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Rutherford Appleton Laboratory - Emergencies, Fire & First Aid

If you discover a fire:

  1. Break glass alarm​​
  2. Shout “FIRE”
  3. Dial Emergency Services on 2222 or 01235 778888 from a mobile
  4. Give location of fire

 

When you hear the fire alarm:

  1. LEAVE the building by the NEAREST EXIT
  2. Go to FIRE ASSEMBLY AREA and
  3. CHECK on the presence of colleagues known to be at work
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Medical Emergencies

Serious Injury

  1. Contact Security and request that an ambulance is called. If you dial 999 or 2222 from Zoom (PC or mobile) you will automatically be directed to Security. To contact Security from a mobile phone, dial 01235 778888​. Try to phone from a mobile phone if possible so you can stay on the line as Security will be on the phone to the 999 Operator who will have a lot of questions. If a person at the scene dials 999, please ensure Security are informed.
  2. Ensure you are not endangering yourself as you try to help the casualty.
  3. Shout for assistance.
  4. Apply artificial respiration if needed (and if you are competent in the technique).
  5. Ask someone to retrieve the nearest defibrillator if it is suspected that there is no heartbeat (defibrillator will not shock the person if a heartbeat is detected; they are designed to be used by people with no training)​.
  6. If someone is available to help, ask them to stand outside the building and guide paramedics to the correct location.​​
Should an ambulance be required on the RAL site, please contact Security. However, if you find yourself in a situation where an ambulance has been called by a person attending to the casualty, please ensure Security are aware of this and can direct the ambulance to the correct location.

Minor Injury

Call the RAL Site Security team on 01235 778888 (extension 2222) to summon a first aider. Security will contact the​ nearest first aider and then send them to your location.
​​First Aid at RAL is provided in Zones (see table below to determine your location)

Mental Health

NameE-MailPhoneMobile
Rachel Bolton rachel.belton@ukri.org01235 778174
Gordon Brown gordon.brown@stfc.ac.uk01235 445418
Barbara Camanzibarbara.camanzi@stfc.ukri.uk07909 883257
Sue Cartersue.carter@stfc.ac.uk01235 445610
Sonya Chapmansonya.chapman@stfc.ac.uk01235 445899
Sue Clarksusan.clark@stfc.ac.uk01235 446034
Sarah Clements sarah.clements@stfc.ac.uk01235 446857
Jane Corneyjane.corney@stfc.ac.uk01235 446793
Chris Esplinchris.esplin@stfc.ac.uk01235 446789
Tom Griffintom.griffin@stfc.ac.uk01235 445305
Nicky Hayternicky.hayter@ukri.org01235 445694
Adrian Hillieradrian.hillier@stfc.ac.uk01235 446001
Emma JohnsonEmma.johnson@stfc.ac.uk07548 162204
Foteini Karagiannifoteini.karagianni@stfc.ac.uk01235 445384
Dominic Oramdominic.oram@stfc.ac.uk01235 445193
Hiten Patelhitan.patel@stfc.ac.uk01235 445280
Jo Waitejo.waite@ukri.org01235 445975
Jacob Wardjacob.ward@stfc.ac.uk01235 446101

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RAL First Aid Zones

First Aid at RAL is provided in Zones (see below to determine your location)​

Zone 1 - R97, 100, 103, and 114(NSTF)

First Aider From Mobile​ ​From Zoom
​Security ​​​​​​​
​​
01235 395501 during office hours. This one number will call all first aiders listed at once. Should there be no response please call Security on the number below.01235 778888 (Security)​
​​​​​​

Type in “RAL First Aid Zone 1”

​George Fabian (R100)
​Will Kingett (R100)
​Chris Howe (R100)
​Mark Anderson (R100)​​​
​Dominic Roberts (R114)​
​Jack Pleasant (R114)
​Suttasom Sinha (R114)
​Edward Jane (R114)
​Emre Gavuz (R114)

Zone 2 - ​R26, 27, 31, 56, 75 & Ridgeway House

First aider From ​Mobile From ​Office Ext​
​Security ​​​​​
​01235 778888 (Security)
Security will contact all first aiders in your Zone and then send someone to your location.​

