SAFETYSTATEMENT-UniversityofLimerick.doc

SAFETY STATEMENT Version 8 – August 2011 TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction SECTION 1 Safety Policy Statement Introduction Safety Policy Statement 8 Information for employees 10 Manner for Securing Safety 10 SECTION 2 Assignment of Responsibilities Organisation 13 Governing Authority 13 President 13 Executive Committee, 13 Deans, Division Directors, Heads of Departments 14 Safety Officer 16 Departmental Safety Advisors 16 Academic Staff 16 All Staff 17 Safety Representatives and Consultation Process 18 Contractors 19 Students 20 Visitors 20 Safety Queries and Problems 21 SECTION 3 Organisation and Arrangements for Safety Access to Buildings and Late Working 23 Accidents and Dangerous Occurrences 24 Dignity and Respect at work 25 local safety statement 26 Employees and Students with Disabilities 28 Fire 29 Emergencies or Serious and Imminent Danger 30 First Aid 31 Hazardous Substances 32 Manual Handling 33 Noise 34 Personal Protective Equipment 36 Pregnant, Post Natal Breastfeeding Employees 37 Revision 38 Safety Audits 39 Safety Representation and Consultation 41 Training 43 Display Screen Equipment 45 Construction Projects 47 OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH MANAGEMENT 48 SMOKING ON CAMPUS 49 ROADS TRAFFIC 50 SECTION 4 Hazard Identification and Control Measures 4.0 Hazard and Risk 52 Fire 55 Fork Lift Trucks and Pallet Trucks 56 L.P.G. – Bottles 57 Hoists and Gantries 58 Welding (incl. Arc welding, tig welding) 59 Electricity 60 Noise 61 Manual Handling (Loads to be handled) 62 Manual Handling (Handling task) 63 Manual Handling (Environment and individual capacity) 64 Housekeeping 65 Flammable Gases and Poisonous Gases 66 Compressed Air 67 Non-Flammable Compressed Gases 68 Storage Hazards 69 Abrasive Wheels and Grinding Machine 70 Transmission Machinery 7