The information provided in this policy document should be used in conjunction with the University Health & Safety Codes of Practice - http://www.sheffield.ac.uk/hs/policies.
The School of Allied Health Professions, Nursing and Midwifery is committed to safeguarding the health, safety and welfare at work of all School staff, students, apprentices and visitors as part of its legal obligation to current H&S legislation. Moreover, the School believes that working to legally acceptable minimum standards is not sufficient and continually strives towards creating a culture of health and safety designed to exceed these minimum standards at every opportunity.
The Dean of the School accepts ultimate responsibility for safety in the School but all staff and students have a legal obligation to act in a responsible and proactive manner regarding their own safety and the safety of others at work.
It is expected anyone in a supervisory/line maanagement role will take responsibility for the safety of those in their charge. Every individual who supervises or controls an activity is responsible for ensuring that the activity is conducted safely. They are responsible for ensuring a suitable and sufficient risk assessment is performed, that significant findings are recorded, that appropriate control measures are introduced, that anyone involved in the process is aware of the risk assessment and that such risk assessments are reviewed as necessary. Some members of staff also have specialist responsibilities in particular areas.
The School Health and Safety Officer (DHSO) is to act on behalf of the Dean in matters relating to health and safety. The School’s DHSO is Emma Nesbit (e.l.nesbit@sheffield.ac.uk ).
The School Health and Safety Committee discusses any Health and Safety matters. The School health and safety policy will be continually reviewed and developed as current legislation changes and new legislation is introduced. The Dean will provide, wherever possible, the necessary resources, time, training and funds to maintain and improve safety.
The SSID provide a lot of information about staying safe at home, in Sheffield, online and more. You can find out more at www.sheffield.ac.uk/ssid/safety
A First Aid box is situated the Mushroom Lane reception.
Please let Emma Nesbit know if you use anything from any of the boxes to allow for restocking.
Current first aiders are: Jenny Thompson, Wendy Heathcote, Kathryn Hulbert, Gemma Arblaster and Mick Ashman.
A defibrillator can also be found at the Mushroom Lane reception.
The assembly point will depend on the site. Please ensure you are aware of this on your first day. Information on what you should do in case of fire can be found at
https://students.sheffield.ac.uk/health-safety/fire
A new detailed interactive map showing the locations of all defibrillators (AEDs) and fire assembly points across the University campus has been created and is available on the Health & Safety web page. To view, please go to the following link: https://ssid.sheffield.ac.uk/hs/
The assembly point at 358–362 Mushroom Lane is the grassy garden area in front of the Management School building opposite the main entrance.
Teaching Staff are responsible for ensuring the safe evacuation their student group.
Students involved in clinic activities will be responsible for ensuring the safe evacuation of patients either to the nearest Refuge Zone, or if possible out of the main entrance. A register of patients/visitors in clinic will be provided.
You are not permitted to return to the building unless instructed by the Dean, School Health and Safety Officer or a member health and safety or security services.
All staff and postgraduate students must undertake fire training once a year. Training is done via a web based training package: https://hs.shef.ac.uk/
Further information is available via http://www.sheffield.ac.uk/hs/fire
The School has a test of the fire alarm every Thursday morning at 11.25am. The alarm should sound for around 10 seconds. If the alarm sounds for longer than this period, please evacuate the building.
Out of hours working is considered to be between 6pm and 7.30am, Mon–Fri or weekends, bank holidays and closure dates. Any person working during these periods must have up to date fire training, out of hours training and have performed a risk assessment for their work. http://www.sheffield.ac.uk/security/outofhours.
PGR students can work out of hours providing they have completed the relevant out of hours training.
Undergraduate students must not work out of hours under any circumstances.
Alternative IT facilities are available at the Information Commons outside the above hours.
Emergency services can be contacted out of hours by dialling 4444 on an internal phone or 0114 222 4444 on a mobile phone.
The University has put in place an online DSE training system to meet its responsibilities. All staff and students that fall under the definition of a ‘user’ are required to undertake this training. The School of AHPNM DSE assessor is Emma Nesbit (e.l.nesbit@sheffield.ac.uk), who can help set up DSE equipment including the chair and workstation. A link to the online training is available via https://hs.shef.ac.uk/
The School will ensure equipment under its control is serviced and maintained regularly and removed from use and repaired as soon as possible, in the event of a fault developing.
Ensure immediate and accurate reporting and investigation of accidents and incidents.
Safety is the responsibility of all. All staff and students are encouraged and expected to have an input into safety policy by raising issues with their tutors, supervisors, School Health and Safety Officer or the Dean of the School. It takes a commitment from each individual to maintain a safe working environment for all. This commitment is expected from each and every member of staff and student.
In the event of an accident, incident, dangerous occurrence and near miss arising out of, or in connection with, your studies at the university shall be reported via the University’s online reporting system within 24 hours of occurrence. Please report this to the School's Health and Safety Officer.
The School Health and Safety Officer is Emma Nesbit (e.l.nesbit@sheffield.ac.uk)
This includes reporting of suspect criminal, noise complaints, incidents of a medical nature, whether it's mental health issues or physical injuries, any other suspicious incidents of a security, safety or welfare nature.
All incidents on the academic campus or student residences should be reported in the first instance to Security Control on our 24-hour line 0114 222 4085 (ext 24085) or in an emergency only 0114 222 4444 (ext. 4444).
Visit their website to find out more https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/security/incident-reporting
All staff and students are highly encouraged to download the SafeZone App