IN-HOUSE SAFETY RULES AND REGULATIONS

PROTECTIVE ENGINEERING LABORATORY General Rules: 1. Dress Code 2. Work Area 3. Stay Alert 4. Use of Materials And Equipment 5. Load Test 6. Safe Working Procedures 7. Risk Assessment 1. Dress Code ObservetheUniversityDressCode. Wearproperfootwearandattire.Looseclothingorjewelrymaygetentangledinthemovingpartsof themachine. Wearsafetyshoes&safetyhelmetswhensettingupandcarryingoutloadtests. Wearsafetygogglesandearmuffswhennecessary. 2. Work Area Cordonoffandpositionbarricadesaroundalltestarea. Keepworkareaasclearaspossiblesinceclutteredareasandbenchesinvitesaccidents. Donotsmoke,litter,runorfoolaroundinthelaboratory. BefamiliarwithlabEmergencyPreparednessProcedureseglocationoffirefightingequipment&exits. Locationsofthefireextinguishersareclearlyshownatthenoticeboardatthestoreandatallexits. Secureapparatusandspecimensproperlytopreventthemfromfallingdown,especiallyduringload tests. Stackandsecuretestedspecimensproperlyintheallocatedareabeforedisposal. Safetyshoesmustbewornwhenlabusersareoutofthedesignatedwalkwaymarkedyellow. 3. Stay Alert Takenoteofanysignoftestinprogress. Donotliftlargeorheavyobjectinthelaboratorybyyourself,getstaffforhelp. Donotcarryouttestswhentired. Reportanyaccidenttolaboratorystaffimmediately.ThereisafirstaidboxintheLab. 4. Use of Materials and Equipment Donotuseanymaterialorequipmentwithoutpermissionfromstaff. Usepropertoolsfortherightjob/equipment. DonotoperateOverheadCrane,Forklift,Scissorslift,Stacker,etc. 5. Load Test Obtainconfirmationfromsupervisorforthesetupbeforecommencingloadtest. Donotcarryoutloadtestswithoutpropersupervision.


6. Safe Working Procedures Working Detail 6.1 All research work, especially the testing of full-scale specimens. a. b. c. SafetyRequirement

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Final year projects.

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Routineundergraduate Laboratorywork.

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Other laboratory work. Visitors to PE Lab.

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Workingoutsidethe university.

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Contractorsworkingin thelaboratory

Thetestareamustbecordoned,andthebarricadeleftinpositionuntil thetestedspecimenhasbeenproperlydisposed. Allstaffandresearchpersonnelenteringthecordonedareamustwear safetyshoesandhelmets. Testedspecimensthatarecollectedtogetherandreadyfordisposal mustbesafelystackedandsecured. a. Includeinformationonsafetyaspartofthebriefingtofinalyear students. b. Studentsmustnotbeallowedtohandleheavyequipmentwithout notifyingtechnicalstaff.Everyprecautionmustbeobservedduringthe preparationandtestingofspecimens. c. Usersofcastingareaandcuringtanksmustensuretheareaisclearedof stagnantwater. a. Grinding,compressiontestingandcoringofspecimensmaybe undertakenbystudentsbutunderthesupervisionofatechnicalstaff. Studentsshouldbebriefedontheproperandsafehandlingof equipmentandoperation,andbeinformedoftheappropriateworking attire. a. Concretebatching everyprecautionmustbetakentoensurethatsafety regulationsarecompliedwith. a. Visitorstothelaboratorymaynotenterthecordonedarea. b. Safetyhelmetsshouldbeprovidedtoallvisitorsiftheyintendto view/observethespecimenscloselyinsidethecordonedarea. a. Allpersonalsafetyprecautionmustbeobservedwhenworkingoutside theuniversity. b. Reportaccidents,howeverminor,toyoursupervisoronyourreturnto theuniversity. a. Contractorsandtheirworkforcemustbeinformedoftheexisting laboratorysafetyrules.Inparticular,locationsoffirefightingequipment andfireexitsmustbeindicatedtothem.

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RiskAssessment Laboratory users must do a risk assessment before commencing work in the laboratory.