HEALTH AND SAFETY AT TASMAC

This Health and Safety policy is intended to be an “all inclusive” policy and covers all TASMAC London School of Business buildings, properties, parking, and outside areas as well as including all TASMAC London School of Business Staff, Employees, students, contractors, and visitors.

School Policy Statement

The purpose of these Health and Safety policies is to foster the provision of a healthy and safe environment within TASMAC. In order to accomplish this goal, safety must be seen as a responsibility shared by all. This chain of responsibility begins with the individual workers and students and extends to the immediate supervisors, departmental managers and directors. We are all responsible for providing an appropriate physical environment, monitoring safety and ensuring the development and enforcement of policy and procedures at departmental, faculty, and administrative levels, respectively.

These safety policies and procedures have been developed in light of governmental, state, and municipal legislation respecting occupational health and safety, and will be amended and updated as required. Beyond these legislative requirements, which serve as the minimum performance standards for the safety program, codes of practice may be adopted for particular areas of activity.

The terms of reference for development of new safety procedures and policy are as follows:

1. to develop and review safety and occupational health policies and procedures in compliance with all appropriate legislation;

2. to keep governmental legislation in this regard under review and to amend and develop School policies accordingly;

3. to ensure adequate inspection of hazardous areas and operations;

4. to review accident/incident reports as they relate to safety;

5. to make appropriate recommendations with regard to safety including the closing of classrooms or other areas pending rectification of a particularly hazardous situation; and

6. to promote the general awareness of safety in the School.

Emergency procedures and incident reporting

1. Where serious injuries or property damage are involved, care must be taken to leave everything as is (unless this creates an unsafe situation by doing so) in order that:
   a.  the cause of the accident and the extent of the damage incurred may be investigated; and
   b.  damaged or defective equipment, machinery can be retained for inspection by insurance adjustors.

2. All accidents, dangerous incidents, and occupational diseases, however minor, must be reported at once to the employee or student’s immediate supervisor or teacher. The Head of School or Director of Studies should also be informed and, if personal injury has been sustained, a report detailing the accident and related events submitted to the Head of School.

3. It is the responsibility of each head of department, faculty, etc., to ensure that the above procedure is being followed.

Staff health and safety policy

This policy applies to all regular academic and non-academic staff.
Policy

1. The School, the employees, and students of the School will cooperate to establish and maintain the best possible health and safety conditions at work in order to prevent industrial diseases and work accidents.

2. The maintenance of this Health and Safety Policy shall be the responsibility of the entire School community

3. The School will appoint a First Aid ensure a first-aid service during working hours and will have the employee transported to the hospital of his/her choice, if his/her condition warrants it. The School will arrange for the return of the employee to the School or home, whichever is appropriate.

4. The School will provide first-aid kits in places which will be easily accessible to the employees and students.

5. The School will inform employees and students of the safety standards and regulations in force in the area in which they work and attend school. These standards and regulations, as well as emergency instructions regarding the premises and equipment and goods on the premises will be posted in the appropriate places.

6. If an employee discovers a deviation from the safety rules, s/he shall inform the manager of the area. If the problem is not resolved in a satisfactory manner, the case shall then be submitted to the Administration Director who will present it to the Head of School.

7. An employee has the right to refuse to perform a task if s/he has reasonable and substantial grounds to believe that the performance of the task would endanger his/her health, safety or physical well-being, or would expose another person to a similar danger. An employee may not, however, exercise this right if his/her refusal to perform the task places the life, health, safety or physical well-being of another person in immediate danger or if the conditions under which the work is to be performed are normal for that type of work.

8. Any special protective equipment or other articles required by law for the protection of the employees will be provided by the School; such items shall remain the property of the School.

9. Certain employees whose health is threatened by special risks may be required to undergo a physical examination. When such an examination is required by law or by the Head of School, the School will assume the costs of the examination. The examination will take place during regular working hours.

Fire Protection Policy

The aims of this policy are to prevent fires and, in the event of a fire, to prevent injuries, loss of life, or damage to property. It is based on the applicable fire prevention codes and on School standards.

