Orders arriving at Easter
Please don’t order any chemicals to arrive during the Easter break. All packages will be delivered to the mail room, in security reception.
The mail room is not a suitable place for the storage of chemicals.
Steve Holden
New Kurt J.Lesker sales contact.
Based in stoke-on –trent , the new contact is a lady named Andra Muntean
Mobile number 07934 296373
Skype: live:andram_13
Safety Induction
Safety Induction
April’s safety induction will take place on 10th at 2:30pm in A 27. Please come along if you are a new member of the Department or just want a refresher.
Shonah Ion
We have been informed by Facilities of the following works due to take place in the next few weeks.
Asbestos abatement works
Are scheduled to take place to room A45 R1 of the Physics Building on the 29th of March for a period of one day.
The area of works for this includes the rear door of the MBE suite next to the riser. This means that both A48 will be accessed only from the Atrium door for the duration of the works.
These works are likely to impact on other building users as sections of corridor must be cordoned off in order to make the works safe. There will be a presence in the area of contractors wearing the necessary PPE equipment, including coveralls, along a pre-determined transit route.
Please observe any restrictions and signage in place for the works.
Emergency Lighting Testing in Physics
Will take place week commencing 26th March 2018 from 9am daily.
Accessible Toilets Alarms, associated alarms and fire refuge point alarms testing
Will take place week commencing 2ND April from 9am daily.
Every 2nd week there is a quick test to ensure all Emergency Alarms are operational.
Water Hygiene and Shower head cleaning in Physics
Will take place week commencing 2nd April 2018 from 9am daily.
Two Lancaster University engineers will require access to kitchens and shared bathrooms to test hot water temperatures. The engineers will not test every kitchen/bathroom just a sample from different locations within the building. This brief survey will take approximately five minutes, and is to ensure that the hot water is maintained at the correct temperature to prevent any instances of legionella. There will be no shutdown of service.
Lancaster University appointed engineers will require access to bathrooms to remove shower heads for cleaning to prevent the build-up of materials and bacteria as well as to ensure their effective operation. This will take approximately 5 minutes per shower head.
Fire Door Interface Inspections
Will take place in the Physics Building on 4th April from 9am.
Every month the University is required to test the interface between the fire alarm system and door control systems in all buildings with access control and/or automatic doors.
This work is undertaken by Honeywell Control Systems Ltd and requires the physical inspection of all doors controlled by the access control system while the fire alarm is active and the doors are locked. This check is to ensure that all doors on escape routes will allow evacuation in the event that the fire alarm is activated. In most cases the alarm will be silenced during the inspection, but for some older systems, where it is not possible to silence the alarm, the checks have to be conducted while the alarm is sounding. Owing for the requirement for the doors to be locked during this test some buildings, where access is required during the week, will be tested at the weekend.
TMV – Thermostatic Mixing Valve Testing in Physics
Will take place week commencing 16th April 2018 from 9am daily.
This is a brief survey -TMV – Thermostatic Mixing Valves are on basins and sinks. These devices require an inspection and service check to ensure that the incoming Hot & Cold water is being mixed correctly and the mixing valve functions correctly. The TMV’s are generally located within communal areas and access will not be required into Student rooms. There will be no shutdown of service.
Shonah Ion
Risk Assessment.
We will have a session on risk assessment at the away day and it would add enormously to the benefit of the session if everyone can have gone through the risk assessment Moodle slides on the University Health and Safety pages.
https://modules.lancaster.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=9163 including the “how to” step by step slides https://modules.lancaster.ac.uk/mod/resource/view.php?id=349289
Shonah Ion
Easter break Board/Card games evening
Hi everyone, since it’s the last day before the Easter break on Wednesday next week (28th March (next week), a few of us are going to do another board games evening, at 17:30 after work for about 3 hours. We are planning to play a role playing game of up to 30 people called Werewolf, which is really fun game involving roleplaying, teamwork, deception, but feel free to bring along other games too. The game is usually a good laugh so please come join us on Wednesday evening!!”
Chris Woodhead
Lego Wanted
If anyone’s got some old boxes of Lego at home they want to sell could you let me know? I’d be interested in buying some.
Rob Lewsey