Rhodes University Safety Materials
Rhodes University staff are welcome to download the following materials for education and training purposes.
Health and Safety Templates and Examples
Rhodes University staff are welcome to use these templates and working examples, and modify them to suit their specific building or departmental needs:
RU Laboratory Safety Examples
- Lab Safety: follow the link
Rhodes University Health and Safety Training
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Health and Safety Guide - this manual is divided into 9 sections:
1. INTRODUCTION to HEALTH and SAFETY 1 1.1 The impact of accidents 1 1.2 The Occupational Health and Safety Act 2 1.3 Responsibilities of the employer 3 1.4 Responsibilities of the employee 5 1.5 Liability 6 2. HEALTH and SAFETY REPRESENTATIVES 7 2.1 Value of health and safety reps 7 2.2 Health and safety rep appointment 7 2.3 Health and safety rep functions 7 3. HEALTH and SAFETY COMMITTEES 10 3.1 Duties of the committee 10 3.2 Purpose of meetings 10 4. RISKS and HAZARDS 11 4.1 Hazards 11 4.2 Risks 12 5. INCIDENTS and ACCIDENTS 14 5.1 Incidents and injuries – what employees need to know 14 5.2 Recording, reporting and investigating incidents 14 5.3 Common causes of incidents/accidents 17 6. FIRST AID 18 6.1 First aid kits 18 6.2 First aiders 18 7. FIRE SAFETY 20 7.1 Chemistry of fire 20 7.2 Fire control 20 7.3 Procedures in a fire emergency 22 7.4 Fire emergency preparedness 22 8. PROMOTING HEALTH and SAFETY 26 8.1 Health and safety in practice 26 8.2 Management control 30 9. HEALTH and SAFETY INFORMATION and RESOURCES 33 9.1 bet36体育投注_bet36体育在线—激情赢盈中√ and definitions 33 9.2 Documents and websites 34 9.3 Contact information 34
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