Willem Reijnders:

ARBO-adviseur AMD

Safetycoordinator FEW/FALW

Safety Laserlab FEW

General information about:

• Dutch Occupational Health and Safety Act (ARBO-wet)

• Safety-items in the building

and more in detail about

• CHEMICALS

• ELECTRICITY

• GASSES

• CRYO

• GMO's

Content of this talk:

In the building

GENERAL ITEMS

Entrance for disabled

Reception 84874 (information, complaints)

First Aid Room (brancard & wheelchair, key at reception)

Firestations (every 50 meters)

Escaperoute

Kolfkamer (breastfeeding, key at reception)

Opening times Building Monday t/m friday: 07.00 - 22.00 uur

Closed on Saterdays and Sondays

ARBO: ARBO-law

The ARBO-law in general:

Employer is obliged to take care of the

wellfare of the employees in their

workingplaces and working times.

Employees have to follow all education and

information.

In the building

GENERAL ITEMS

Entrance 1085

Before entering the building

RULES OF THE HOUSE At the entrances of the building

Respectfull behaviour

Legitimation

Foto and film

Smoking

Bicycles

Travelling speed

And more…………..

In the building

GENERAL ITEMS

Reception 84874 (information, complaints, lost objects)

In the building

GENERAL ITEMS

First Aid Room in F-064 (brancard & wheelchair, key at reception)

In the building

GENERAL ITEMS

Firestations (every 50 meters)

In the building

GENERAL ITEMS

Escaperoute

In the building

GENERAL ITEMS

Kolfkamer (breastfeeding, key at reception)

In the building

GENERAL ITEMS

Opening Times Building 1085:

Monday t/m friday: 07.00 - 22.00 uur

1081

Monday t/m friday: 07.00 - 20.00 uur

Closed on Saterdays and Sondays

and on:

2017

14 april (Fri) Good Friday

17 april (Mo) Easter (2e)

27 april (Thu) Kingsday

5 may (Fri) Liberationday

25 may (Thu) Ascention Day

5 june (Mo) Pentecost (2e)

25 december X-mas

• (Day)light

• Air

• Temperature

• Sound (noise)

ARBO: in the workplace

Information on CANS/RSI

FEW/FALW:

RSI-prevention coaches

Vunet HRM, A&M:

Beeldschermwerk

ARBO: at your desk

• ALARMNUMBER VU

on every telephoneset

ARBO: Alarm and Evacuation

Mobile phone:

020-5982222

• FIRST AID

First Aid Posts:

At several locations in the building

Emergency response officers

ARBO: Alarm and Evacuation

First Aid Officers Laserlab

- Henny van Roon (G-131)

- Bart Sasbrink (G-131)

- Rob Kortekaas (KA-138)

• EVACUATION

ARBO: Alarm and Evacuation

FIRESTATIONS

at every 50 meter in the corridors.

ARBO: Alarm and Evacuation

• CO2 in laboratories,

• Foam in most other places,

• Waterhoses.

ARBO: Alarm and Evacuation

CO2 Foam Water

FREE TRAINING AT HRM, Arbo en Milieu VU

• BLANKETS

in the laboratories

• SHOWERS

in the corridors (80 liters/minute)

ARBO: Alarm and Evacuation

SLOW WHOOP AUDIOSIGNAL

ARBO: Alarm and Evacuation

ESCAPEROUTE

ARBO: Alarm and Evacuation

ASSEMBLY POINT

RESTAURANT MAIN BUILDING

ARBO: Alarm and Evacuation

ARBO: Alarm and Evacuation

ARBO: Reporting accidents (and nearly-accidents)

AMD

REPORTING FORM

PICTOGRAMS

ARBO: specific workplaces

Laserlight Biohazard

Radioactivity Safetygoggles

Labcoat compulsary Earprotection

Equipment: follow the protocols !

ARBO: equipment

Before entering the lab:

Obtain your Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

(such as: lab coat and safety goggles)

Lab-eldest will give a lab-tour

ARBO: equipment

ARBO: chemicals

ARBO: chemicals

SAFETYCABINET

for Chemicals,

separation based on pictograms.

Clean up old chemicals.

Keep stocks as small as possible.

Absorb spills.

ARBO: chemicals

ARBO: Electricity

• ELECTRICITY

Is all machinery checked and safe?

Is wiring put away safely?

Is machinery swiched–off after use?

ARBO: Electricity

ARBO: Electricity

ARBO: Electricity

ARBO: Electricity

ARBO: Electricity

ARBO: specific workplaces, Fumehoods

Check the fumehood before you start.

Is it checked on a regular basis?

Do you use the hood in the right way:

is there enough free workingspace?

ARBO: Hygiene

Laboratory clean?

Don’t eat, drink or smoke.

Labcoats worn when necessary?

Fridge is cleaned and not un-necessarily full.

ARBO: Gasses

Know the danger of a gas.

(Poisenous, suppressing oxygen)

Store bottles in a safe way.

(chained or in a safetycabinet).

Information on doors.

(where is the gas coming from, where is it goint to?)

How old are the bottles?

(check the date on the bottle

Is detection of gas necessary?

ARBO: Gasses

• GASSES

some examples:

CO colourless, scentless, binds to haemoglobine

N2 colourless, suppressing oxygen

CO2 colourless, scentless, poisenous at high concentrations

Ar colourless, scentless,

H2 extremely flamable

SO2 poisenous gas

ARBO: Cryogenics

LIQUID N2 and CO2

(Danger: burns and lack of oxygen)

safetygloves and safetygoggles

Has the floor been protected against

low temperatures?

Liquid N2 -273°C

Dry Ice/CO2 - 78o C

ARBO: GMO’s

• GMO (labs of Roberta Croce)

-A GMO is a Genetically Modified Organism. It can be a bacterium, a virus, a plant or an animal, any living organism where the DNA is artificially changed.

-Doors with names of BSO, PI and contactperson and

their telephonenumbers -Special rules in the labs.

• Non-GMO’s: BSL-1 BSL-2 BSL-3 BSL-4 BSL=Biological Safety Level • GMO’s: ML-I ML-II ML-III ML-IV

ML=Microbiological Laboratory

ARBO: GMO’s

Rules in the lab

ARBO: GMO’s

Clearingdocument

ARBO: Clearingform

ARBO: Organization and Information

- Report complaints about working

circumstances always first to your

supervisor.

- For technical help:

Servicepunt, Facilitaire Helpdesk.

Servicedesk FCO

85777

servicedesk.fco@vu.nl

Questions?

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