Health

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Welcome to Health and Safety at UWIC
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Health Safety at UWIC

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Health Safety Policy
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Heads of Schools/Units

• Produce a School/Unit health safety policy and
  health safety committee
• Develop effective health safety systems
  ensure that responsibilities are devolved through
  school/unit structures
• Make arrangements for workplace assessments

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• Risk assess activities and ensure that safe
  systems of work are applied
• Ensure that accidents are reported, investigated
  and that measures are taken to prevent or reduce
  recurrence

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Head of Estates

• Arranging for statutory tests, inspections to be
  undertaken maintaining the fabric of the
  building and services
• Consideration of health safety implications on
  new or refurbished installations, plant
  equipment

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Head of Facilities

• Catering
• Residences
• Campus Services
• Security

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• Fire Risk Assessment
• Fire Evacuation Procedures
• Access/Egress
• Traffic Control

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Everyone at UWIC has a part to play in reducing
the risk of accidents or ill-health

• Take reasonable care for the Health and Safety of
  yourself of other persons who maybe affected by
  your acts or omissions - things you do, or things
  you neglect to do.
• Co-operate wherever necessary to help ensure
  compliance with Health and Safety requirements

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Health Safety Management Structure
EMPLOYMENT POLICY COMMITTEE
UWIC HEALTH SAFETY COMMITTEE
Deputy Principal - chair of HS Committee All
Heads of Schools, Head of Estates Head of
Facilities, Trade Union Representatives Student
Union President
SCHOOL HEALTH SAFETY COMMITTEES
DEPARTMENT / UNIT HEALTH SAFETY COMMITTEES
HEALTH SAFETY TEAMS Workplace inspections
HEALTH SAFETY TEAMS Workplace inspections
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General Information

• EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
• Fire Action notices are displayed throughout UWIC
  and identify the action to take on discovering a
  fire or on hearing a fire alarm. Please read this
  information and commit the instructions to
  memory.
• Designated Fire Wardens are located throughout
  UWIC and will assist in all evacuations.

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First Aid

• Supplies of first aid and trained First Aid
  Officers are located throughout UWIC.
• Emergency First aid may be summoned by dialling
  222 from an internal phone

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Electricity

• Please ensure that the electrical equipment you
  use at UWIC is safe. Do not operate portable
  electrical appliances unless you have first
  carried out a visual inspection and are confident
  of how to operate the equipment safely.
• All UWICs portable electrical appliances are
  tested on a periodic basis by Estates and should
  carry a green label identifying the test date.

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Reporting Hazards

• Please follow your School/Units procedure for
  reporting any unsafe act or condition. If you are
  unclear as to when or to whom you should report,
  ask your Line Manager.

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Accident Reporting

• Accident report forms (AR/99) are available from
  Campus Receptions and all Medical rooms.

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Find Out More!

• www.uwic.ac.uk/hs