Safety Introduction
Health and Safety… and YOU!
• Take reasonable care of your own safety and anyone
affected by your actions
• Co-operate with the University on H&S issues
• Attend required training courses.
• Report defects or safety contraventions
Risk Assessment
Lab rules are based on risk assessment, which is done by
your teachers and lab assistants
Hazards have been determined and risks have been
evaluated
Based on the risk controls have been defined to minimise
those risks
Students will be trained to take protective measures to
minimize the risks
This training will be done in relevant labs, Workshops
before work/experiments
Potential Threats
Earthquake
Fire –
General
Equipment Through Short-circuiting
Injury in Labs equipment
Chemicals
Machines
Our Commitment
World Campaign on Disaster Reduction entitled “Disaster Risk
Reduction Begins at School”, and the Global Knowledge and
Education Platform, etc.
School safety concerns have also been highlighted in many
recent national and international commitments as,
Islamabad Declaration on School Safety, May 2008
Delhi Declaration through 2nd Asian Ministerial Conference
on DRR, Nov 2007
Bangkok Action Agenda on School Education and Disaster Risk
Reduction, Nov 2007
Emergency Response – Earthquake
You will feel shocks and also you will hear emergency alarm
As soon as you feel earthquake shocks, or hear the alarm, leave
the room – don’t waste time in collecting your belongings such
as bag, etc.
Assembly Areas have been allocated in the campus
Move to the nearest Assembly Area
Leave the area when announced
There are drill on regular basis – behave like you are in actual
emergency – return to your classes when emergency drill is over
Don’t Panic
Safety against Fire
Fire safety is through
Joint Efforts
Joint Responsibility
Sources of Fire in University
Short circuit in electrical wires
Gases used in welding shop
Other conventional sources, such as stationary in office and
stores.
Fire Prevention
Check the lab/ workshop for any potential hazard of fire
such as:
Short circuiting possibility
No open wires,
We should know, equipment breaker location to switch-
off equipment in case of chattering/fire.
Oil spill, or anything which can cause fire, etc.
Report immediately to Lab Staff, Workshop Staff,
University Staff or any faculty member
If You Discover Fire
Leave that place
Inform any staff of University
Follow the instruction on the next slide
In the Event of Fire
Fire Alarm will Ring
Do Not Run
Follow the Exit Signs
Go to Your ASSEMBLY POINT USING NEAREST FIRE EXIT
DO NOT go back for personal belongings
DO NOT re-enter building till advised to do so
ASSEMBLY
POINT
General Laboratory and
Workshop Safety
Summary of the Main Factors
Why does it matter?
Safe working protects:
Students and their colleagues
Other lab workers and
The work itself
This is a legal requirement
The regulations require to perform Risk
Assessment and adopt measure accordingly
Control Measures
1. Enclose the process (For example, Fume hood)
2. Ensure good general ventilation
3. Safe systems of work
4. Reduce exposure times, increase distance,
reduce volumes
5. Personal protective equipment (as a last resort
for primary protection)
6. Wear the clothing and protective wear
identified in your risk assessment Report any abnormal smell
7. Don’t wear sandals or open shoes or noise to respective Lab
8. Long hair must be tied back In-charge, or Lab Staff
Laboratory/Workshop hygiene
Never eat, drink or smoke in a
laboratory or Workshop
Never apply cosmetics
Never touch your face, mouth or
eyes
Never suck pens or chew pencils
Always wash your hands before you
leave and especially before eating
What are the general hazards in a laboratory?
Fire
Breakage of glassware
Sharps
Spillages
Pressure equipment & gas cylinders
Extremes of heat & cold
Chemical hazards
And we have to learn specific measures to combat the
situation – Specific Lab/Workshop Rules
General Tidiness
Keep your workplace tidy
Clear up waste, deal with washing
up and put things away as you
finish with them
Make sure everything is safe before
you leave things unattended
A tidy laboratory avoids accidents
to everyone
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Operation of Equipment
Never use any equipment unless you
are trained & have been authorised to
do so
Learn and Understand Safety Signs
Waste Materials
Part of your risk assessment will be to
determine how to dispose of waste lab and
Workshop materials safely
Do not put materials down the drain or in
with normal waste unless authorised to do so
When in doubt – ASK!!!
Do not carry out a new or
unfamiliar procedure until
you have been fully trained &
understand the precautions
necessary for safe working
DO NOT GUESS!!!!
Emergency Phone Numbers
Name Phone Number
Nouman (Students Affair) 0345-5292932
Mujeeb Lashari (Security Incharge) 0333-5370605
Rehan Qaisar (Lab Engineer) 0334-7739700
Javed Khan (Lab Technician) 0302-8843586
Medical Center – CUST 464
OUTSIDE SOURCES
Rescue Services 051-1122
Local Police 051-4491334
Ambulance 051-115
Bomb Disposal 051-9222362
Fire Brigade 051-16
