In conjunction with the casual staff training there will be a session for staff on Wednesday 9th May at 9.45am to explain the emergency evacuation procedures for the Puaka-James High Building.

The session will be in two parts.

First (9.45am-10.15am): practical considerations for evacuating the building. This will be  a walk around to think about the building in terms of needing to evacuate in an emergency (not the building in terms of being a library). If you are an existing staff member or established staff member who has moved into the building you are welcome to come along to refresh your memory.

Second (12.00-12.30): Health and Safety introduction for new casual staff.

Please meet in room 203 (Customer Services) at 9.45am on Wednesday.

Tim O’Sullivan

Tomorrow Morning Thursday 3 May  UC Facilities Management will carry out the annual test of the fire fans in Puaka James Hight building. This means the fire fans in the Level 2  ceiling will be running  for approximately 30 minutes followed by the fans in the tower stairs. This will start at 8.00am and be finished by 9.00am.  This work is necessary to complete the Building Warrant of Fitness.

Message from FM (per Tim O’Sullivan)

The demolition of the old Von Haast building is proceeding and the demolition activity is slowly moving towards the Puaka-James Hight end of the site.

Noise may be a result of the demolition work.

The library has a supply of ear plugs if you need them. They are kept in the H&S cupboard in room 203.

Tim O’Sullivan

There will be a session for staff on Thursday 15th February at 11.30 to explain the emergency evacuation procedures for the Puaka-James High Building.

The session will be in two parts.

First (11.30-12.00): practical considerations for evacuating the building. This will be  a walk around to think about the building in terms of needing to evacuate in an emergency (not the building in terms of being a library). If you are an existing staff member or established staff member who has moved into the building you are welcome to come along to refresh your memory.

Second (12.00-12.30): Health and Safety introduction for new casual staff.

Please meet in room 203 (Customer Services) at 11.30 on Thursday.

Tim O’Sullivan

The following note has been received from Pat Keogh, University compliance Officer. This is a yearly check required so that the building can be certified safe to occupy. This is usually an un-eventful check but forewarned is forearmed.

Building: Puaka James Hight Library           

System: Manual Fire Alarm  

Date: 29/01/18

Time: 08.00am to 04.00pm

Parts of Premises Affected:  Whole Building

The effect of this shutdown is: The Manual Call Points and Smoke Detectors will not activate the fire sounders or signal the fire service.

The Fire Alarm sounders will operate intermittently during this shutdown.

The fire sprinkler will be operational

This shutdown is to allow Chubb to carry out an annual survey on the building fire system.

In the event of an emergency ring 111 (fire service) and Security (6111) and evacuate the building.

Tim O’Sullivan (on behalf of Pat Keogh)

On Friday at 10.00am I will introduce some of our new staff from Education and AV to the evacuation procedures in the Puaka-James Hight  building. This will be a walk around to talk through evacuating the building in an emergency situation.

If there is anyone who has worked here for a while who would like to join the walk around you would be most welcome. Please meet in room 203 (Customer Services workroom at 10.00am). It will last 30 minutes.

I will repeat the session next Wednesday (13th December) at 2.00pm starting in the same place.

Tim O’Sullivan

The usual milk fridge in the PJH level 5 staff room has been moved to allow it to defrost.

There is so much ice on the icebox that the door of the fridge was not closing properly and this was leading to more ice buildup inside and a fridge that was working far harder to keep the contents cool.

I’ll wash the whole thing out this afternoon but in the meantime the smoko milk is in the other fridge.

Tim O’Sullivan

Last weeks fire evacuation was the second 2017 trial and it went quite well with and evacuation time of 7minutes 49 seconds. The library was pretty busy at the time.

Thanks to those who picked up paddles and took on the role of floor warden. This is an important part of the evacuation procedure. Any information the floor wardens pass to the building warden will be handed to the Fire Service in the event of an emergency.

Once the floor wardens have checked off their floor their duties continue at the front steps. Even though the  alarm may be turned off the building is not released back to the University until the Fire Brigade give the all clear. This will be relayed around to the front of the building to the floor wardens at the foot of the library steps.

If you are wearing the armband and are holding a paddle  you will look official enough to dissuade students from reentering until the all clear is received.

Tim O’Sullivan