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Refer to our External Guides for a WAH Gov Guide

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Refer to our External Guides for a WAH Gov Guide

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This is a slide from our WAH H&S Session (which is an hour long)

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Flints is a great supplier and resource for fire treatments. You can email or call them for guidance. They supply not only types of fire treatment coatings or mediums, they can advise you in fabrication and installation.

The most used fire treatment products used at UAL are Flametect C and Firecheck. Always check what the product can treat material-wise, as some materials (such as plastics/ non-porous materials will resist treatments)

Materials that you'd likely have to treat (consult with your tutor before purchasing treatment):

Fabrics & Textiles

Stage curtains, backdrops, and drapes (e.g., muslin, canvas, velour)

Projection screens and scrims

Upholstered seating or fabric-covered panels

Carpet, rugs, and floor coverings (especially in performance or display areas)

Wood & MDF

Scenic flats, set pieces, and temporary walls

Exhibition plinths, pedestals, and display structures

Wooden platforms, risers, or flooring used in installations

MDF or plywood panels for scenic painting or partitions

Paper & Cardboard

Large-scale paper artworks or installations

Set designs incorporating cardboard or paper elements

Decorative elements like banners, posters, and signage

Dark Space Materials (e.g., Blackout Areas, Projection Spaces)

Blackout fabrics or materials used for immersive installations

Foam or acoustic panels for soundproofing

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UAL Health and Safety Policy and Protocols

SHOW and Exhibition Protocols

Policies and Protocols UAL want to upkeep, on campus and during SHOW time. Additionally, a specific SHOW H&S Guide, upholding safety from ideation, curation, installation, public opening, to dismantle

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It is really important to look after your mental health. Sometimes life can be tough. There are many ways UAL can support you, and many additional resources. So please do reach out! This includes Togetherall's 24/7 one-to-one chat and community groups.

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UAL Counselling, Health Advice and Chaplaincy Service operates in accordance with the Counselling and Health Advice confidentiality policy.

We also act in accordance with UAL's Student Privacy Policy.

Get in touch

Contact us with general enquiries / queries about appointments on +44 (0)20 7514 6251 or counselling@arts.ac.uk
The admin team are available 10am - 4.30pm, Monday to Friday, except public holidays and during University closures.

Contact us if you are concerned about your mental health or wellbeing on +44 (0)20 7514 6426 or studenthealth@arts.ac.uk
The duty team are available 10am - 4.30pm, Monday to Friday, during term time.

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Counselling, Health Advice and Chaplaincy

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Find out more about the Counselling, Health Advice & Chaplaincy services UAL offers

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Flametect products are less damaging to finished materials, less toxic.

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Above is a link to a video guide on how to access UAL ladder training.

Make sure you complete your ORB training done if you are to borrow a ladder from the Central Loan Store (otherwise you can't use borrowed ladder from us as well during installs)

LADDER inspection: Done regularly by a (competent) trained person and recorded. Check for damaged parts, such as feet, rungs, stiles, tie rods, or joints. Problems should be reported, such as missing ladder tag.​

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Some points to remember;

3 points of contact (leaning knee and feet / feet and hand)​

Industry safety means not using the last two steps​

Level surface, locked and braced​

Someone else in the room while you use the ladder​

Never leave anything on the top step​

Minimise any task you need to do on a ladder by assembling what you can on the ground​

If you need to be up a ladder for more than 20 mins, you might need to use different equipment​

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UAL Moodle The UAL logo aligned with the text “moodle”. moodle

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SHOW RA Guide Here

Course Leader Guide on running public events and shows, such as an interim exhibition.

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UAL Risk Assessment for Students and Staff

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UAL Risk Assessment for Students and Staff

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You, as a student, will probably have to fill one of these out when it comes to any public presenting show or exhibition, especially if your work or art has potential hazards and risks to either you people who might help you install it, or members of the public who would come to view your work.

Your course leader would be responsible for filling a general RA for the event of mass installation of works and for the public events.

