Your Health

Health & Safety Information

Your Safety

In the interest of ensuring your Health & Safety while at the Institute, please take the time to read this information carefully.

If you need to contact the emergency services follow the advice below:

Dialling from WIT landline:

Dial (9)-999 or (9)-112. (Please note you need to dial “9” first to get an outside line).

Dialling from non-WIT landline or from mobile phone: Dial 999 or 112

When connected:

1. Ask for the correct service i.e. Fire, Ambulance, Gardai2. Give the following information:

• Yourname• Telephonenumber• Campuslocation• Exactlocationoncampus• Typeofincident• Typeofinjury(ifknown)

3. Don’t hang up until the operator clears the line

After you contact the Emergency Services please contact the porter on duty or the security office (087-9400888) and advise them of the situation.

Emergency Services Contact Telephone Numbers

Medical Emergency:

Emergency Services Institute NurseMedical Centre Nurse Medical Centres:• MainCampus• CollegeStreet• BarronstrandStreet

Waterford Regional HospitalCaredoc

999/112(087) 2724422(085) 7739055

(051) 302873(051) 845671(051) 852999(051) 8480001850 334 999

Useful Contact Numbers:

Bord GáisESB EmergencyEstates Office

Garda ConfidentialGarda SíochánaHealth & Safety Authority HSA

Health & Safety OfficeInstitute ChaplainInstitute Counsellor

Security OfficeStudent’s Union

1850 20 50 501850 372 999(051) 302678(051) 302859(051) 3027481800 666 111(051) 874888(01) 6147000/1890 289 389(051) 845517(051) 302617(051) 302475(051) 302878(087) 9400888(051) 374744

Further information can be obtained from:

Mary O’Doherty, Health & Safety OfficerWaterford Institute of TechnologyCork Road, Waterford.

Tel: 051-845517 Email: safety@wit.ieWeb: www.wit.ie

Additional Information

If you have an accident while at the Institute or during Institute activities off-campus report it immediately to one of the following:

• YourManagerorSupervisor• YourLecturerorCourseLeader• TheMedicalCentre• TheHealth&SafetyOfficer• YourdesignatedWITcontact(visitorsandcontractors)

Please ensure that an Incident Report Form has been completed and sent to the Health & Safety Officer.

Accident Reporting AED (Defibrillator) Availability

If your injury is minor it can be dealt with by an on-site first aider.

If your injury requires medical attention please attend the Medical Centre on campus.

If the Medical Centre is closed please attend your own G.P., the Caredoc (after hours) or the Accident & Emergency Department at Waterford Regional Hospital.

If your injury is serious contact the emergency services immediately. Dial 999 or 112.

Medical Treatment

If I discover a fire what should I do?

Raise the alarm by activating the nearest break glass unit (red square box with glass panel).

To activate use your thumb to apply pressure on the black dot in the centre panel of the unit.

On hearing the fire alarm all building users must:

• Ensurethesafeshutdownofequipment/electricity/gasinuse

• Evacuatethebuildingbythenearestexitroute• Closealldoorsafteryou• Proceedtotheassemblypoint

Do Not:

• Goupstairsforanyreason• Gotolockers/workstationsetctocollectpersonal

belongings• Usethelift• Re-enterthebuildinguntilthe“all-clear”hasbeengiven

Assembly Points:Assembly points are located in the car park areas of each campus. To locate your closest assembly points check the fire evacuation maps in the room you are in or alternatively proceed to the closest car park where the assembly point will be clearly identifiable.

Fire Safety

Main Campus:• Engineering & Science Building:

besideWITcardmachineinatriumarea• Business School Building:

besideWITcardmachineoutsidetheSPARshop• Tourism & Leisure Building:

corridoroutsideHumanPerformanceLaboratory• Tourism & Leisure Building:

groundflooratriumareabesideporter’sdesk• O’Connell Bianconni Nursing and Health Science Building:

groundflooratriumareabesidestairwell• Luke Wadding Library:

foyerareaoppositecirculationdesk• Walton I.T. Building:

groundflooratriumareainsidemaindoor• Multi Purpose Hall: firstfloorareabesidelockers

College Street:• Main Building: oppositetheporter’sdesk• St Dominic’s Building:

acrossfromporter’sdeskbesideentrance

Applied Technology Campus:• Main Building: atriumareabesideAG26• Apprentice building: blocklayingworkshop

West Campus:• Arclabs Research & Innovation Centre:

behindreception• R2 Research Building:insidemainentrance

Granary Building:• Granary Building:

acrossfromliftsonthegroundfloor

ALWAYS EVACUATE IF YOU HEAR THE FIRE ALARM, DO NOT ASSUME IT’S A DRILL.

AED training is available to all staff. If you would like to participate in an AED training course please contact the Health & Safety Office.