A to Z of Health and Safety Resources
This page provides links to an alphabetical list of resources, including info on Health and Safety File | Appointment (Designation) Forms | Checklists | Electrical | Ergonomic | Hazmat | Lab Safety | Ladders | Legislation | Materials | Major Events | Meeting dates | Personal Protective Equipment | Practices | Risk Assessment | Safety Signage | Smoking | Training | Travel and Field Trip safety | Videos DVDs | WHO does repairs/maintenance | and more ... vist the links below.
[This page is under development, please email safety(at)ru.ac.za if you have questions or suggestions]
Managers, HODs, employees and the wider 老虎机游戏_pt老虎机-平台*官网 community are encouraged to use the resources below to find out more about health and safety, and save the info in your departmental Health and Safety File.
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- Appointment (Designation) Forms: legal Health and Safety Appointment forms for designated H&S Representatives, First Aiders, Fire Marshals, and other related appointments
- After-hours maintenance emergencies: tel extension 8999 / 8146 (CPU will contact the relevant artisan for emergency work after hours, e.g. burst pipe, blocked drain, broken window, etc) or visit Campus Protection
- Access Control: tel extension 7203 / 8238 or visit Engineering
- Accessibility (disabled access): tel extension 8240, grounds(at)ru.ac.za or visit Grounds and Gardens
- Accident response: tel extension 8999 / 8146 (to contact SAPS etc) or visit Campus Protection
- Alarms (fire): tel extension 8033, or visit Electrical
- Alterations (structural): tel extension 7201, estates(at)ru.ac.za - or visit Facilities Servicing
- Animals on campus (cats, dogs, donkeys, monkeys, snakes, etc): tel extension 8146 (CPU) or 8240 (Grounds) or visit Grounds and Gardens or Animal care
- Architectural drawings / draughtsperson: tel extension 8126, k.wolhuter(at)ru.ac.za or visit Facilities Servicing
- Assault reporting: tel extension 8146 or visit Campus Protection and Sexual Assault
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- Batteries (used): collection point on campus for safe disposal
- Bees: who to contact for humane and professional bee removals and relocation
- Birds: who to contact
- Building Maintenance: to mitigate safety hazards
- Blue Security Route: extension 8146, cpu(at)ru.ac.za or visit Campus Protection and Blue Route
- Break glass boxes (for fire alarm):tel extension 8033, or visit Electrical
- Break glass boxes (for keys): tel extension 8421 / 7439, c.dyala(at)ru.ac.za or visit Building Maintenance
- Building maintenance: tel extension 8421 / 7439, c.dyala(at)ru.ac.za or visit Building Maintenance
- Building plans (architectural): tel extension 8126, z.tambo(at)ru.ac.za or visit Facilities Servicing
- Bulk waste collection points (campus): tel extension 8240, grounds(at)ru.ac.za or visit Grounds and Gardens
- Burglar alarms: tel extension 8146, cpu(at)ru.ac.za or visit Campus Protection
- Burglar bars: tel extension 8238, d.martin(at)ru.ac.za or visit Engineering
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- Checklists: for health and safety inspections in various workplaces at RU
- Courses: what health and safety training is available
- Committee meetings: dates of health and safety committee meetings
- Committee members: members of RU Health and Safety Committee
- Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases: who to contact for assistance
- Campus Protection: tel extension 8146, cpu(at)ru.ac.za or visit Campus Protection
- Can recycling: tel extension 8240, grounds(at)ru.ac.za or visit Metal and Recycling
- Cardboard recycling: tel extension 8240, grounds(at)ru.ac.za or visit Paper and Recycling
- Cats on campus (feral): tel extension 8240, grounds(at)ru.ac.za or visit Animal care
- Carpentry: tel extension 8421 / 7439, c.dyala(at)ru.ac.za or visit Building Maintenance
- Chemical waste collection point: tel extension 8257, f.chindeka(at)ru.ac.za or visit Chemistry and Hazmat
- CFLs (used) disposal management: tel extension 8033, or visit Electrical and Hazmat
- Composting: tel extension 8240, grounds(at)ru.ac.za or visit Recycling and Organic
- CPU (Campus Protection Unit): tel extension 8146, cpu(at)ru.ac.za or visit Campus Protection
- Crime prevention: tel extension 8146, cpu(at)ru.ac.za or visit Campus Protection and Crime Prevention
- Crisis Management Plan for Rhodes 老虎机游戏_pt老虎机-平台*官网: visit Crisis Management
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- DVDs: safety DVDs available on loan from SHE Office
- Disabled parking: tel extension 8240, grounds(at)ru.ac.za at Grounds and Gardens
- Dogs on campus (stray): tel extension 8240, grounds(at)ru.ac.za or visit Grounds and Gardens or Animal care
