Health and Safety in the Sewing Workshops
Expected Skills/Levels:
All students at all levels should be responsible users of the area following induction.
Users are instructed in the safe use of the area and machinery Students must only use the equipment that they have been inducted on and the basic maintenance required to use the machine correctly.
Your Introduction workshop or induction covers this information. You must complete this workshop in order to use the area.
What to do in the event of Fire:
In the event of a fire, the fire alarm will sound.
The Site has now been divided into three Fire Alarm Zones:-
1) A, B, C & G Blocks
2) D & E Blocks
3) F Block
People are only expected to react to the Fire Alarms operating in the zone/building they are occupying at the time. (The sewing workshops are in B Block)
There are, now no specific Fire/Emergency Assembly points, people must move to a place of safety but be ready to move again as the situation demands. (usually the car park as far away from the building as possible)
All students present should leave immediately, do not compromise your safety by returning for coats or bags. Encourage others to exit the building calmly but quickly through the nearest available exit or fire door. All students must make themselves familiar with where these doors are.
General Health &Safety for the area:
Make sure pathways through the room are free from obstacles.
Fabric and paper is not left on the floor for people to slip on.
That food and particularly drink is not consumed within the workshop area.
(Liquids and electrics risk of electrocution)
Machinery is used with respect and care, particularly those with hot surfaces ie: Irons, boilers, fusing press.
Users must remember to switch off their machines and take their feet away from the foot peddles before changing feet, needles, bobbins or threads on the straight stitch machines, overlockers and coverseams.
Button Hole Machinery:
Please ask a member of staff if you need to use the buttonhole machinery. Staff are the only people authorised to use these machines as they require special training.
Irons and boilers:
Ensure that when you are using the irons that you notice and inform a member of technical staff If any steam or water sprays from any of the hoses. If there is no staff member immediately available put a notice on the ironing board to say that it is out of order and switch it off at the wall.
Do not touch the heat dials on the irons. When using the irons make sure you place the irons back correctly on the mats provided. do no touch hot surfaces of the irons and do not attempt to switch them on and off. This is for staff to do.
Security:
Ensure that unwanted/unauthorised people are kept from entering the area through correct use of the swipe card entry system and that doors are not propped open. It is better that you keep yourselves safe than challenge an intruder –Inform a member of security or staff member of anything suspicious. Look after your belongings. Remember you are not always aware of what is going on around you with your headphones on.
you shouldn't be working alone. If you in a room on your own but someone else is on the same floor that is ok but keep your mobile phone on you and use your swipe card.
Only level 3 students are permitted to use the area without staff supervision and this is not allowed until training has been completed and students have to be approved by staff to be competent users of the area.
All students at all levels should be responsible users of the area following induction.
Users are instructed in the safe use of the area and machinery Students must only use the equipment that they have been inducted on and the basic maintenance required to use the machine correctly.
Your Introduction workshop or induction covers this information. You must complete this workshop in order to use the area.
What to do in the event of Fire:
In the event of a fire, the fire alarm will sound.
The Site has now been divided into three Fire Alarm Zones:-
1) A, B, C & G Blocks
2) D & E Blocks
3) F Block
People are only expected to react to the Fire Alarms operating in the zone/building they are occupying at the time. (The sewing workshops are in B Block)
There are, now no specific Fire/Emergency Assembly points, people must move to a place of safety but be ready to move again as the situation demands. (usually the car park as far away from the building as possible)
All students present should leave immediately, do not compromise your safety by returning for coats or bags. Encourage others to exit the building calmly but quickly through the nearest available exit or fire door. All students must make themselves familiar with where these doors are.
General Health &Safety for the area:
Make sure pathways through the room are free from obstacles.
Fabric and paper is not left on the floor for people to slip on.
That food and particularly drink is not consumed within the workshop area.
(Liquids and electrics risk of electrocution)
Machinery is used with respect and care, particularly those with hot surfaces ie: Irons, boilers, fusing press.
Users must remember to switch off their machines and take their feet away from the foot peddles before changing feet, needles, bobbins or threads on the straight stitch machines, overlockers and coverseams.
Button Hole Machinery:
Please ask a member of staff if you need to use the buttonhole machinery. Staff are the only people authorised to use these machines as they require special training.
Irons and boilers:
Ensure that when you are using the irons that you notice and inform a member of technical staff If any steam or water sprays from any of the hoses. If there is no staff member immediately available put a notice on the ironing board to say that it is out of order and switch it off at the wall.
Do not touch the heat dials on the irons. When using the irons make sure you place the irons back correctly on the mats provided. do no touch hot surfaces of the irons and do not attempt to switch them on and off. This is for staff to do.
Security:
Ensure that unwanted/unauthorised people are kept from entering the area through correct use of the swipe card entry system and that doors are not propped open. It is better that you keep yourselves safe than challenge an intruder –Inform a member of security or staff member of anything suspicious. Look after your belongings. Remember you are not always aware of what is going on around you with your headphones on.
you shouldn't be working alone. If you in a room on your own but someone else is on the same floor that is ok but keep your mobile phone on you and use your swipe card.
Only level 3 students are permitted to use the area without staff supervision and this is not allowed until training has been completed and students have to be approved by staff to be competent users of the area.