2. PAN UNIVERSITY AND OTHER GENERAL POLICIES,
REGULATIONS AND GUIDANCE
This document specifies
the overall objectives to comply with all statutory Health and Safety
requirements, adopt all other reasonably practicable means to eliminate hazards
and reduce the risk of injury to its employees, students, visitors, contractors
and members of the public, and the risk of damage to property. It makes
reference to relevant statutory provisions and describes the organisation
within the University for policy making, provision of advice, monitoring of
Health and Safety, and executive responsibility. Finally, it outlines the arrangements
in place to carry out statutory Health and Safety duties. Appendices to the
document contain the following further information:
Appendix A – List of Policy
Statements, Codes of Practice and Guidance Notes on individual health and
safety issues that the University has prepared or is preparing:
Appendix B – Statements
of relevant statutory provisions related to the University, and covering:
The Health
and Safety at Work, etc (1974) Act
EEC based UK legislation – the so
called 6-pack of:
Management
of Health and Safety at Work Regulations (1992, 1999)
Health and
Safety (Display Screen Equipment) Regulations (1992)
Manual
Handling Operations Regulations (1992)
Provision
and Use of Work Equipment Regulations (PUWER, 1992, 1998)
Personal
Protective Equipment at Work Regulations (PPE, 1992)
Workplace
Health, Safety and Welfare Regulations (1992)
Other
H&S legislation as follows:
Occupiers
Liability Act (1957)
Factories
Act (1961)
Offices,
Shops and Railways Premises Act (1963)
Fire
Precautions Act (1971)
Health and
Safety (First Aid) Regulations (1981)
Reporting of Injuries,
Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR, 1995)
Control of Substances
Hazardous to Health Regulations (COSHH, 1988, 1994, 1999)
Noise at Work
Regulations (1989)
Electricity at Work
Regulations (1989)
Environmental Protection
Act (1990)
Food Safety Act (1990)
Appendix C – List of staff
with health and safety responsibilities for policy making, advising and
monitoring
Appendix D – List of
staff with executive responsibilities for health and safety
Appendix E – Form to record personal
details for use in cases of emergency
Appendix F – Emergency procedures
for accidents involving injury
Appendix G – Emergency procedures in
case of fire
The following University Policies, Codes of
Practice and Guidance Notes can be found via the documentation on the Health
and Safety website:
The Management of Health
and Safety at Work (Regulations, 1999) Guidance Notes and Risk Assessment Form
Control of Substances
Hazardous to Health - Policy, Code of Practice and Guidance Notes and
Assessment Form
Ionising Radiation
Safety Guidance Notes, Monthly Returns Form, Usage and Disposal Sheet (and
guidance notes)
Laser Guidance Notes
Association of
University Radiation Protection Officers Guidance on the safe use of lasers in
education and research
Use of Radiation
and Radionuclides - Codes of Practice and Guidance Notes
Manual Handling
Operations - Guidance Notes and Assessment Form
Portable Electrical Appliance
Inspection and Testing Policy - Code of Practice and Guidance Notes
Fire Safety Policy, Code
of Practice and Guidance Notes
Meningitis Policy and
Code of Practice
Staff use of private
vehicles on University business – Policy and Code of Practice
Minibus Passenger
Transport Vehicles Policy, Code of Practice and Guidance Notes
Children, Young People
and Vulnerable Adults on Campus - Policy, Code of Practice and Guidance Notes
Smoking Policy
Lifting Operations and
Lifting Equipment Regulations (LOLER 1998)
Petroleum Consolidation
Act (1928)
Abrasive Wheels Regulations (1970)
Woodworking Machines
Regulations (1974)
Pressure Systems and
Transportation of Gas Containers Regulations (1989)
Chemicals (Hazard
Information and Packaging for Supply) Regulations (1994)
Control of Asbestos at
Work Regulations (2002)
Safety Representatives
and Safety Committee Regulations (1977
Radioactive Substances
Act (1960 and 1993)
Ionising Radiations
Regulations (IRR, 1999)
Genetic Modification
(Contained Use) Regulations (2000)
Mines and Quarries Act
(1954)
The Construction
(Health, Safety & Welfare) Regulations (1996)
Construction (Design and
Management) Regulations (1994)
Construction (working
Places) Regulations (1966)
Health and Safety
(Training for Employment) Regulations (1990)
Health and Safety
(Dangerous Pathogens) Regulations (1981)
The Poisons Act (1972)
Poisons Rules (1982)
Petroleum Consolidation
Act (1928)
Further information is available
from the University Health and Safety Office, including.
UCEA Code of Practice
2001
UCEA Safety in Fieldwork
UCEA Health and Safety
Guidelines for Working Overseas
UCEA Stress Management
UCEA Health and Safety
Guidance – Placements of HE Students
CRC Handbook of
Laboratory Safety
RSC Safe Practices in
Laboratories
Useful websites include:
http://www.ucea.ac.uk/index.cfm/pcms/site.Publications.Health_and_Safety/
http://www.hse.gov.uk
http://physchem.ox.ac.uk/MSDS/
The
University also has a limited site license for the Barbour Index Health and
Safety Documentation Service – details on how to log into the system are
available from the University Health and Safety Office.