- Donkeys on campus (stray): tel extension 8240, grounds(at)ru.ac.za or visit Grounds and Gardens or Animal care
- Drains (storm water): tel extension 8240, grounds(at)ru.ac.za at Grounds and Gardens
- Drains (building plumbing): tel extension 8421 / 7439, c.dyala(at)ru.ac.za or visit Building Maintenance
- Draughtsperson: tel extension 8126, k.wolhuter(at)ru.ac.za or visit Facilities Department
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- Electrical safety
- Ergonomic: ergonomic hazards and solutions
- Evacuation procedures
- Electrical installations and maintenance: tel extension 8033, or visit Electrical
- Emergency break glass boxes (fire alarm & keys) Electrical
- Emergency contact info: visit Emergencies or Campus Protection
- Emergency escape ladders / stairs (external): tel extension 8238 / 8236, d.martin(at)ru.ac.za or visit Engineering
- Emergency evacuation plans: visit Fire
- Emergency maintenance (after-hours): Campus Protection (CPU will contact the relevant artisan).
- Emergency Management Plan for Rhodes 老虎机游戏_pt老虎机-平台*官网: visit Crisis Management
- Environmental pollution: tel extension 7205, environment(at)ru.ac.za or visit Environment
- Equipment maintenance (mechanical): tel extension 8238, d.martin(at)ru.ac.za at Engineering
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- Field Trip Safety
- File (workplace Health and Safety File): downloadable safety documents that should be in every RU departmental and section safety file
- Fire Alarms
- Fire Drills
- Fire Extinguishers
- Fire Marshals at RU
- Fire Safety Training
- First aiders at RU
- First aid boxes
- First aid supplies
- First aid training
- Fencing & gates: tel extension 8240, grounds(at)ru.ac.za or visit Grounds and Gardens
- Fire alarms: tel extension 8033, or visit Electrical
- Fire emergency: tel extension 8999 EMERGENCIES ONLY / 8146 or visit Campus Protection
- Fire escape ladders / stairs (external): tel extension 8238 / 8236, d.martin(at)ru.ac.za or visit Engineering
- Fire extinguishers & fire hydrants: tel extension 8238, d.martin(at)ru.ac.za or visit Engineering
- Fires (veldt - fighting): tel extension 8240, grounds(at)ru.ac.za or visit Grounds and Gardens
- First aid (information & training): tel extension 7205, safety(at)ru.ac.za or visit First Aid
- Flooring: tel extension 8421 / 7439, c.dyala(at)ru.ac.za or visit Building Maintenance
- Floor plans: tel extension z.tambo(at)ru.ac.za or visit Facilities Servicing
- Fluorescent lights (replacement & disposal): tel extension 8033, or visit Electrical and Hazmat
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Gardens: tel extension 8240, grounds(at)ru.ac.za or visit Grounds and Gardens
- Gates and fencing: tel extension 8240, grounds(at)ru.ac.za or visit Grounds and Gardens
- Geysers (hot water): tel extension 8421 / 7439, c.dyala(at)ru.ac.za or visit Building Maintenance
- Glass recycling: tel extension 8240, grounds(at)ru.ac.za or visit Glass and Recycling
- Glazing (window/glass): tel extension 8421 / 7439, c.dyala(at)ru.ac.za or visit Building Maintenance
- Guards: tel extension 8146, cpu(at)ru.ac.za or visit Campus Protection
- Grounds and gardens maintenance: tel extension 8240, grounds(at)ru.ac.za at Grounds and Gardens
- Gutter-cleaning: tel extension 8421 / 7439, c.dyala(at)ru.ac.za or visit Building Maintenance
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- Hazmat: responsible hazardous waste disposal
- Health and Safety File: downloadable safety documents that should be in every RU departmental and section safety file
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- Injury on Duty:
- Health and Safety Reps
- Health and Safety Rep Functions
- Health and Safety File: downloadable safety documents that should be in every RU departmental and section safety file
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Key cutting: tel extension 8421 / 7439, c.dyala(at)ru.ac.za or visit Building Maintenance
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- Lab Safety: guidance on laboratory safety protocols and manuals
- Ladders: guidance on safe use of ladders
- Legislation: links to Occupational Health & Safety Act and other legal documents
- Lawns: tel extension 8240, grounds(at)ru.ac.za or visit Grounds and Gardens
- Leaks in roof/ceiling (carpentry): tel extension 8421 / 7439, c.dyala(at)ru.ac.za or visit Building Maintenance
- Lecture venues committee: tel extension 7439, c.dyala(at)ru.ac.za or visit Facilities Servicing
- Locksmiths (locks and keys): tel extension 8421 / 7439, c.dyala(at)ru.ac.za or visit Building Maintenance
- Lost property: extension 8146, cpu(at)ru.ac.za or visit Campus Protection and Lost and Found
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- Maintenance Services (Infrastructure and Operations Division).
