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IN-HOUSE SAFETY RULES AND REGULATIONS

PROTECTIVE ENGINEERING LABORATORY

General Rules:

1. Dress Code2. Work Area3. Stay Alert4. Use of Materials And Equipment5. Load Test6. Safe Working Procedures7. Risk Assessment

1. Dress CodeObservetheUniversityDressCode.

Wearproper

footwear

and

attire.

Loose

clothing

or

jewelry

may

get

entangled

in

the

moving

parts

of

themachine.

Wearsafetyshoes&safetyhelmetswhensettingupandcarryingoutloadtests.

Wearsafetygogglesandearmuffswhennecessary.

2. Work AreaCordonoffandpositionbarricadesaroundalltestarea.

Keepworkareaasclearaspossiblesinceclutteredareasandbenchesinvitesaccidents.

Donotsmoke,litter,runorfoolaroundinthelaboratory.

BefamiliarwithlabEmergencyPreparednessProcedureseglocationoffire fightingequipment&exits.

Locationsofthefireextinguishersareclearlyshownatthenoticeboardatthestoreandatallexits.

Secureapparatus

and

specimens

properly

to

prevent

them

from

falling

down,

especially

during

load

tests.

Stackandsecuretestedspecimensproperlyintheallocatedareabeforedisposal.

Safetyshoesmustbewornwhenlabusersareoutofthedesignatedwalkwaymarkedyellow.

3. Stay AlertTakenoteofanysignoftestinprogress.

Donotliftlargeorheavyobjectinthelaboratorybyyourself,getstaffforhelp.

Donotcarryouttestswhentired.

Reportanyaccidenttolaboratorystaffimmediately.ThereisafirstaidboxintheLab.

4. Use of Materials and EquipmentDo

not

use

any

material

or

equipment

without

permission

from

staff.

Usepropertoolsfortherightjob/equipment.

DonotoperateOverheadCrane,Forklift,Scissorslift,Stacker,etc.

5. Load TestObtainconfirmationfromsupervisorforthesetupbeforecommencingloadtest.

Donotcarryoutloadtestswithoutpropersupervision.

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6. Safe Working ProceduresWorking Detail SafetyRequirement

6.1 All research work,

especially the testing offull-scale specimens.

a.

b.

c.

Thetestareamustbecordoned,andthebarricadeleftinpositionuntil

thetested

specimen

has

been

properly

disposed.

Allstaffandresearchpersonnelenteringthecordonedareamustwear

safetyshoesandhelmets.

Testedspecimensthatarecollectedtogetherandreadyfordisposal

mustbesafelystackedandsecured.

6.2 Final year projects. a.

b.

c.

Includeinformationonsafetyaspartofthebriefingtofinalyear

students.

Studentsmustnotbeallowedtohandleheavyequipmentwithout

notifyingtechnical

staff.

Every

precaution

must

be

observed

during

the

preparationandtestingofspecimens.

Usersofcastingareaandcuringtanksmustensuretheareaisclearedof

stagnantwater.

6.3 Routineundergraduate

Laboratorywork.

a. Grinding,compressiontestingandcoringofspecimensmaybe

undertakenbystudentsbutunderthesupervisionofatechnicalstaff.

Studentsshouldbebriefedontheproperandsafehandlingof

equipmentandoperation,andbeinformedoftheappropriateworking

attire.

6.4 Other laboratory work. a. Concretebatching everyprecautionmustbetakentoensurethatsafety

regulationsarecompliedwith.

6.5 Visitors to PE Lab. a.

b.

Visitorstothelaboratorymaynotenterthecordonedarea.

Safetyhelmetsshouldbeprovidedtoallvisitorsiftheyintendto

view/observethespecimenscloselyinsidethecordonedarea.

6.6 Workingoutsidethe

university.

a.

b.

Allpersonalsafetyprecautionmustbeobservedwhenworkingoutside

theuniversity.

Reportaccidents,howeverminor,toyoursupervisoronyourreturnto

theuniversity.

6.7 Contractorsworkingin

thelaboratory

a. Contractorsandtheirworkforcemustbeinformedoftheexisting

laboratorysafetyrules.Inparticular,locationsoffirefightingequipment

andfireexitsmustbeindicatedtothem.

7. RiskAssessmentLaboratory users must do a risk assessment before commencing work in the laboratory.