Health and safety issues
Your health and safety responsibilities as a student
It is important that you take appropriate steps to minimise risks to yourself and to others by acting in a safe and responsible manner. In particular you should:
- comply with all relevant health and safety rules published by the University, and follow instructions from your School / Unit / Residence with regard to specific health and safety matters;
- work safely, for your own sake and that of others;
- report any accident/near-miss you are involved in;
- immediately report any significant hazard you discover to a member of staff.
Notices are posted throughout Schools indicating who the current First-Aiders are and how to contact them. The location of the first-aid box will be clearly marked within each building.
Notices are also displayed detailing your exit routes and assembly points in the event of fire. All students should familiarise themselves with this information.
Each School has a Safety Co-ordinator. Any hazards or safety-related incidents should be reported to them or the School Office immediately.
Students are reminded that the misuse of any Safety, Fire or First Aid equipment will result in disciplinary action.
If the matter is still not resolved or attended to within a reasonable period of time or if you are still worried contact the Director of Environmental, Health and Safety Services.
Contact
Environmental Health and Safety Services, Bute Building, Queen’s Terrace
Telephone: 01334 462750
Email: ehss@st-andrews.ac.uk
Web: Health and safety
Pregnancy, new mothers and nursing mothers
Under health and safety law pregnant women, new mothers and nursing mothers are identified as possibly requiring additional protection from certain hazards. If you fall into any of these groups it is essential that you inform your Head of School / Unit / Residence so that any necessary risk assessment can be undertaken.
Evacuation of University buildings
The University has a legal obligation to ensure that emergency evacuation plans take account of all persons using the premises. Staff / students who may need specific arrangements for fire safety and emergency evacuation should notify their Safety Co-ordinator as soon as practicable. The University will then, so far as is reasonably practical, implement measures that take account of any specific requirements people may need in evacuating a building (particularly in an emergency).
Any person who, for whatever reason, will require assistance (this may include persons who may not be aware that a fire alarm system has been actuated because of a hearing impairment) to evacuate a building during an emergency situation should:
- make contact with relevant management staff within each building they use;
- agree an appropriate personal evacuation procedure within building management;
- follow the agreed procedure on each occasion they use the building.
Note: Appropriate evacuation procedures can only be put in place if the necessary information is provided to the head of the building concerned.