Campus Health and Safety

Visit by Colleagues of Guangzhou Campus

On 31 July, HSEO welcomed 21 colleagues from the EHS office and RedBird Program at HKUST GZ campus for a technical visit. The purpose of their visit was to learn from HSEO about its role in EHS management for the university especially in laboratory safety management and support to the research communities.

During their visit, GZ colleagues had the opportunity to participate in training classes and workshops conducted by HSEO colleagues. They also visited major core research facilities and some campus areas.

Training and Workshop Conducted	Campus and Lab Tours
Biosafety and BSC certification program	LG1 Canteen, BS LG7 workshop, LG4 Gym, outdoor swimming pool, security control center
Medical surveillance program and records	Medical clinic and student dental clinic
Radiation safety (compliance survey measurement and records keeping)	Wind wave tunnel
Emergency preparedness and response program	Research labs of Chemistry and LIFS
Occupational hygiene monitoring and survey equipment management	Mechanical workshop, MDMF workshop
Hazardous/chemical waste management	NFF facility
Laboratory ventilation control - fume hood (proper use, testing, etc.)	Laboratory Animal Facility
Laser safety (assessment and laser hazard control plan)	BioCRF
Gas safety, gas cylinder changing, LN2 delivery, LN2 plant room management
Safety orientation training for teaching lab

The visit was a great success. We have received positive feedback from the GZ colleagues, who found the visit to be eye-opening and very informative.

They have gained many valuable insights from the visit and have expressed their appreciation for the opportunity to learn from our best practices and knowledge. We are pleased that we were able to share our expertise with our GZ colleagues and hope that they can apply what they have learned to their own campus.

We believe that this visit will help to strengthen the relationship between our two campuses and pave the way for future collaborations and knowledge-sharing opportunities. We look forward to future collaborations and exchanges between our two campuses.

Once again, we would like to express our gratitude to the departments who helped to receive the visit in touring their workplaces including NFF, CSO, DSTO, Security Center, BioCRF, LIFS, MDMF, CBE, CMO-LS, CMO-BS, OCRF, MAE, PHYS, Dental Clinic, and Medical Clinic. Without their support and cooperation, the visit would not have been possible.

Last day of the visit, delegates from GZ Campus photo taking with HSEO colleagues

Delegates were attending “Lab Emergency Response” workshop

Delegates visited the catering outlet for food hygiene management