Swine Flu Policy

Please read the following and everyone must abide by this policy.

Prevention of Swine Flu

To reduce the risk of catching or spreading the virus you should:

Cover your mouth and nose when coughing and sneezing, using a tissue.
Throw the tissue away quickly and carefully.
Wash your hands regularly with soap and water.
Clean and disinfect hard hand contact surfaces (like door handles and taps) frequently with a normal cleaning product.

Key information for volunteers, participants and visitors to Jalsa about swine flu:

If you have no symptoms - work/visit as normal.
If yoy have had contact but display no symptoms - work/visit as normal.
If you are taking Tamiflu but display no symptoms - work/visit as normal.
You are only contagious when you have symptoms.
If you have symptoms, stay away from the Jalsa and stay at home.
If you develop symptoms at Jalsa, report immediately to the First Aid tent and then go home as soon as possible.

Onsite Health & Safety Rules

The following rules apply to all people present on site at all times whetherthey are managers, employees, volunteers, contractors, guests, visitors or participants. Everyone has legal responsibilities for the health and safety of themselves and others. No one is exempt from these responsibilities. Failure to comply can lead to legal action by the local authority and/or disciplinary action by the Jamaat.

Everyone on site must follow on-site instructions, e.g. speed limits, no smoking signs.
Smoking is strictly prohibited on site. It is against the law to smoke in enclosed workplaces, such as marquees, offices, toilets and work vans.
There must be no interference with safety equipment, e.g. fire extinguishers, door closers, safety signs, cable covers.
Everyone must co-operate with management and members of the Health and Safety Committee in matters relating to health and safety.
All work must be done in compliance with the law and in accordance with any guidance, statutory requirement or good practice.
All work must be carried out in a safe manner and workers must wear the appropriate protective equipment, e.g. high visibility vests in construction zones.
All workers must co-operate with the enforcement authority such as local authorities, police and fire authority.
Any unsafe working practices must cease immediately and a member of management or the health and safety committee must be informed.
Any accidents, injuries or dangerous occurrences must be reported to the health and safety committee.
There must be no unauthorised or misuse of equipment e.g. no untrained personnel to operate the forklift trucks, cherry pickers, cranes etc; no unauthorised use of electric buggies, no riding on side of vehicles and no riding on trailers etc.
No unauthorised personnel are to direct large or service vehicles, e.g. acting as banksman for a lorry driver.