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UNIVERSITY OF HUDDERSFIELD – STUDIOS AND SIMILAR ENVIRONMENTS

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Ha$a"d identi#ied: TRI% HA&ARDS AND OTHER O'STRUTIONS

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Furniture and other items arranged that results inobstructed walkways or restricted working space.

Trailing cables across walkways.

Unnecessary delay in evacuation from the room asa result of obstructions on means of escape.

Staff,students andothers usingthe studio(s).

wareness amongst individuals, particularly thosesupervising activities within the studio(s) of goodhousekeeping practices.

Sufficient storage space, particularly for items when not inuse.

!outine housekeeping checks, including condition of floorcoverings.

"here possible trailing cables arranged to not run acrosswalkways. #f unavoidable, cable matting to be used.

ny damaged floor coverings reported and madesafe$repaired.

Ha$a"d identi#ied: E0EEDIN1 ROOM A%AITY


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%elay in safe evacuation from the studio(s).

#nsufficient to undertake activities and to use thestudio(s) safely.

Staff,students andothers usingthe room(s).

&apacity of studio(s) established prior to timetabling andadhered to.

ny potential change of use or desired increase inoccupancy checked prior to proceeding.

Ha$a"d identi#ied: S%ILLA1ES AND ONTAMINANTS ON FLOOR SURFAES




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Action b:

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'eople slipping on liuid spillages or othercontaminants that have got onto the studios vinyl,

tiled or similar floor surface. The spillages orcontaminants could arise from activities, euipmentor items brought into the studio

Staff,students and

others usingthe room(s).

Floor covering appropriate to the activities taking placewithin the studio(s), i.e. slip*resistance properties.

!oom layout and activities organised to reduce likelihood

of contaminants getting onto the floor surface.

ny spillages immediately dealt with, i.e. dry spot clean,and all aware of how to deal with such situations.

Version: August 2007 +


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Ha$a"d identi#ied: ELETRIITY AND %ORTA'LE ELETRIAL A%%LIANES




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Using damaged portable electrical appliances,

cables, plugs etc.%amage to portable electrical appliances, theircables, plugs etc.

nyone using

or cominginto contact

withappliances.

ppliances subect to appropriate levels of maintenance(i.e. inspection and, where necessary, testing) that isrecorded.

-and*held appliances battery operated, operate from areduced voltage supply or are connected to !&%*protectedsocket outlets.

Use of personally*owned portable appliances prohibitedunless subect to appropriate checks to ensure safecondition and use.

/tension cables used only as a temporary measure andpositioned away from areas of potential damage.

Sufficient number and position of fi/ed socket outlets.

Unavoidable trailing cables across walkways are coveredwith cable matting$protector.

Ha$a"d identi#ied: DIS%LAY SREEN E2UI%MENT




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-ealth risks associated with poor workstation set up,poor posture and periods of prolonged use ofdisplay screen euipment (%S).

nyone usingthe %Swithin theroom(s).

"orkstations provided within the studio(s) subect to thegeneric workstation assessment as part of the assessmentprocess given by the Universitys specific %S policy.

#nformation provided to individuals and made availablewithin the room(s) on good workstation set up and posture,and breaking up periods of continuous use.

Ha$a"d identi#ied: MANUAL HANDLIN1




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Action b:

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0usculoskeletal inuries through poor manual

handling techniues, e/ceeding physical capabilitiesetc and other inuries through the dropping of loadsetc

Thoseundertaking

manualhandling andin the

immediatevicinity

#ndividual awareness of safe manual handling techniues.

1eneric manual handling assessments in place for typicalactivities undertaken within the room(s).

/tensive manual handling activities, e.g. furniture moves,undertaken by campus support staff

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Ha$a"d identi#ied: LONE /OR3IN1 AND /OR3IN1 OUTSIDE NORMAL /OR3IN1 HOURS




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Those lone working or working outside normal hoursunable to promptly summon emergency assistancein the event of serious inury, sudden illness.