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They can seem like an overwhelming process but if you break it down it can make it easier to tackle and understand.

What's a Hazard?............. SHARK!

What's a Risk?​..............SWIMMING WITH SHARK!​

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Gov Site Resources - H&S / Mental Health / Legal Workers Rights

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Gov Site Resources - H&S / Mental Health / Legal Workers Rights

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Gov H&S Mental Health Guidance

Your wellbeing is priority at UAL. It's good to be aware of your mental health being strained in a post-graduate world. Gov as well as your GP / Doctors will have some guidance for you.

Gov Working at Height

Working at height guidance via the Gov site - this is a great resource for when you're working in the industry and need to resort to the legal required standards for your safety.

Gov Guide Manual Handling

Manual handling refers to transporting or supporting a load using hand or bodily force. This includes lifting, lowering, pushing, pulling, or moving objects such as sculptures, canvases, heavy materials, or equipment in studios or exhibition spaces. It is regular practice for students to often handle awkward or heavy objects, which increases your exposure to these risks. Understanding the risks and how to minimise them is critical.

UAL has procedures in place to help you achieve the higher risk manual handling – for difficult moves, you can contact the campus facility or us to provide moving equipment and assist you. There are also specific manual handling risk assessments. These assessments consider the weight, posture, environment, and individual capacity, such as people with disabilities or pregnant. Factors like stress or high workloads can also contribute to poor manual handling practices, resulting in rushing or poor communication.

Gov Guide for Risk Assessments

This covers information on organisations big or small keeping staff safe through risk acknowledgement and assessment. Useful as a reference when you are going into the arts industry.

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Managing risks and risk assessment at work – Overview -HSE

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As an employer, you must make a ‘suitable and sufficient assessment’ of risks to your employees’ health and safety, and risks to others because of your work

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A water-based fire protection spray. It's designed for use on any water absorbent material and is easy to apply.

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Camberwell and Chelsea Fire Treatment Process

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Camberwell and Chelsea Fire Treatment Process

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If you're considering fire-treating your work, discuss your approach initially with tutors and technicians (Showcase Team are available for extra advice for the higher risk works). Treatment depends on scale, placement, and materials, all of which can be adapted or treated with safety in mind—without limiting your creative vision. (Image attached is common PPE for protecting yourself when spraying fire treatment)

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Wimbledon Campus has a protocol for Fire-proofing Theatre elements. Please read the linked guide for full info.

It is common professional practice to fire-proof Theatre elements in the industry, and so, important for Wimbledon to facilitate this.

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Health and Safety Operations at UAL CCW.

If you have complicated queries on the health and safety of a public event or a piece of student work, you can contact us at PSTeam@arts.ac.uk and we can give you consultation whilst sign-posting a member of the Health and Safety operations:

Colleen Ryan c.ryan@arts.ac.uk, Apprentice Head of Health and Safety

Karen Bolan k.bolan@arts.ac.uk, Health and Safety Advisor Chelsea Camberwell and Wimbledon CCW

Maria Kovacova m.kovacova@arts.ac.uk Senior Fire Safety Advisor

For staff members, you can access an expansive H&S resource via Canvas

Facilities and Buildings Operations.

This is the title given to the people that look after the fabric and buildings that we all work and study in. There very useful people to know incase we want to do anything that might affect the buildings were in.

g.mulheron@arts.ac.uk Gavin Mulheron, Facilities Coordinator (Peckham Road, Camberwell)

p.curtis@arts.ac.uk Paul Curtis, Facilities Manager (WCA)

s.sinclair@arts.ac.uk Sam Sinclair, Facilities Manager (Chelsea)

b.opoku@arts.ac.uk Bismark Opoku, Facilities Coordinator (Chelsea)

A List of UAL First Aiders

If your unsure who this would be ask your tutor or a technician in the space your working in.

