When you are working on summer projects which involve moving books and furniture, please remember to take care of yourself.
– Be self aware
– Avoid prolonged, repetitive movement or inactivity
– Use safe work methods
– Maintain good posture
– Take regular breaks
– Exercise regularly, keep a good fitness level
– Report any DPI symptoms
– Contribute to Health & Safety discussions in team meetings etc.
Category Archives: Health and Safety
Health and Safety minutes
The most recent Library Heath & Safety committee minutes are available on the K drive: K:\LIBR-Library\Management\Meetings\Minutes\H&S-Libr-2018-07-24.docx
Test and tag results
Thanks to everyone who helped with the test and tag procedure last Thursday.
Stu tested and tagged 277 items, 32 in EPS, 40 in MB and 205 in Central library. The spreadsheet of items tested is saved here: K:\LIBR-Library\Health-Safety\Portable-appliance-register\Copy of Canty Uni Libraries August 2018 from Stu (Test and Tag).xlsx
Only one item was declined. It was an extension cord that looked like it came off the ark.
Just a reminder that any personal electrical items brought to work should be tested and tagged beforehand.
Tim O’Sullivan (on behalf of the Library H&S committee)
Electrical Equipment Testing
Thursday 9th of August is the confirmed day for Testing and tagging of electrical equipment.
Tim O’Sullivan
DPI Tip for August 2018: Feeling stretched?
It’s one of life’s little paradoxes…when we’re feeling overly stretched, that’s a very good time to stop and do some stretches.
A reminder of a couple of options for daily (Monday-Friday) group exercise sessions available to Puaka-James Hight staff and anyone else who’d like to join us:
Library Access & Collections (Room 519): 11.30am
E-Learning and LT&R teams (Room 522): 3pm
Visitors always welcome.
Please let us know of any other group exercise sessions happening in your area.
You may find this list of exercises useful.
Electrical Equipment Testing
The Library Health and Safety Committee is working on getting all library equipment tested and tagged according to the UC protocol. This is scheduled for the week beginning Monday 13th August with the exact day to be confirmed.
Many of the electrical items in the library have been noted to have no tag or out of date tags. The UC IT department arrange to test and tag all computer equipment and photocopiers before installation but the library has to ensure that all other electrical equipment is tested, eg laminators, electric staplers, urns, multi-boxes, fridges, fans, heaters, etc.
If you have personal items that you plug in at work, the UC protocol also requires that they are tested and tagged before they are brought onto campus. This applies to all items connecting to the power supply with a standard NZ three pin plug or adapter.
In the UC libraries the following people will be contacts for the process:
MB: Swee Hoon
EPS: Dave Lane
Central (L2): Tim O’Sullivan
Central (L5): Helen Thomas
As far as I know there should not be equipment in our storage areas that needing testing but there may be extension cords or other items like that lying around that will need to be tested. If there is a small number of items in the storage areas then the reps will collect them and have them done when the main areas are done. If not then I will arrange with the tagger to visit the storage areas.
If you can think of items that need to have tagged please add a comment to this post or let the Reps know.
Tim O’Sullivan.
Library Health and Safety Plan 2018
The library Health and Safety committee has been working on the 2018 H&S plan for the library.
The current library Health and Safety committee is chaired by Helen and members are Pinelopi, Swee Hoon, Hugh, Dave Lane and Tim O’Sullivan.
The plan is saved here: K:\LIBR-Library\Health-Safety\Health-Safety-Plans\library _Health_Safety_annual plan_2018.docx
Comments and suggestions are always welcome.
Tim O’Sullivan
DPI tip for July
Just a reminder about the University’s online ergonomic self-assessment tool (which also happens to star members of the Library team!) It’s a great place to assess and just refresh your workstation setup before you start experiencing pain or discomfort. Other options for ergonomic assessment are possible too – you can also request one of the trained ergonomic assessors to come and visit. For more details on this see the Health and Safety intranet pages.
PJH lights
Facilities Management are currently involved in a job to replace all the fluorescent tubes on level 11 and level 4. The reason for this is that the tubes are at the end of their lives. They can be on for up to 17 or 18 hours a day which over time adds up quickly to the expected life of the tube. They also tend to fade a bit as they get older, before they flicker and die.
Otherwise I have a BIEMS request in to replace dead tubes on the other floors. FM find it easier to come to the library to replace more than one tube at a time.
FM will come over to replace individual tubes if they are emergency lights or crucial for other reasons, eg in stairwells or over a work area. Otherwise the odd dead tube can wait to be done after a regular check of all the lights in the building about once every six months or so.
