Responsibilities and arrangements expected for the health and safety management of out of hours or unattended running of apparatus.
Unattended apparatus can be affected by inadvertent isolation or failures of equipment, power and services. This can have unexpected consequences such as build-up of pressure or temperature leading to explosion or fire, release of hazardous substances into the air or the drains, or simple flooding. This is likely to have detrimental effects on the local area and possibly also on those dealing with the emergency. The effects could reach the rest of the building, or in extreme cases elsewhere on campus or the University's neighbours. Our Code of Practice for Unattended Running of Apparatus describes the steps you should follow before leaving apparatus unattended.