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Health, safety, and welfare policy and
responsibilities; children on the premises;
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SECTION 3.3
POLICIES & PROCEDURES
ii.
We do require you actively to contribute to the implementation of this
College policy by:
• Taking reasonable care for the health and safety of yourself, colleagues,
and others;
• Co-operating with the Bursar, Supervising College Officer, Domus Bursar,
and Heads of Departments in any measures implemented to meet our
statutory obligation to promote health and safety at work;
Health, safety, and welfare
policy and responsibilities
• Observing specific safety arrangements within your own department which
will include specific working practices, departmental regulations, if any,
and all other instructions supplied by your supervisors, the Domus Bursar,
or College Fire Officer;
• Participating in any organised programme of health and safety training.
iii.
It is your responsibility to:
• Understand, support, and implement our College Health and Safety Policy;
• Make sure that you keep up to date with changes to health and safety rules
as a result of new legislation by reading notices on notice boards, internal
correspondence, leaflets and newsletters and by attending any training
sessions we may organise;
• Set an example through your own safe behaviour by complying with
appropriate safety warnings;
• Be conscious of the health, safety, and welfare of yourself, your colleagues,
those in your care, students, and visitors, and do nothing by act or
omission that will adversely affect you or those others;
• Make yourself familiar with the fire procedures and emergency evacuation
procedure as stated by notice in your Department and with any
arrangements and must ensure that you follow them in case of an actual or
suspected fire and must practice fire drills as directed;
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