​​​​


2222 (Security via phone or Zoom)
​Adrian Coveney (R89)​
​Alison Oliver (R89)
​Philip ‘Pip’ Jackson (R89)​
​Alex Pearson (R89)
​Paul Watson (R75​)
​Shane Malpass (R56)​
​Charlotte Cox (R56)
​Kerry Crook (R27 Atlas)​
​Wendy Wollen (R27 Atlas)

Zone 3 - Research Complex at Harwell (RCaH)​

Contact – 01235 778888 (Security)
Security will contact all first aiders in your Zone and then send someone to your location.​

Zone 4 - ​R12, 29, 34, 49, 79, 89,​ 116​ & 121(NQCC)

First aider From Mobile​ From ​Office Ext​​
Steph Worthy (R12) ​​​

01235 778888 (Security)
Security will contact all first aiders in your Zone and then send someone to your location.​

​​​

2222 from landline or Zoom

​Harry Plaisted (R12)​
​Paul Giles (R12)​
​Jo-Anne Hutchings (R116)
​​Tom Zhou (R79)​

Zone 5 - ​R63, 65, 66 & 76

First aider From Mobile​ From ​Office Ext​​ or ​Zoom
​Dominic Duxbury (R66) ​​​

01235 778888 Security
Security will contact all first aiders in your Zone and then send someone to your location.​

​​​

2222

​​​Ben Orton (R76)

Zone 6 - ​R24, 40, 64, 78, 82, 81a, 105 & 106

​First aider Mobile​ Office Ext.​​
​Duncan Francis (R105) ​07770 575592 ​5464​
Brian Hipwell (R78) ​07825 106 804 ​6789
Ahmed Al-Ali (R78) ​​​07742 769398 ​6789
​Adam Huckstep (R78) ​07379 916887 ​6789
​Greg Seeney (R78​) ​​​Personal number​ ​6789​
​Ian Ersser-Smith (R81a Portakabin) ​Heavy Gang​

Zone 7 - R6, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5, 52, 53, 55, 69, 77, 80, 81 & 108

​First aider Mobile​ Office Ext.​​
​Darren Smith (R5.5) ​ISIS First Aid Phone x5704 01235 44​6789
​Rob Buckel (R5.5) ​ISIS First Aid Phone x5704 ​01235 44​6789
​Ben Eltham (R5.5) ​ISIS First Aid Phone x5704 ​01235 44​6789
​Sam King (R5.5) ​ISIS First Aid Phone x5704 01235 44​6789
​Lee Hall (R5.5) ​ISIS First Aid Phone x5704 01235 44​6789
​Gareth Chinery (R5.5) ​ISIS First Aid Phone x5704 01235 44​6789​
​Andy Stuart (R5.5) ​07917 475 062 ​01235 44​6789
​Chris Esplin (R5.5) ​​ISIS First Aid Phone x5704 01235 44​6789
​Francis Blindell (R5.5) ​​ISIS First Aid Phone x5704 ​01235 44​6789
Simon Beazley (R5.5) ISIS First Aid Phone x5704 ​01235 44​6789
​Phil Campbell (R5.5) ​07557 313 230
​George Haynes (R5.5) ​07825 106 804​ ​01235 44​6789
Wayne Mannion (R5.5) ​​​ISIS First Aid Phone x5704 01235 44​6789
​Andy Brookes (R5.5) ​​​​ISIS First Aid Phone x5704 ​01235 446789
Neil Cranstone (R5.5) ​​​​ISIS First Aid Phone x5704 01235 446789
​Craig Patching (R5.5) ​​​​​ISIS First Aid Phone x5704 ​01235 446789
​Tamas Kalmar (R5.5) ​​​​​ISIS First Aid Phone x5704 ​01235 446789
​Jake Carter (R5.5) ​​​​​​ISIS First Aid Phone x5704 ​​01235 446789
​Oghenesuvwe Ogagiyovwe (R5.5) ​​​​​​ISIS First Aid Phone x5704 ​​01235 446789​
Joel Vaughan (R5.5) ​​​​ISIS First Aid Phone x5704 01235 446789
​Gavin Stenning (R80) ​07880 055 921
​​Andy Church (R80)​​ ​​07768 237 797 ​​01235 445854
​Andrew Watt (R80) ​07738 294291
​James Tellam (R80) ​07876 651485
​Simon Griffiths (R80) ​07928 573700 01235 44​5564
​Mark Stoner (R80) ​07523 300419