Implementation
The School will designate and ensure that it supports the efforts of a Fire Prevention Officer. This officer has been designated to organize, and implement fire protection programs including the following areas of responsibility:

1. Ensuring that applicable fire protection codes and internal standards are respected;

2. Recommending fire protection policies and procedures;

3. Arranging for regular fire safety inspections of School premises and fire protection devices;

4. Advising the Director of Facilities and members of the community on fire safety matters;

5. Coordinating fire safety training activities for faculty, staff, and students.

6. Ensuring that a fire Evacuation Monitor is scheduled during all building Open hours.

Responsibilities
All members of the School are responsible for respecting this policy and for familiarizing themselves with the locations of fire alarms and evacuation routes in the areas they occupy.

Directors and Managers are responsible for ensuring compliance with this policy and for referring matters requiring corrective measures to the appropriate parties.

Faculty are responsible for guiding and instructing building occupants in the event of an emergency or practice evacuation.

No Smoking Policy

TASMAC continues to be committed to providing a safe and healthy environment for students, faculty, staff, and visitors. In order to comply with new legislation in place in the UK regarding the prohibition of smoking within public service buildings (which included schools and universities) TASMAC has adopted a policy of No Smoking inside any TASMAC building and will limit smoking outside buildings as follows:

• It is prohibited to smoke within nine metres (30 feet) outside any door leading to any TASMAC building. In the case of TASMAC buildings fronting directly on public streets, smoking is prohibited within nine metres from either side of any door leading to or from the building.

• Out of respect to building occupants, smoking is not permitted near any windows surrounding TASMAC buildings.

• All smoking materials must be extinguished before arriving at building entrances. There will be ashtrays within the nine metres (30 feet) zone limit.

Fire Protection Regulations

1. Persons refusing to respect the no-smoking policy in School owned and leased premises should be reported to their immediate supervisor or to the Director of Administration.

2. Acts of tampering or vandalism of fire protection devices (fire alarms, emergency exits, exit doors, exit lights, sprinklers, detectors, etc.) should be reported immediately to the Director of Administration.

3. Safe evacuation routes are to be maintained at all times. In particular, corridors, stairways, and fire escapes are not to be used for storage.

4. Quantities of combustible material (paper, cardboard, etc.) and flammable materials (solvents) should be kept to a minimum, and stored in appropriate locations.

5. Never overload electrical circuits and avoid the use of long or multiple extension cords. Consult with Director of Facilities when considering increases in electrical current demand.

6. Defective electrical equipment, such as frayed cords, loose connections, and overheating equipment should be taken out of service without delay and appropriately tagged.

7. Suspected leaks of natural gas are to be reported immediately to a member of staff.

Suspected Fires

Anyone discovering smoke, strong smell of burning, or smell of an unusual nature, should immediately:

1. Inform their instructor or immediate supervisor or any member of the Head of School.

2. Alert the Director of Facilities and ensure the following procedure is adopted:

Fire Procedure

1. Shout "FIRE" repeatedly to give the alert.

2. Pull the fire alarm.

3. Telephone the Fire Department by dialing 999.

4. Evacuate the premises in a swift, orderly fashion using the stairways and/or fire escapes, but NOT elevators, and following the instructions of Evacuation Monitors.

5. Inform the Building Custodian of the location, magnitude, and nature (e.g., electrical) of the fire, the open evacuation routes, persons requiring assistance, and other pertinent details.

6. Stand outside the building, where the arrival of Fire Department vehicles can be observed, in order to direct the firemen to the fire.

Upon hearing the fire alarm (voice or bell), it is the responsibility of each lecturer and each Department Head
(or delegate) and each evacuation monitor, to ensure that the premises under their respective jurisdictions be evacuated quickly, calmly, and completely. Ensure that all doors are closed. Finally, everyone must leave the building, follow the instructions of evacuation monitors, and stand well clear of entrances.

Fire-fighting should always be a secondary consideration to building evacuation. It should be attempted only if the fire in question can be extinguished with ready-to-hand and appropriate equipment and especially, only if there is no danger of the evacuation route being cut off.

Fire-fighting equipment that has been used should be reported to the Director of Facilities, so that it can be replaced or recharged.