Tim O’Sullivan
H&S updates for libraries
This is the current list of Library First Aiders, wardens and Health and Safety Reps.
The file is saved here:
K:\LIBR-Library\Health-Safety\FirstAid\First Aiders Building wardens update June 2018.docx
If there are any updates or corrections please let me know.
Thanks
Tim O’Sullivan
| First Aid Certificate holders – Central Library | Expiry | |
| Adrienne Doyle | Copy Centre Level 2 PJH | 31st Oct 2019 |
| Alison Whitla | Level 5 Puaka-James Hight | 5th Sep 2019 |
| Anton Angelo | Level 5 Puaka-James Hight | 18th April 2018 |
| Bronwyn Collins | Level 5 Puaka-James Hight | 20th July 2018 |
| Elizabeth Lochhead | Level 3 PJH Academic Skills | 31st Oct 2019 |
| Donna Thompson | Level 5 Puaka-James Hight | 28th Sept 2018 |
| Felicity Watson | Level 5 Puaka-James Hight | 12th August 2018 |
| Hugh Joughin | Level 2 Puaka-James Hight | 20th August 2018 |
| Jessica Ritchie | Level 3 PJH Academic Skills | 31st Oct 2019 |
| Kim Allen | Level 5 Puaka-James Hight | 28th Nov. 2018 |
| Margaret Paterson | Level 5 Puaka-James Hight | 28th Nov. 2018 |
| Nicolle Moffatt | Level 5 Puaka-James Hight | 26th June 2019 |
| Peter Kennedy | Level 5 Puaka-James Hight | 17th Aug. 2018 |
| Rebecca Fisher | Level 2 Puaka-James Hight | 28th Nov 2019 |
| Romy Forrer | Level 5 Puaka-James Hight | 28th Feb. 2019 |
| Sara Roberts | Level 5 Puaka-James Hight | 20th July 2018 |
| Sue Thompson | Level 5 Puaka-James Hight | 28th Feb 2019 |
| Susan Lloyd | Level 2 Puaka-James Hight | 31st Oct 2019 |
| Fiona Gurnsey | UCSA level 1 Puaka-James Hight | |
| UCSA staff | UCSA level 1 Puaka-James Hight | |
| Building and floor wardens – PJH Central Library | ||
| Donna Thompson
Jacqui Cain (FS) Allan Feng (FS) |
Library – Floor 5 | Floor Wardens |
| First person to the board | Library – Floors 6-11 | Floor Warden |
| Tim O’Sullivan | Library | Building Warden |
| Angela Berry (deputy) | Library | Building Warden (deputy) |
| Jack Arron (assistant) | Library | Building Warden (assistant) |
| Angel Nicholson Jacqui Tither |
Library level 3 | Floor wardens |
| Fiona Gurnsey James Huntly |
Level 1 (UCSA Office) Undercroft East end upper level | Floor Warden |
| Nikita Taylor | Undercroft lower level | Floor Warden |
| Ayden Guest (SC manager)
Shilling Club staff |
Undercroft West end upper level | Floor warden |
| First persons to uplift the paddles | Puaka-James Hight – Floors 2 & 4 | Floor Wardens |
| Library Health and Safety Representatives | ||
| Tim O’Sullivan | Level 2 | Central Library |
| Dave Lane | EPS library | |
| Swee Hoon Goh | MB library | |
| First Aid Certificate holders (EPS Library) | Expiry | |
| Dave Lane | 7th August 2019 | |
| Margaret Paterson | 28th Nov. 2018 | |
| Brian McElwaine | 4th March 2018 | |
| Building wardens EPS building | ||
| Jenny Owens | Building Warden | |
| First to the board | Deputy Building Warden | |
| First Aid Certificate holders (Macmillan Brown Library) | Expiry | ||
| Caroline Syddall | 28th Nov. 2018 | ||
| Swee Hoon Goh | 28th Sept. 2018 | ||
| Hannah O’Dwyer | 23rd Feb 2018 | ||
| Gabrielle Faith | 17th Aug. 2018 | ||
| Building wardens Macmillan Brown Library | |||
| Jamie Hape | Building Warden | ||
| Swee Hoon Goh | Floor warden | ||
| Library H&S Committee |
| Hugh Joughin
Dave Lane Tim O’Sullivan Pinelopi Zaka Swee Hoon Goh Helen Thomas |
Other Library H&S Groups
| DPI Group | Ergonomic Assessors |
| Tim Stedman (chair)
|
Tim O’Sullivan |
| Swee Hoon Goh | |
| Nicola Smith | |
| Felicity Watson | |
| Jane Agnew | |
| Swee Hoon Goh | NB: Ergonomic assessments are booked through H&S Central |