Procedure: Safety and Health Procedure
Section: Human Resource Procedures
Procedure Owner: Ignition633 Ministries Nigeria Human Resources
Procedure Name: Safety and Health Procedure
Origination Date: November 2024
Purpose
To protect the well-being of individuals by identifying, reducing, and managing risks within an environment, ensuring a safe and healthy space for work or daily activities. These procedures aim to prevent injuries, illnesses, and accidents, comply with legal and regulatory requirements, promote a culture of safety, and enhance productivity, well-being, and trust within the Ministry.
Scope
Includes identifying and mitigating risks, developing and implementing safety policies, providing training and awareness, using personal protective equipment, emergency preparedness and response, health surveillance and monitoring, incident reporting and investigation, compliance with legal and regulatory standards, and promoting well-being beyond physical safety.
Definition
Health: is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.
Safety: is the condition of being protected from harm, danger, injury, or risk. It involves creating an environment, system, or set of procedures that minimizes hazards and promotes the well-being and security of individuals, ensuring they can carry out activities without unnecessary threats to their health or well-being.
Safety and Health Procedure
Emergency Drills
The purpose of an emergency drill is to protect Staff and Visitors at the Ignition633 Wadata Campus in situations involving incidents that may harm persons inside or outside the campus building(s). An Evacuation Drill will ensure we know what to do and practice safety if a real emergency occurs.
Fire Drill
If there is a fire or fire hazard on the campus. An announcement will be made from the base station. You are to listen closely when you hear "Attention, Attention."
Announcement: "ATTENTION. THE CAMPUS IS INITIATING FIRE EVACUATION. PROCEED TO THE NEAREST EXIT."
Procedure Exit the building you are occupying, safely proceed to Chicken Coop Road entrance and form a line according to your department, waiting for your supervisor to count you. The protocol and Campus Director will assist with this movement and ensure everyone remains quiet and calm. Remain there until an authorized person, such as a campus director, declares the situation safe.
Lockdown Drill
This procedure is used when there is an immediate threat to the Campus, such as a campus intruder.
Announcement "ATTENTION. THE CAMPUS IS INITIATING LOCKDOWN. PROCEED TO THE NEAREST SECURE LOCATION AND LOCK YOUR DOORS."
Procedure
Remain in the room you or in or run to the nearest building/secure location if you are outside. Lock the door behind you, and do not allow anyone in for any reason. Stay there until the situation has been declared safe by an authorized person, such as a compound director or a Police Officer.
Lockout Drill
Lockout is a procedure used when there is a nearby, yet not direct, threat, such as in the case of a local burglary or an active shooter. Campus Lockout closes access to the campus but allows staff and visitors to continue as normal inside the compound.
Announcement "ATTENTION. THE CAMPUS IS INITIATING LOCKOUT. REMAIN INDOORS UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY."
Procedure
Everyone must remain in a building unless quickly moving to another building as part of their duties until an authorized person, such as a campus director or a security officer (Striker), has declared the situation safe.
Threat Evacuation Drill Threat Evacuation is a procedure used when there is an impending threat to the campus, such as an organized attack. Threat Evacuation minimizes the risk of threat to staff and visitors by removing them from the situation.
Announcement "ATTENTION. THE CAMPUS IS INITIATING THREAT EVACUATION. PROCEED TO THE NEAREST EXIT AND EVACUATE THE CAMPUS."
Procedure
Everyone must exit the building they are occupying and evacuate the campus until the situation has been declared safe by an authorized person, such as a campus director.
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This procedure will be reviewed annually and is subject to change. Any changes will be communicated to all employees promptly.
For any questions or further assistance regarding this procedure, employees should contact the HR department at hr.nigeria@ignition633.org.