Thanks to Jill Durney for coordinating the hazard assessment of the Library Warehouse, and thanks to those who supplied the data for Jill to compile. This assessment has been completed and has been lodged with Health & Safety.

An outcome from this process is that nets are being investigated for purchase which will cover the tops of the bays to prevent items from falling on Library staff when the shelving is moved.
A project that is in the scoping stages will be looking at the items in storage in both the Law Basement and the Library Warehouse, some items will be removed and either stored elsewhere e.g. perhaps become part of the CONZUL Storage Project, or deselected.

One of the outcomes of this project will be that the very heavy books that have been placed on the top shelves will be moved and stored in a safer place. If at all possible the top shelves of these shelving units will not be utilised. Please note that if you borrow the ladders with the platforms which are kept in the Library Warehouse they must be returned. These ladders form part of the procedures for the safe handling of books in this area.

A minimum of 2 Library staff must be in the Library Warehouse when book retreiving and returning is taking place.

Heather Jenks
Associate University Librarian