Unauthorised personnel able to access studio(s) orother areas of the building and potential impact onthe personal safety of those lone working or workingoutside normal hours.

Those loneworking or

workingoutside

normal hours.

'eriods of lone working generally confined to normalworking hours and when others in the vicinity.

3one working by students outside normal working hoursprohibited.

3one working activities and activities being carriedundertaken outside normal working hours subect to riskassessment, particularly those involving students.

0eans of summoning emergency assistance easilyavailable (e.g. red emergency telephone).

The Universitys 4ut of -ours and 3one "orking 'olicyadhered to, especially individual awareness of actions totake, procedures to follow etc.

ppropriate security arrangements in place to reducelikelihood of unauthorised access into buildings.

Ha$a"d identi#ied: /OR3 E2UI%MENT

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&ontact with the dangerous parts of work euipmentthat is intended to be used within the studio(s).

1eneral misuse of work euipment.

%efective work euipment and any safety measuresof that euipment.

Those usingthe work

euipmentand otherswithin theroom(s).

"ork euipment intended to be used that has dangerousparts is subect to specific risk assessment.

ppropriate levels of awareness of the safe use ofparticular items of work euipment, and supervision toensure safe use.

"ork euipment subect to appropriate levels ofmaintenance, e.g. in accordance with the manufacturersinstructions.

Ha$a"d identi#ied: SHAR%S

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&uts to the hands or other parts of the body whenusing sharps such as scalpel blades and craft knivesor if these are inappropriately disposed of.

nyone usingthe blades or

knives, or handling

waste fromthe studio

Use of pressure retractable blades.

User awareness of practices to reduce risk of inury, e.g.maintaining sharp blades, cutting away from the body.

ppropriate containers, i.e. non*medical, to allow usedblades to be disposed of. User awareness of using thesecontainers and not general waste bins.



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Ha$a"d identi#ied: FIRE




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Action b:

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&ombustible materials in contact with sources ofignition.

'otential use of dangerous substances such asflammable liuids or gases, carrying out activities

involving ignition sources or heat within thestudio(s), e.g. as part of proects.

%isplay materials adversely affecting means ofescape from the studio(s) or causing obstruction toemergency euipment such as fire alarm call pointsor fire fighting euipment, or emergency guidanceway signage.

nyonewithin thespecificbuilding.

Smoking is prohibited.

!ubbish not allowed to over accumulate and is safelydisposed of in suitable receptacles.

Studio(s) covered by the Universitys fire risk assessmentprocess, in particular form % for day*to*day for fire safetymanagement of activities within the studio(s) and form

for information, instruction and training.

%isplayed work etc safe distance for heat sources such aslight fittings and spot lights.

%isplayed work not located within +metre of any e/it pointfrom the studio(s).

%isplayed materials not restricting or preventing access toemergency euipment or obstructing emergency guidanceway signage.

Ha$a"d identi#ied: HA&ARDOUS SU'STANES




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Action b:

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/posure to ha6ardous substances that are used aspart of proects within the room(s), e.g. spray mount,spray paints

nyonewithin theroom(s).

The intended activities that will involve the use ofha6ardous substances are subect to specific riskassessment.

!isk controls identified by the risk assessments in placeand brought to the attention working within the studio(s).

Ha$a"d identi#ied: /OR3IN1 AT HEI1HT 4 ITEMS STORED AT HEI1HT




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Action b:

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Falls whilst working at height to erect displayedmaterial or access storage areas.

#tems stored or displayed at height not securelypositioned and falling to ground.

Those

working atheight and

anyonebelow itemsat height.

'roper access euipment available, e.g. step ladders.

wareness of safe working at height techniues.

Sufficient space around areas where work at height andothers kept away from vicinity whilst taking place.

#tems securely positioned when displayed or stored atheight, e.g. proper shelving systems, consult with statesfor heavy items being fi/ed into the buildings fabric.



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Note: "here ha6ards, or risks particular risks to health and safety associated within those ha6ards, are not applicable indicate this at the relevant part of within the 8ction bysection.

RIS3 ASSESSMENT REVIE/

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