device (e.g., cell phone) when you suspect a gas leakphone) when you suspect a gas leak

As a Student ……As a Student ……

• NEVERNEVER touch any unknown chemicals touch any unknown chemicals

• ENSUREENSURE a tidy workplace, e.g., never eat or a tidy workplace, e.g., never eat or drink in the computer labdrink in the computer lab

• ALWAYSALWAYS be sure to locate fire exits be sure to locate fire exits

• NEVER NEVER smoke in the building (well… anywhere)smoke in the building (well… anywhere)

• NEVERNEVER think it will never happen!! think it will never happen!!

ConclusionConclusion

•USE COMMON SENSE!USE COMMON SENSE!

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