academic year 2010-2011 - Gerrit Rietveld Academie

will be given through the department coordinator, the
caretaker and/or notices. Work belonging to students must
never be left in general areas, escape routes or emergency
assembly areas and will always be removed and disposed of,
without prior notice.
The Executive Board can hold students liable for any
intentional or unintentional damage to or loss of academy
property and belongings and/or any property of any third party
(temporarily or permanently) in the buildings or grounds of
the academy, which the academy has a duty to maintain (rented
equipment, property of utility companies etc.).
Every student is obliged to hold personal liability insurance.
In the event that, in exceptional situations and only with the
prior written consent of the Executive Board, students are
working outside the normal opening hours of the academy and
without the attendance of a workshop assistant or lecturer,
the academy cannot accept responsibility for the student’s
safety. The academy can therefore not be held liable.
13.4 Health, safety and environment
The GRA has an HSE policy. The objective of this policy is to
optimise the studying and working conditions of students and
personnel with respect to health, safety, and environment.
This means that specific regulations for the use of personal
protection equipment must be observed. Other regulations in
the interests of health and the environment must also be
observed.
Any accidents must be reported to reception and will be
registered by the Personnel Assistant.
General safety
The student is obliged to observe the safety regulations. With
regard to general safety, these are as follows:
Corridors, stairwells and emergency exits must be freely
accessible at all times (with a view to escape routes and
fire safety). Working in these areas and other emergency
assembly areas is prohibited.
All emergency exits have ‘panic locks’. The emergency
exits must remain freely accessible at all times and may
only be used in an emergency.
Fire extinguishing equipment must remain freely
accessible at all times and must not be moved.
No hazardous substances are allowed in the academy
buildings.
No possible sources of fire (electronic heaters, hobs,
paint burners etc.) are to be used without supervision.
In the event of an emergency, all instructions of the
academy’s Emergency Response Team (BHV) must be followed.
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