Health & Safety

 At the beginning of term, we also usually do group inductions in collaboration with your course leaders.  

Risk Assessment 

Your course leaders conducted a Risk Assessment for your use of the space, which was approved Karen Bolan, CCW’s Health & Safety Advisor as low risk as long as some key procedures are followed.  

These procedures are what is covered in the Health & Safety induction.    

You can read the full risk assessment. If you want to do something that isn’t covered by the risk assessment, it is best to check with us to make sure you don’t need to do an additional Risk Assessment for that activity.    

At the end of the Health & Safety induction, you will:  

• know where the onsite register is – you will need to sign in and sign out every time you enter or leave the building even if you are just popping out because the register is used to account for everyone in the case of a fire or any other evacuation. Please note: your pass only opens the door; it doesn’t record who comes in. 
• be aware of preventing unauthorised access – the student entrance is at the back of the building and secluded so you must always close the door properly behind you so any strangers can’t get in.
• know what to do if you or anyone else has an accident, illness or injury – please notify us – all the onsite team are First Aiders, and First Aid kits are on the 3rd floor by the sinks and on the 2nd floor in Studio 8 (communal area) by the sinks, where you will also find the incident book – please record all accidents however minor as well as near misses – this is really important learning for us to make the space safer.
• understand the studio do’s and don’ts – there are also posters in the studios to keep reminding you, and the importance of all your Health & Safety training, especially:  
  • manual handling – never move heavy objects on your own and let one of us know what you are doing.
  • working at height – don’t use a ladder unless you have done the training.
  • electrical safety – to bring any equipment, except laptops, tablets, netbooks, phones and their chargers, you will need permission from your tutor or course leader who can arrange PAT testing.
• know how to evacuate if there’s a fire – the weekly fire alarm test is at 10 am on Fridays, at any other time you should assume the alarm is genuine and evacuate. Follow Fire Marshal’s instructions and leave the building immediately via the nearest fire exit (see the map below and on posters around the studios), don’t use lifts or stop to collect personal belongings, go straight to the Assembly Point at St. John’s Gardens, anyone who can’t evacuate on their own, should stay at the Refuge Point and the Fire Brigade will assist.  
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