Health and Safety Induction Checklist
A paper copy of the
Induction
Checklist can also be downloaded.
This web page has been developed to provide links to the relevant information to support new members of staff. Information provided centrally can be accessed by clicking on the title in each section. Departmental Health and Safety Information is obtainable through the department, and is not accessible through this webpage.
Any queries may be addressed to the health and safety team at
health.safety@canterbury.ac.uk
| 1 | HEALTH AND SAFETY RESPONSIBILITIES AND ARRANGEMENTS | LOCATION |
| a | Location of Health and Safety
policy |
Health
and Safety Website Health and Safety Policy Departmental Health and Safety Information |
| b | Management of Health and safety
within the University |
Health and Safety Organisation |
| c | Employees' own health and safety
responsibilities |
Health and Safety Organisation |
| d | Local Management of Health and
Safety |
Departmental Health and Safety Information |
| e | Building Arrangements |
Building Wardens and Responsible Persons |
| f | Completion of on-line Health and
Safety course |
On-Line Training |
| 2 |
FIRE SAFETY AND EMERGENCY EVACUATION |
|
| a | Fire Routine
Procedures |
Fire Routine Procedures - What You Should Do |
| b | Action to be taken on hearing the fire alarm | Evacuation Procedure – Building Information |
| c | Action to take if discovering a fire |
Fire
Safety |
| d | Personal Emergency Evacuation Plan (PEEP) & Refuge areas | Evacuation of Disabled Persons |
| e | Evacuation
Arrangements |
Fire Routine Procedures - What You Should Do |
| 3 |
ACCIDENTS, INCIDENTS AND HAZARDS |
|
| a | Reporting of accidents and incidents | Reporting
Accidents, Incidents and Near Misses |
| b | Reporting Hazards | Reporting
a hazard |
| 4 |
FIRST AID AND EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE |
|
| a | University arrangements for first aid |
Medical
Emergency and First Aid |
| b | Emergency Numbers on Campuses |
Emergency numbers |
| 5 |
WORKPLACE GENERAL HEALTH AND SAFETY |
|
| a | General domestics/facilities | Departmental
Responsibility |
| b | Housekeeping (monitoring/reporting) | Aide Memoire/Checklist for Building Wardens |
| c | Smoking Policy (shelters) |
Smoke
Free Environment Policy |
| d | Risk Assessment | Risk
Assessment Departmental Risk Assessment File/Folder |
| e | Display Screen Equipment / work stationn self-assessment | Display
Screen information Display Screen Equipment On-Line training |
| f | Personal Protective Equipment and clothing | Departmental Health and Safety Information |
| g | Lone working risk assessment | Lone
Workers |
| h | Use of machinery | Departmental
Health and Safety Information |
| i | Hazardous and dangerous substances (storage and use) | - COSHH webpage
under construction - COSHH assessment form |
| j | Homeworking risk assessment | Homeworking
|
| 6 |
HEALTH AND SAFETY TRAINING |
|
| Outline of mandatory and further health and safety and fire training
sessions To include H&S induction, fire safety, DSE assessment, food hygiene. |
Departmental Health and Safety Information |
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