Health and safety at work

 Everyone, even those working outside the laboratory, must know and comply with the University's fire and evacuation procedures.

 

It is essential that everyone working in the laboratory know and scrupulously follow the safety instructions, not only for their own not only for their own safety, but also for that of others. 

 

At the start of practical work, first-year students are trained in the risks to which they are exposed, the risks they need to be aware of, the precautions they need to take and the behaviour precautions to be taken and the behaviour to be adopted, which they must before they can work in the laboratories. As for the staff, they must follow the safety training offered by STEPS as soon as they start work and then periodically, depending on the entity in which they work.

Emergency numbers

en cas de ...	appeler	Emergency numbers
Serious accident, accident involving personal injury	Medical emergency	144
	Campus security	1222 a)
Fire b)	Firemen	118
	Campus security	1222 a)
Spread, chemical spray	Campus security	1222 a)
Ingestion of toxic substances, intoxication, poisoning	Swiss center for toxicological information	145
	Campus security	1222 a)
Presence of undesirable person(s)	Campus security	333 a)
Presence of violent or threatening person(s)	Police	117
	Campus security	1222 a)

a) short numbers 1222 and 333 can only be used on University landlines

b) also activate a fire alarm push button

 Person to contact

Raphaël MAION Safety Engineer for the Faculty of Science	int. 93163 c)	Head of STEPS for the Faculty of Science
Denis PERRIN Safety officer	int. 96108 c)	In charge of safety, health at work and risk prevention
Frédéric RENAUD Assistant of the Safety Engineer	+41 78.858 35 25	In charge of safety training and intervention teams (fire, evacuation, medical)
Vincenzo BERARDICELLI Head of Safety	int. 79215 c)	In charge of security, video surveillance, badge readers and events
Christophe DROUX Technical Agent	int. 96016 c)	Flooding, plumbing problems, heating/ventilation, electricity, any needs about buildings
Gaël LAGRIFFOUL Head of Special Wastes Department	int. 96297 c)	Problem relating to laboratory waste, including radioactive waste at the exemption limit, except meat waste

c)internal numbers can only be used on University landlines. To call these numbers from outside, precede the number with « +41 22 37 ».

 

For instance, to call M. Droux, internal number 96016, dial +41 22 379 60 16.

 

 

 More information

List of health and safety correspondents in the sections (XLS)

Faculty health & safety committee

The 20 commandments of laboratory safety (PDF)

What to do in case of an accident (PDF)

STEPS (Occupational Health, Environment, Prevention and Safety) website