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Gov RIDDOR Reporting

UAL EcoOnline Incident Reporting

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This PDF is a step-by-step guide in locating and completing your UAL CLS Ladder Training.

Be prepared to follow a guide with information to absorb and then apply in a Ladder Training Quiz.

This link will take you to ORB CLS hyperlink mentioned in the PDF

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Here are some useful guides on accessibility in exhibition making and presenting:

Smithsonian Guidelines

National Museums of Scotland Guide (with more diagrams)

Art Connect Magazine Guide

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UAL Staff can access this Canvas guide in planning and executing a public event.

Booking your own exhibition or showcase

Ops emails:

chelsea.opsgroup@arts.ac.uk

camberwell.opsgroup@arts.ac.uk

wimbledon.opsgroup@arts.ac.uk

Clash Calendar

If you are planning an event, you can reference the Event Spaces Clash Calendar to see if there are any immediate clashes for the dates you are interested in.

Venues

Please note Camberwell Space and Chelsea Space are not bookable spaces. Camberwell Space, which is based at Camberwell College of Arts, is re-opening as a public gallery from February 2024 onwards. Whilst the programme for each space is curated by the public programming team, speculative proposals are also welcome. If you have a proposal that you’d like to be considered, please email publicprogramme@arts.ac.uk.

Bookable Spaces

Please note, the following spaces are managed by different teams. Some spaces are only bookable in consultation and with permission from the teams who manage those spaces. The purpose of this booking process is to direct event proposals through the appropriate channels and to maintain an overview of all events taking place at CCW.

Camberwell

PR_B2C05 - A-B Space

PR_B B201 - BA Design Studio: Illustration

PR_B B301 - Illustration

PR_B B401 - MA Design & Maker Space

PR_B B401B - Large Seminar Space

PR_B BB01 - Lecture Theatre Peckham Road

PR_B BGC01 - SU Gallery Space

PR_EG01 - Learning Zone

WR_108 - Wilson Road Lecture Theatre

Chelsea

MB_AG06 - Chelsea Lecture Theatre

MB_B115 - Card Room

MB_B231A - Meeting Room

MB_BG07 - Meeting / Seminar Room

MB_BG11 - Red Room

MB_BG12 - Banqueting Hall

MB_BLG15A/B - Billiards Room

MB_CG12 – Cookhouse

MB_ELG01 – Triangle Space

Parade Ground

Wimbledon

MHR_AG03 - Theatre

MHR_AG07 - Performance Studio

MHR_AG09 - Performance Studio

MHR_AG12 - Performance Studio

MHR_AGC01-01 - A Block Reception

MHR_B113 - Performance/Rehearsal Studio

MHR_B114 - Performance Studio

MHR_BG09 – The Gallery

MHR_BG10 - Observatory Photography Studio

MHR_C101 - Wimbledon Lecture Theatre

MHR_DG01/02 - Performance Studio

Offsite Venues

Millbank Tower

Peckham Levels

The Hub

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Manual handling | UAL

Manual-handling-risk-assessment-form_updated-2016.docx

Manual handling refers to transporting or supporting a load using hand or bodily force. This includes lifting, lowering, pushing, pulling, or moving objects such as sculptures, canvases, heavy materials, or equipment in studios or exhibition spaces. It is regular practice for students to often handle awkward or heavy objects, which increases your exposure to these risks. Understanding the risks and how to minimise them is critical.

UAL has procedures in place to help you achieve the higher risk manual handling – for difficult moves, you can contact the campus facility or us to provide moving equipment and assist you. There are also specific manual handling risk assessments. These assessments consider the weight, posture, environment, and individual capacity, such as people with disabilities or pregnant. Factors like stress or high workloads can also contribute to poor manual handling practices, resulting in rushing or poor communication.

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Correct manual handling procedures and related health and safety information for students at University of the Arts London UAL.

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The Story of Larry

A short performance at Wimbledon, with many factors and elements to risk assess and successfully mitigate. A great example of how you create a risk assessment in-line with work.

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