Health and Safety management responsibilities

The roles and responsibilities for managing health and safety are outlined in the following policy statement (S1/24). This is an overarching summary of the University’s arrangements and will help those named discharge their duties effectively. It specifically includes information on:

• Council, and the University’s health and safety committee structure
• heads of division
• heads of department or institutions
• supervisors and line managers
• employees
• visiting workers
• students
• departmental, area and divisional safety officers
• university safety officers
• University Occupational Health & Safety Office
• Safety Network Steering Group

An implementation toolkit has also been provided to support heads of division and their divisional safety committees in the communication and implementation of this policy statement.