Health and Safety Manual

Introduction

1.1 The establishment and maintenance of a safe and healthy working environment is a requirement of any organisation. The general Health and Safety Policy statement of the University must be supplemented therefore by detailed reference to our organisation and the arrangements most likely to ensure the success of the health and safety policy within the University.

1.2 In the case of each of the defined sites/buildings used by the University, there has to be a clear statement of who is responsible for ensuring that satisfactory standards of health and safety are maintained.

1.3 The Organisational Chart gives the details of the allocation of responsibility within the University.  Staff with specific health and safety supportive roles are identified.

1.4‘The Management Arrangements’ give the detailed procedures for implementing the policy across the whole range of our work activities or where appropriate make reference to other information on health and safety that is routinely made available to staff and students.

1.5 Definitions

For the purpose of the University Health and Safety Manual the following definitions are given:

i) ‘Staff’ refers to any person(s) with a contract of employment at the University unless otherwise stated.

ii) Senior Staff refers to staff with executive duties and authority devolved from the Vice Chancellor.

iii) ‘Supervisory Staff’ refers to those who have a responsibility for the work of at least one other person.

iv) ‘Student’ means any person who is enrolled on an approved course of study at the University.

v) ‘Secretary’ means the University Secretary and Clerk to the Board of Governors

vi) ‘Department’ includes all academic departments, centrally based departments, divisions, units, schools or areas.