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Department of Chemical Engineering
Annual Report 2015
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HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENT
(HSE)
HSE STATUS AT IKP
SAFETY INSPECTIONS
The annual safety inspection was carried out as usual.
For the first time, this year the report deals with
challenges and areas for improvements related to the
entire field of health, safety and environment. We were
required to report on the status following the survey on
the work environment, the work to reach work
environment targets and users’ behavior in the
laboratories. We were also required to describe the
implementation and documentation of the HSE training
in the department.
FULL SCALE TEST IN K5
A new gas alarm system is installed in building K5.
Representatives from engineering consultants Rambøll,
NTNU operations division and the department were
present when the full scale test of the system was
performed. All functions such as warning lights, sound
alarms and display were tested. The few errors revealed
have been corrected.
FIRE INSPECTION
The annual fire inspection was carried out by the
municipal fire department, Trondheims Brann og
Redningstjeneste.
No
major
issues
requiring
improvements were revealed, only minor technical
discrepancies were discovered.
INCIDENTS AND DISCREPANCIES REPORTING
We received about 40 reports about incidents and
discrepancies in 2015. The majority of these are reported
as less important, while three incidents were classified as
serious. The Department encourages its employees to
report any incidents and discrepancies, however small.
TRAINING
Anyone who is going to get access to our laboratories,
apparatus and workshops are obliged to attend both a
general and a site specific HSE training course. The
training is documented and everyone who attends the
general HSE training receives a diploma.
NTNU has introduced an exposure register. Everyone
working with chemicals registered to pose a risk, as
illustrated with official hazard statements in the figure
below, have to register in this exposure register. Key
personnel at the Department have received training on
how to use the register
Risk phrase (R-phrase)
R46
May
cause
heritable
genetic
damage
R45 May cause cancer
R49 May cause cancer by inhalation
Hazard statements (H statements)
H340 May cause genetic defects
H350 May cause cancer
H350i May cause cancer by inhalation
GENERAL PERSPECTIVES
The laboratories appear very presentable since the
research groups have good tidying routines.
The persons in charge of the laboratories, safety
representatives and HSE-coordinator meet regularly in
order to elaborate the procedures and to improve the
HSE training.
In June 2015 the EU regulation on classifying, labelling
and packing of chemicals, CLP, were introduced. A fair
amount of our chemicals did not meet the requirements
in the regulations and were disposed.