The document discusses safety policies and procedures at Access to Music College. It covers the college's responsibilities to ensure a safe environment and encourage students to take responsibility for their own safety. Specific safety topics addressed include fire evacuation, health and safety hazards like noise exposure, safe use of computers, personal safety, and identification cards. Students are instructed to follow all guidelines and policies to maintain a safe and welcoming learning environment.

1. Induction
A Safe and Welcoming
Environment
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2. Induction
Being Safe at College
• The College takes its responsibilities for the safety
and wellbeing of all its learners, staff and visitors
very seriously
• We believe that the welfare of the individual is
paramount and we have a duty and responsibility to
protect when there is a cause for concern
• We also encourage learners to take responsibility for
their own and others safety and wellbeing at all
times

3. All staff and students have the RIGHT to
• Live and work in a safe environment and be protected
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from harm
• Experience and wellbeing
• Feel valued and supported by a network of professional
relationships
• Have a positive self image
• Have a secure sense of cultural, social and racial identity
• Develop good interpersonal skills and confidence in
social situations

4. Safeguarding at AtM includes
• Health and Safety
• E Safety and Responsibility
• Anti-bullying
• Protection from abuse and exploitation
• Avoiding harmful activities
• Promoting wellbeing and personal safety
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5. Induction
• To ensure that
everyone feels safe at
Access to Music we
have a number of
Policies, Procedures
and guidelines.
• However we need you
to take RESPONSIBILITY
for yourself and for
others as well as follow
all guidelines

6. Bullying and Harassment
• Please read the Bullying and Harassment statement
in the student handbook on page 8
• If you feel someone is harassing you or another
student your best course of action is to contact a
member of staff as soon as possible.
• If it’s through the internet don’t delete the message
or respond, record it and show your tutor – just
because it’s on line or outside of College it doesn’t
matter Access to Music will act upon this
or advise you what to do
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At risk?
• If you feel you are at risk from harm, or feel
another student is at risk, please speak to your
tutor, course leader or centre manager.
• Or you can speak to your centre’s
SAFEGUARDING officer (their picture and
contact details will be displayed around your
centre)
• Remember we are all responsible for
each other’s safety and welfare

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Basic Health and Safety
• Some people say Health and
Safety is common sense –
basically if you see
something that isn’t safe,
tell some one
• If you feel something is
unsafe it probably is
• If you engage in risky
behaviour it is unsafe

9. What is a Hazard and Risk?
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A hazard is something that can cause harm,
e.g: electricity, chemicals, working up a
ladder, noise, a keyboard, a bully at college,
stress.
A risk is the chance, high or low, that any
hazard will actually cause somebody harm.
For example, Electric cabling is a hazard. If it
has snagged on a sharp object, the exposed
wiring places it in a 'high-risk' category.
Working in studio exposed to music is a
hazard it becomes high risk when the volume
is too high

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11. We need to minimise the RISK
• Ear Protection – we issue all students, staff
and students with ear protection because the
exposure to loud music is harmful
• Noise can damage the sensitive hair cells in
the cochlea. The loss of hearing is likely to
become permanent if your exposure to noise
is long or is repeated on a regular basis
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Exposure to High noise levels
can result in
• Temporary hearing loss -
‘temporary threshold
shift’.
• Permanent hearing loss
• Noise-induced hearing
loss
• Acoustic trauma
• Tinnitus caused by noise

13. Action on HEARING (LOSS)
http://www.actiononhearingloss.org.uk/loud-music.
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aspx
Please access this site and do the FREE
HEARING CHECK and access the Noise
exposure fact sheet

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15. EAR PROTECTION AT AtM
• Ear protection at Access to Music must be used
appropriately at all times.
• Learners and staff are required to demonstrate they
have ear protection when using our equipment and
studios – That’s why we issue you with it
Note if you don’t have them
you may be required to
purchase a temporary set from
your centre
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16. Other hazards in your centre and in live venues
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• Drum risers
• Jack to Jack cables
• Speaker leads
• Extension leads
• Effect foot-switches
• Drum mats
• Stage edges
• Instrument cases
• Stage steps
• Power Leads
HOW COULD YOU
MINIMISE THE RISK OF
THESE HAZARDS IN YOUR
CENTRE OR WHILE YOU
ARE PERFORMING?

17. Induction
FIRE EVACUATION
• If the fire alarm goes off assume it is for real
• Stay calm and act in an orderly manner
• Follow the instruction of your tutor or fire marshal
• Leave personal belongings or instruments where they are
• Walk to the nearest fire exit
• Listen to announcements and act accordingly
• Go to designed fire assembly area and wait till you are
told you can reenter the building from a College Safety
representative

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If you discover a fire
• Raise the Alarm
• Press the Fire call alarm
button or shout FIRE FIRE
• DO NOT TACKLE THE FIRE
YOURSELF
• Follow the Fire Evacuation
Procedure for your centre
and exit via Fire Exits

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• Where are your centres fire
evacuation exits – find out
now!
• Where are your Fire refuge
areas – find out now!
• Where is your centre’s
Assembly point – find out
now!

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Electrical Safety
• Ensure that all all cables are free
from damage
• Ensure that all electrical
equipment are PAT tested
• Ensure all cables are stored
appropriately and are not a trip
hazard
• Ensure sockets are not
overloaded
• Ensure RCDs are in place

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RCDs
An RCD, or residual current device, is
a life-saving device which is designed
to prevent you from getting a fatal
electric shock if you touch something
live, such as a bare wire.
It can also provide some protection
against electrical fires. RCDs offer a
level of personal protection that
ordinary fuses and circuit-breakers
cannot provide

22. Induction
Using Computers
Using a computer or a tablet has risks,
to avoid ensure
• You have correct posture, feet on the
floor, back straight, monitor at eye level
• You don’t slouch
• You don’t “wheel around on chairs”
• You take regular breaks to avoid eye
strain
• Wires and power cables are not trailing
and are not a trip hazard

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Personal Safety
• Keep all your personal possessions with you
• Don’t tell people your passwords
• Make sure your passwords are a combination of
letters, numbers and symbols
• Refrain from play fighting, shouting and running in
centres – it makes the environment unwelcoming
• When and arriving at College try and do so in groups
• Don’t bring excessive amounts of money to College
• Take responsibility for yourself and others
– if in doubt say something

25. Alcohol, Drugs Smoking and Vaporing !
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• All Access to Music premises are no smoking
areas
• Vaporing (and the use electronic cigarettes) is
considered the same as smoking !
• Access to Music supports smoking cessation
programmes for example :
http://smokefree.nhs.uk/
• Alcohol and Drugs are not permitted or people
under the influence will not be tolerated and
will be disciplined under our policy

26. Safety in Music Business Roadshow
• Are part of our commitment to your Safety
and we will provide you with ear plugs
• We also will offer a free Health and Safety in
the Music Business as part of your learning
programme
• Lastly as part of your course we will promote
organisastions that promote health, well being
and safety
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ID Cards
• To ensure safety we ask all
students, staff and visitors to
wear ID - this is so we know
who is in our centres.
• Please make sure you wear
yours when it is issued and
keep it safe
• Visitors to your centre are by
permission of your Centre
Manager

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Local Centres
• As you know Access to
Music is a National College
• More specific information
about Safety, Safeguarding
and Well-being at your
centre will be covered for
example door codes and fire
evacuation specifics
• It is your responsibility to
understand these.

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A Safe and Welcoming
Environment
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Please refer to Student
Handbook Section 2