1. Hong Kong Polytechnic University
General safety & health induction for new staff/students Ir. NELSON CHAN Senior Health, Safety and Environment, Officer , HSEO (ext:8390) (With modification for EIE -last update, Jun 2018)

2. Ask question if you are in doubt!!!
Introduction
Provide safety induction to a new comer like you is our general practice.
An old hand of the department, most likely is your supervisor/lab-in-charge, would conduct the induction for you and this power point presentation is to supplement the induction with visual aid materials.
Ask question if you are in doubt!!!

3. Health and Safety Policy of the University

4. University Health and Safety Policy/ Environmental Policy
Health and Safety Policy - to ensure, as far as reasonable practicable, the health and safety of all
Its staff at work
Students in the course of study
The general public using our premises
PolyU committed to achieve high H&S standards over and above statutory requirements.
Environmental Policy – committed to provide a good environment for its staff and students
To ensure that its activities are conducted in an environmentally responsible manner

5. Your health and safety responsibilities:
to be actively involved in implementing the Health and Safety Policies;
to take reasonable care at work (or in the course of study) for your own health and safety and all others who may be affected by your acts or omissions;
not to interfere with or misuse, intentionally or recklessly, anything provided in the interests of health and safety; and
to report problems relating to health and safety matters.

6. Possible assistance from departmental health and safety officer (DHSEO)
DHSEO of EIE is Dr. Patrick Fong and he is the co-ordinator of departmental H,S&E matters. You may have to contact this important person from time to time.
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7. E-mail: enwkfong@polyu.edu.hk
You may contact your DHSEO for more information if you have any health, safety or environmental problem.
DHSO: Dr. Patrick Fong
Room: CD504
Tel:
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8. DHSC EIE has Departmental Health and Safety Committee (DHSEC).
You can address your H&S problems
via DHSEC as well. Members of DHSEC are:
1. Prof. Francis Lau (Chairman)
2. Dr. Patrick Fong (DHSEO)
3. Dr. Gang Li
4. Dr. Ivan Ho
5. Mr Ryan Yau
(EIE)

9. General safety rules of the University
Health and Safety Guide
Safety Handbook
Emergency Procedures Handbook
Laboratory Safety Manual
Procedure Manual for Using the Licensed Dangerous
Goods Stores on Campus
Handbook for Handling Wastes
The above handbook is available at HSO homepage

10. Machinery Safety Dangers:- Traps (compression & crushing, abrasion)
Impacts (flying parts or particles)
Contact (cuts, drawing-in, piercing)
Entanglement (nips)

11. Dangerous Parts of Machinery

12. Guarding & Operation of Machinery
Law requires that every dangerous part of a machine must be effectively guarded by any one of the following types of methods or by a combination of them.
1. A fixed guard An interlocking guard
3. An automatic guard A trip guard
5. A two-hand control device

13. Guardings

14. Guardings

15. Fixed Guard at Bench Type Drilling Machine

16. Electrical Safety Hazards:- Electric Shock (ventricular fibrillation)
Burn
Ignition of combustible material/Fire
Explosion

17. Electrical Safety Compliance with Law:-
Do NOT use substandard multi-adaptor with irregular holes. Use the BS A type adaptor.
For more details, please refer to the EMSD website:

18. Electrical Safety

19. Laboratory Safety

20. Chemical Safety

21. Chemical & Chemical Waste Labels

22. Laser Safety
Class 3B or 4 laser equipment must be registered with HSEO
Only trained personnel can be authorized to use Class 3B or 4 laser equipment

23. First aid box in campus
Each teaching laboratory (class-room), research laboratory, research office with many occupants and general office has a first aid box, like one on the photos above. Of course, you can tour the office, workshop or laboratory to familiar with its location.

24. First Aid Box Contents急救箱物品 Item 項目 First Aid Box Content 急救箱物品
Recommended pieces per Box　建議數量
(毎一急救箱)
Usage 用途 1
Adhesive wound dressing 7.5 x 5 cm　
中碼黏性紗布 5
For minor wounds
遮蓋及保護小傷口，防細菌入侵 2
Adhesive wound dressing 8.3 x 6 cm　
大碼黏性紗布
For minor wounds　 3
Band-Aid Adhesive Bandage　
黏性紗布 15 4
Packets of absorbent cotton wool 35g/packets　包裝的吸水脱脂棉
For cleaning of wound　
清洗傷口
Sterilized unmedicated dressing (gauze square 5 x 5 cm) 細碼無藥性消毒紗布
Control bleeding, wound dressing　
遮蓋及保護傷口，幫助止血 6
Sterilized unmedicated dressing (gauze square 7.5 x 7.5 cm)　中碼無藥性消毒紗布 7
Micropore 1/2 in.　外科膠紙
For securing dressings　固定紗布/繃帶 8
Pressure Bandage 2 in.　彈性繃帶
To maintain direct pressure over a dressings in controlling dressings 包紮傷口，壓力止血 9
Safety Pins　安全扣針
As necessary, for securing dressings　
備用，固定繃帶及三角巾 10
Triangular Bandage　三角巾
For supporting an injured limb or joint
固定及承托傷肢 11
Hint on first aid　急救指南 １
For reference 參考

