Department of Computer Science

Safety Information

Safety Personnel

Departmental Safety Coordinator: Paddy Colleran
Room: Holt 2.05   Phone: 54261   email: P.Colleran@liverpool.ac.uk

School Health & Safety Officer: David Donaghy
Room: EEE 1/013 (B block)   Phone: 57624   email: D.Donaghy@liverpool.ac.uk

Fire Safety

Fire alarms in the Ashton building will be tested weekly, on Wednesday mornings at 9:50. Fire alarms in the Holt building are tested on a Tuesday at 11.00. This will involve sounding the bells for a few seconds.
Should the bells ring continuously for longer than 10 seconds then you must assume that there is a fire, and evacuate the building.

A practice emergency evacuation takes place once per year, usually in the autumn term.

Action to be taken on discovering a fire

  1. Raise the alarm at once.
  2. Operate nearest fire alarm by breaking glass.
  3. Dial 2222, and give clear details of the location of the fire i.e. Ashton Building, Ashton Street.
  4. Close all windows and doors.
  5. Leave the building.

Action to be taken on hearing the fire alarm

  1. Leave the building as quickly as possible by the nearest safe route. Do not use the lifts. Assemble outside the building at the assembly point in the quadrangle green. Report anything that you have seen in the building that will help the fire brigade to the Head Warden (usually wearing an orange armband or hi-vis jacket) in charge of evacuation.
  2. Stay out of the building until explicitly told that it is safe to re-enter by the Fire Brigade or Head Warden.

Accidents

All accidents, including "near miss" incidents, must be reported as soon as possible, and a University Accident/Incident Report Form completed. These are available online via a link on the University Health and Safety site.

First-Aid

In the event of an accident requiring medical help, Helen Mattocks, Rebekah Martin and Andy Craig are trained in the delivery of First Aid. Helen (54276) & Rebekah (54273) are in G.07 in the Ashton Building, and Andy's office is 2.05 in the George Holt building (phone 54269).
If none of these are available you can call security on 2222 from a University telephone, or the emergency services via 999 if the situation is serious or life-threatening.
If it is decided that the person needs to go directly to hospital from work, call an ambulance or a taxi; private vehicles should not be used for insurance reasons. The injured person should be accompanied by a colleague if possible.

More Information

More information relating to health and safety issues within the department can be found on the School Health & Safety intranet site.