- Materials: RU Health and Safety Guide for RU, templates and working examples
- Major Events: guidelines and documentation for organising large events and legal compliance for Safety at Sports & Recreational Events
- Meeting dates: dates of meetings for Health and Safety Committee and Sub-committees
- Machinery maintenance: tel extension 8238, d.martin(at)ru.ac.za or visit Engineering
- Maintenance requisitions: Online Maintenance Requisition
- Maintenance Stores: tel extension 8150 / 8122, s.gill(at)ru.ac.za or visit visit Facilities Department
- Masonry: tel extension 8421 / 7439, c.dyala(at)ru.ac.za or visit Building Maintenance
- Mechanical equipment maintenance: tel extension 8238, d.martin(at)ru.ac.za or visit Engineering
- Metal fittings (burglar bars etc): tel extension 8238, d.martin(at)ru.ac.za or visit Engineering
- Metal recycling: tel extension 8240, grounds(at)ru.ac.za or visit Metal and Recycling
- Monkeys on campus: tel extension 8240, grounds(at)ru.ac.za or visit Grounds and Gardens or Animal care
- Mowing (lawns, sport fields): tel extension 8240, grounds(at)ru.ac.za or visit Grounds and Gardens
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Painting: tel extension 8421 / 7439, c.dyala(at)ru.ac.za or visit Building Maintenance
- Panic buttons: tel extension 8146, cpu(at)ru.ac.za or visit Campus Protection
- Paper recycling: tel extension 8240, grounds(at)ru.ac.za or visit Paper and Recycling
- Parking bays: tel extension 8240, grounds(at)ru.ac.za or visit Grounds and Gardens
- Parking discs: tel extension 8146, cpu(at)ru.ac.za or visit Campus Protection
- Pavements and paving: tel extension 8240, grounds(at)ru.ac.za or visit Grounds and Gardens
- Pest control (rats, woodborers, termites, etc - affecting building/infrastructure): tel extension 8421 / 7439, c.dyala(at)ru.ac.za or visit Building Maintenance
- Plastic and polystyrene recycling: tel extension 8240, grounds(at)ru.ac.za or visit Plastic and Recycling
- Planting (trees, herbs, flowers): tel extension 8240, grounds(at)ru.ac.za or visit Grounds and Gardens
- Plumbing: tel extension 8421 / 7439, c.dyala(at)ru.ac.za or visit Building Maintenance
- Pool (swimming) pump equipment maintenance: tel extension 8238, d.martin(at)ru.ac.za or visit Engineering
- Pool vehicle (RU) bookings: tel extension 8234, t.vanaarde(at)ru.ac.za or visit Engineering
- Power Monitoring: tel extension 7203 / 7436, c.pittaway(at)ru.ac.za or visit Rhodes 老虎机游戏_pt老虎机-平台*官网 Electricity
- Projects & Planning: tel extension 7201, estates(at)ru.ac.za or visit Projects & Planning at Facilities Servicing
Personal Protective Equipment: guidance on use of PPE
- Pest control: who to contact w.r.t. ants, cockroaches, bedbugs, etc - affecting staff/student health and safety
- Policy: RU Health and Safety Policy
- Policy: Smoking
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Practices: promoting safe practices at RU
- Protocol: RU Health and Safety Guide
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- Repairs/maintenance Services.
