PPD Health and Safety

• Who are we ?• PPD safety contact……. Martin Gibson

• Radiation Supervisors...Tim Durkin Carl Metelko

• Environmental issues… Steve Dallison PPD safety Web pages

Additional Safety Tour Team Members

• Norman McCubbin • Rob Harper

• Richard Holt (Provides the photographic evidence)

Chain of Responsibility for Safety Health and

Environmental Matters within P.P.D.

Department headNorman McCubbin

Division/Deputy division heads N. McCubbin, N. Smith, J.V. Morris, D. Kelsey

Group LeadersToo Many to List

And last but not least YOURSELVES

NB. It does not include the safety contact!

Output Metrics That have to be Provided to the Safety, Health and

Environment Group

• Number of safety tours undertaken per year• Number of items found wanting• Near-miss statistics• Number of risk assessments undertaken• Number of risk assessments that are out of date

• We are compared to other departments!

Meetings that I have to attend or report to

• Fortnightly there is a meeting to discuss safety codes and any immediate concerns.

• Three times a year there is a formal meeting with written reports. That's all departments on site, Laser, PPD, Space Science, Isis, Diamond, etc. There is a union representative too. It’s Chaired by Paul Hartley and reports to STFC Executive Co-ordination group chaired by Keith Mason or Richard Wade

Why Reporting Near Misses is Important

Birds triangle based on safety statistics

1

10

30

600

deaths

Near misses

Things you should know

• Things you might know• Things you should know• Things you know you know• Things you would rather never see.

Things You Might Know

• Where do the rules come from that go into the various codes?

• Most STFC codes are based upon British Law.

• The STFC codes define how we must proceed in order to comply with the various laws.

Things YOU should know. Recently Launched New Codes

• These should by now have been cascaded to you by your line managers.

• Noise at Work... Code 18. defines responsibilities, sets limits for action

• Portable Electrical Equipment ...Code 17

defines responsibilities, tells you what to do

Things YOU should know. Recently Launched New Codes

• Travel on Council Business... Code 8Defines responsibilities, sets out limits on distance and time, use

of mobile phone....

• Work on Buildings Premises Services and Infrastructure…. Code 19. Basically says that you( staff and tenants) can do nothing, even minor works (such as hanging pictures), without talking

to Estates.

Things you know you know

• Risk AssessmentsThey need to be current.

Relevant.Up-loaded into the SHE data base.

Things you would rather never see.

Found on the safety tour of 12/11/08

Trip hazard

Paper everywhere(fire hazard)

Things you would rather never see.

Found on the safety tour of 12/11/08

Maximum door opening to gain access to rest of office!

Bookcase leg only just on edge of table

Things you would rather never see.

Found on the safety tour of 12/11/08

Items on top of shelves

Items stored under DSE station

Things you would rather never see.

Found on the safety tour of 12/11/08

Yet another office with poor access/ too much cardboard and chemicals

chemicals

Summary………

• Safety will not go away.

• You need to embrace it like a lover

• Not keep it at arms length like a damp dog!