The online signing-in system is at
http://lw1.cta.phy.private.cam.ac.uk/ooh/
Please ensure that you use it whenever you are working out of hours - the emergency services need to know whether there is anyone in the building who needs to be rescued.
Normal working hours are from 0830 to 1700, Monday to Friday. During these
hours there is someone on duty at reception and there are first aiders on the premises.
This enables a rapid response in the event that something goes wrong.
Laboratories and workshops are out of bounds to undergraduates unless they are supervised.
Only authorised persons are allowed in plant and machinery rooms.
Out of Hours
For people wishing to work outside normal working hours,
the following are requirements:
- A person may work alone in an office, on paperwork, without special permission of any kind.
- All those working out of hours are expected to have a good working knowledge of
the Emergency Procedures,
since they may be the first to discover something that requires action.
- The risk assessment for any work other than office work must have taken acount of the increased
risk of working out of hours. ONLY those with the requisite skills may work out-of-hours.
ONLY those who have secured the agreement of their Research Group may work out of hours.
- No-one may work alone in a laboratory area - there must always be someone within calling
distance who would know what to do in the event of an emergency.
- Work on high risk experiments, such as work with hydrofluoric acid is FORBIDDEN
People intending to work out of hours should be aware that the heating and ventilation
systems are switched off outside working hours. This will have a bearing on the significance
of releases of gases, etc. Requests for supplementary heating must be lodged with the Laboratory
Superintendent who will authorise the limited use of convector heaters where justified. Under no
circumstances may privately owned heaters be used. Their use could seriously jeopardise the
University's Insurance position. (See the Treasurer's letter 20112/82)
This page was last updated on 8th October 2008
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