25. First Aid Box Contents急救箱物品
All first aid contents should be maintained in a serviceable condition. Cooperate to ensure that the First Aid Box contents are refilled periodically.　
急救箱物品必須保持在良好狀態，請補充急救箱内的物品以符合一般急救之水平
For emergency, please call 999 ; or
University Health Service (Office hour) ; or
Facilities Management Office (24-hour Hotline)　 ;
如急需醫護人員協助，請電九九九或
大學醫療保健處　(辦公時間内) 或
大學物業管理處保安組 (二十四小時熱線)

26. Fire safety
Sound the fire alarm by activating the break-glass fire alarm call point switch in case of fire.
Familiar yourself with the location of hose reel and the break-glass alarm.

27. Emergency shower and eyewash
Familiar yourself with the locations of emergency shower and eyewash.

28. Types of Personal Protective equipment arranged by HSEO

29. Personal protective equipment
Check with your supervisor/lab in-charge on which PPE you need at work/study?
Your departmental health and safety officer (DHSEO), or Laboratory/workshop in-charge is the one to arrange provision of PPE for you.
PPE has a central purchasing program. The department can purchase PPE from suppliers through the central purchasing contract.
For any enquiry, please feel free to contact HSEO.

30. Maintenance and inspection of PPE
Inspect your PPE before and after each use
Take care of PPE at all times
Clean your PPE after each use
Inform your supervisor on damaged or broken PPE and seek for replacement or repair
Store PPE in clean, dry area - free from exposure to sunlight or contaminants

31. WHAT SHOULD YOU DO IN CASE OF EMERGENCY ?
Emergency reporting
Fire
Any accident/injury
Leakage/spillage of chemical
Any other incidents that life or property is endangered
WHAT SHOULD YOU DO IN CASE OF EMERGENCY ?

32. Report to campus security control centre at P111 in person

33. Call campus security control centre by dialing:
(emergency line), or
/ (24 hours) or
Use the emergency telephone sets at various strategic locations

34. Particulars to be reported to the campus security control centre
Your name and department
Your contact telephone number
Nature of incident with brief description
Full detail of location of accident
Any person(s) injured in the incident

35. After injury/ incident, report the case to your supervisor or lab in-charge responsible for the area so that they could report the case to HSEO by filling a Accident/Incident Report Form(HSO Form 2) and send it to Health, Safety & Environment Office through the Department Head within 72 hours
The HSO Form2 can be downloaded from Intranet electronic form library of The PolyU homepage

36. Display Screen Equipment Operation

37. Manual Handling Operation

38. Manual Handling Operation

39. for Emergency Reporting to Campus Security Control Centre
Remember :
Ext. 7999
for Emergency Reporting to
Campus Security Control Centre

40. Touring Department of Electronic and Information Engineering
There are several places in EIE where staff members should pay particular attention due to higher risk involved. Certainly, it is duty of your supervisor/ lab in-charge to give you necessary information and training before commencing your work at such places.
GH045 - Mechanical safety
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41. Touring Department of EIE -continued
DE505, EF501a and EF503: laser safety
BC : chemical safety (corrosive, irritating, flammable, oxidizing, harmful and toxic chemicals )
EF501e and BC704: compress gas safety
EF501d and BC704: liquid nitrogen safety
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42. Compulsory training(1)
Required by law
Electricity work
Operation of irradiating apparatus
Manual handling
Usage of Display Screen Equipment and workstation (
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43. Compulsory training(2)
Required by the University
Laser Safety - Laser operators working on Class 3B or above
Laboratory Safety - Staff and Research Students working in chemical and/or biological laboratory
Dangerous Goods Handling - Staff and Research Students handling
Chemical Waste and Wastewater Management - All staff working in laboratories where chemical wastes and wastewater are produced
Consult your supervisor about your job nature, and if you need any of above trainings, you can do it by self-learning, testing and registration via HSEO web site: (Click on: Laboratory Safety Web-based Self-learning and Registration System (Intranet Access- NetID Login Required)
If you have any doubt about your training, consult DHSEO, Dr. Patrick Fong
(EIE)

44. Face mask training
EIE has established avian flu preparedness policy. As a part of it, you are required to get familiar with face mask usage. Please visit to obtain the necessary training. Otherwise, you can contact Dr. Patrick Fong for the same purpose (ext 4776).
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45. Display screen equipment users-revisited
If you are a display screen equipment user, do not ignore the fact that a long term usage can bad health. To prevent it :
1. Insure that you have appropriate computer setup.
If you have any doubt about your display screen equipment, ask your supervisor or DHSEO to arrange the assessment via DHSEO.
2. Periodically stop your computer work and perform necessary exercise, as described at .
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46. Save energy Support energy saving policy of PolyU.
How to do it? Visit energy saving poster at:
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47. Positive attitude
For your better working environment, have a positive and active attitude towards HSE policy at PolyU!
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