Safety Captain

Role Description

The team safety captain is responsible all aspects of onsite safety management and general orderliness of the bay. This description is our internal description, the SDC also provides guidance which aligns with this (if not please update it). Key responsibilities are listed below:

SDC Description

Having a safety captain is required by the SDC. The requirements for safety captains are emailed to our WARG email around the start of each term and should be documented here for future reference.

F23

New term information for safety captains.

Please ensure you have an appointed safety captain for the term. The safety captain should be a senior member with a good understanding of your team’s projects, especially manufacturing. Team or sub team leads should not also be safety captains.

Safety captains responsibilities:

  • Ensure team binders are up to date with team contact information, Standard Operating Procedures for tools and processes, and Material Safety Data Sheets.

  • Maintain and update your team’s chemical inventory.

  • Complete two bay inspections per term. You need to complete theses bay inspections with a safety captain from another team.

  • Ensure the lab hazard poster (on bay door) is up to date.

  • Sign up (when posted) and attend a mid term safety inspections. I or another SDC staff member will conduct these inspections.

  • Monitor the safe storage, use, and disposal of chemicals used in the bay or shared spaces. You will need to complete the safe chemical handling course, especially if you plan to dispose of chemicals. https://uwaterloo.ca/safety-office/training/safe-chemical-handling

  • Ensure all electrical equipment especially new purchases meet CSA standards.

  • Reachout to SSDC Manager with any questions.

 

Appendix

Safety Manual

Acceptable CSA Approval Equivalents

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