Zone 8 - R2, 3, 4, & 7

First aider From Mobile​ Security from Office Ext.​​ or Zoom
​Tony Kershaw (R2) ​​​​​​​

01235 778888 Security
Call Security and they will ring round First Aiders in this zone to find one for you. They will then send one​ to your location

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​2222
​Rob Searle (R2)
​Sara Karbassi (R2)
​Alex Baker (R2)
​​Preeti Kaur (R3)​
​Helen Playford (R3)
​Emma Gozzard (R3)​
​Alex Louat (R3)​

Zone 9 - R25, 46, 72, 104, 123​ and 109 (EPAC)

​First aider From Mobile​ From Office Ext.​​ or Zoom
Hugh Mortimer (R25) ​​

​01235 778888 Security
Please phone Security who will get in touch with a First Aider on site and send them to your location.

​​
​​2222​
​Richard Brownsword (R25)
​​Yashna Kekhai (R25)
​Claire Nathwani​ (R68)
​Sean McIntyre (R123)
​Stephen James (R123)
Matt Wilson (R109)

 

Zone 10 - ​R58, 68, 85, Sports Field & R112

First aider​ From ​Mobile From ​Office Ext. or Zoom
​Claire Nathwani (R68) ​​​​
01235 778888 Security
Contact Security who will locate a first aider on site and send them to your location.
​​​​​
​​​
​2222​
​Lauren Mowberry (R112)
Cristian Ovidiu Convalenco (R120)​
​Vicky Stowell (R112)

Zone 11 - R1 & 61

First aider From Mobile​ From ​Office Ext.​
​Donna Wyatt (R1) ​​​​​

01235 778888
Security will contact all first aiders in your Zone and then send someone to your location.​

​​​​​​


​​2222
​​
​Konstantinos Manolopoulos (R1)
​Joe Moxon (R1)
​Kristian Harder (R1)​

Zone 12 - R8 ,9, 10, 11 & 115

First aider From Mobile From ​Office Ext.​ or Zoom
​Brian Landowski (R115) ​ ​​

​01235 778888 Security
Contact Security who will locate a First Aider and send them to your location.​

​​2222​

​Dan Beckett (R115)
​Stuart Brown (R9)
​Chad Silk (R8)

Zone 13 - R22, 70 & 71​

​First aider From ​Mobile From ​Office Ext.​ or Zoom
Mark Burrows (R71) ​​​01235 778888 Security
Contact Security who will locate a First Aider and send them to your location.​
​​​
2222​
​Geoff Turner (R70)

Reporting a Near Miss / Incident

All Safety, Health and Environmental incidents, including fires and near misses – incidents that have not resulted in injury – must be reported to both Line Management and the Safety Officer, or in the case of those involving radiation, to the Radiation Protection Advisers. All incidents should be reported using the ‘Report Incident’ this portal link, recording the date/time and location of the incident, those involved, and a brief description of the incident. In order to facilitate subsequent investigation it is important that following an incident or accident, equipment, machinery etc., should be left untouched unless by so doing a further hazard would be created.

Staff Working Alone

Lone working is inherently more hazardous than normal procedures and should only be undertaken when there is no alternative and only then if it is safe to do so. Staff wishing to work alone should discuss the risks with their Line Manager/Supervisor and agree a safe system of work. If there are any foreseeable hazards, they should be noted down along with the control measures needed to combat the risk. Line Managers/Supervisors should be aware of the requirement to provide adequate supervision under these circumstances and all staff should note that performing certain procedures alone is forbidden. These include:
  • Entry into confined spaces
  • Working with ladders which cannot be secured and require footing
  • Work with certain substances which are hazardous to health​

Apparatus left working unattended

If it is necessary for specialist electrical apparatus to be left working unattended, a label indicating the shutdown procedure and who to contact in an emergency should be displayed. Suitable labels can be obtained from the Safety Advisor.​

Prior to departing the designated area, it is essential to ensure the proper isolation of any hazardous equipment or materials for safety measures​​.​​​

Enquiries

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