- Resources
- Risk Assessment: guidance on conducting risk assessment
- Risk Management
- Rape reporting: tel extension 8999 EMERGENCIES ONLY / 8146 or visit Campus Protection and Sexual Assault
- Rats (affecting building/infrastructure): tel extension 8421 / 7439, c.dyala(at)ru.ac.za or visit Building Maintenance
- Recycling / recyclable material collection (daily): tel extension 8240, grounds(at)ru.ac.za or visit Recycling at Grounds and Gardens
- Refuse removal: tel extension 8240, grounds(at)ru.ac.za or visit Grounds and Gardens
- Renovations (building): tel extension 7201, estates(at)ru.ac.za or visit Facilities Servicing
- Requisitions (for maintenance work): Online Maintenance Requisition
- Roads: tel extension 8240, grounds(at)ru.ac.za or visit Grounds and Gardens
- Roof work (carpentry): tel extension 8421 / 7439, c.dyala(at)ru.ac.za or visit Building Maintenance
- RU Role-players:
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- Safety Signage: guidance on SABS approved signage
- Smoking: guidelines on smoking protocol in the workplace
- Snakes and snakebites: what to do if you encounter a snake.
- Security: tel extension 8146, cpu(at)ru.ac.za or visit Campus Protection
- Sewage: tel extension 8421 / 7439, c.dyala(at)ru.ac.za or visit Building Maintenance
- Signage (metal/plastic): tel extension 7202, r.walton(at)ru.ac.za or visit Facilities Servicing
- Signage (paint-on): tel extension 8421 / 7439, c.dyala(at)ru.ac.za or visit Building Maintenance
- Smoking: guidelines on smoking protocol in the workplace
- Snakes (removal): tel extension 8146 (CPU) or visit Snakes
- Space Management: tel extension 7202, .........(at)ru.ac.za or visit Facilities Servicing
- SOS panic buttons: tel extension 8146, cpu(at)ru.ac.za or visit Campus Protection
- Sport field maintenance: tel extension 8240, grounds(at)ru.ac.za or visit Grounds and Gardens
- Street cleaning: tel extension 8240, grounds(at)ru.ac.za or visit Grounds and Gardens
- Storm water drain clearing: tel extension 8240, grounds(at)ru.ac.za or visit Grounds and Gardens
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- Training: health & safety courses available at RU
- Travel and Field Trip safety: RU Research Office safety guidelines for off-campus research and activities
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Videos DVDs: a selection of training videos / DVDs
- Vehicle repairs & maintenance: tel extension 8238, d.martin(at)ru.ac.za or visit Engineering
- Veldt fires: tel extension 8240, grounds(at)ru.ac.za or visit Grounds and Gardens
- Vermicomposting (worm farming): tel extension 8240, grounds(at)ru.ac.za or visit Recycling and Organic
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- Who are RU Health and Safety Reps
- WHO does repairs/maintenance Services: find out who to contact for repairs, maintenance and other services at RU. Alternatively contact Infrastructure and Operations Division Deputy Director, Facilities Services - Mr Dawie van Dyk, RU ext 7519, d.vandyk(at)ru.ac.za
- Waste bins (outdoor): tel extension 8240, grounds(at)ru.ac.za or visit Grounds and Gardens
- Waste collection points (bulk) on campus: tel extension 8240, grounds(at)ru.ac.za or visit Recycling at Grounds and Gardens
- Waste recycling: tel extension 8240, grounds(at)ru.ac.za or visit Recycling at Grounds and Gardens
- Water supply: tel extension 8421 / 7439, or visit Building Maintenance
- Work requests (maintenance requisitions): Online Maintenance Requisition
- Woodborer (affecting building/infrastructure): tel extension 8421 / 7439, c.dyala(at)ru.ac.za or visit Building Maintenance
- Worm farming (vermicomposting): tel extension 8240, grounds(at)ru.ac.za or visit Recycling and Organic
- Workmans Compensation (resulting from Injury on Duty): tel extension 8112 or 8009, hradmin(at)ru.ac.za or visit Incidents
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Visit the External Links:
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SA Labour Guide: guidelines on how to interpret the OHS Act in terms of labour, health and safety, and how to implement safe practices in the workplace:
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Online Forum managed by SA Labour Guide - for guidance and advice on Health & Safety concerns
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