Geography Department Safety Information
Emergency Contacts
- FIRE call NZ Emergency Services 1-111, then UC SECURITY 6111
- ALL other emergencies call UC SECURITY 6111 or 0800 823 637
Geography Contacts
- Safety Officer & Contractor Supervisor: John Thyne
- Field, Lab, & Workshop safety: Justin Harrison or Nick Key
- Safety Representative: Graham Furniss
- Electrical Testing: Steven Sykes
Geography H&S Information
- Induction: Overview | Quiz for Staff, Visitors, and Postgrads.
- Field Activities: Planning Docs for Staff and Students | Intentions Notification
- Floor Plans: Location of EXITS, Fire Fighting and First Aid Equipment.
- Geography Specific Safety Information | Evacuation Zones | Earthquake Plan
- Hazard Registers: Building & General | Fieldwork | Laboratory | Workshop
- Geography Safety Handbook
- College of Science Safety Manual original | GEOG copy
Useful Links
- ACC HabitAtWork for advice on ergonomics
- UC Emergency Management and Procedures
- UC H&S Toolkit: processes, procedures and tools (UC login required)
- UC Policy Library includes Health & Safety
- UC Security
- UC tweets for alerts about campus closures, updates and key info
Geography Safety Responsibility Structure (17/09/08)
Emergency Evacuation Assembly Areas and Control Points
