dy System is designed
d
to en
nsure the safetty of individuaals working allone in labs/sttudios after ho
ours,
The Budd
especially when hazardous chemicalss or situationss are present. A hazardouss chemical or situation is on
ne
that may pose
p
a threat to
t human heaalth or physicaal safety.
A Buddy is someone who
w meets the following req
quirements:
Has taken applicable saffety training fo
or the area, w
when the budd
dy is in the roo
om with the
student or employee wh
hile he/she is working,
w
Is preferab
bly an RIT stu
udent, faculty or staff membber,
Is availablee and able to be
b in commun
nication or inn the room forr the duration
n of the time th
he
individual will
w be workin
ng alone, and
Knows thee number for RIT
R Public Saafety and knoows to call if a situation shou
uld arise, such
h as
loss of con
ntact with the individual
i
worrking alone.
•
•
•
•
ddy will not bee in the room with the indivvidual workingg the lab, the following info
ormation musst be
If the bud
filled out on
o a sign-in sh
heet:
Date
Name of perrson
working
w
in the lab
Contact
C
Info
(Pho
one or email)
Time
In
Time
Out
N
Name of
Buddy
Options fo
or sign in sheeet:
•
•
•
•
•
Door Han
nger
Plastic sleeeve outside off door on walll
Designated
d sign-in area with sheet (See Above)
Designated
d “Buddy Sysstem Area” siggn
Online forrm
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Contact Inffo for
Buddy (Pho
one or
email))
BUDDY SYSTEM PR
ROCEDURE::
If your wo
ork requires a buddy, you must:
m
1. Identify which
h tier your worrk falls under,, using the reqquirements in Table 1.
o the hazards listed, you faall into Tier 4.. A buddy is
2. Iff you are not working direcctly with any of
reecommended
d.
3. Determine
D
wh
ho your buddyy will be and notify
n
them off: the buildingg and room n
number you w
will be
in
n, the materiaals/equipmentt you will be working
w
with, aassociated hazzards, and thee time period
during
d
which you
y will be wo
orking.
4. Iff the buddy iss not required
d to be in the room
r
with youu (Tiers 2,3), set up a comm
munication
scchedule and check
c
in with your buddy on
o a pre-estabblished, period
dic basis (via p
phone call, texxt, or
email,
e
etc..).
5. Ensure
E
the bud
ddy has your contact inform
mation and thhe contact infoormation for P
Public Safety.
In
nstruct your buddy
b
to conttact Public Saffety immediattely should a sscheduled cheeck-in be misssed
and
a you canno
ot be reached::
a. RIT Public
P
Safety 585-475-3333
5
(V/TTY) or RITPublicSaffety (AIM)
b. Provid
de your name and location
c. Contaact your buddyy prior to worrk to let them know you willl be going intto the lab/stud
dio
area, and
a let them know
k
when yo
ou leave that aarea.
NOTES:
1. These
T
are the minimum
m
req
quirements forr establishing a buddy systeem. Specific
co
olleges/departtments may bee more restricctive with theiir process.
2. Iff you will be in
n a machine shop,
s
workingg directly with an identified hazard, you M
MUST have a
bu
uddy. If you will be in a sh
hop, but not working
w
directtly with any haazards, a budd
dy is
reecommended but not requiired. Follow the Shop Safeety Buddy Sysstem Procedu
ure.
ATTACH
HMENT: Taable 1. Breakd
down of Tiers and Associatted Risk.
Rev Date: 1/13/2014
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