Health and Safety Division 

Sensible, Proportionate, Re-assuring, Effective

Welcome to the Health and Safety Division home page. The team provides advice, information and guidance on all health and safety related matters for the University community. If you cannot find what you are looking for on these web pages, please get in touch.

 

The Health and Safety Division covers a range of safety related issues which include:

  • To promote improvements in safe working methods
  • The suitability of new equipment and work practices from a safety perspective
  • To provide information resulting from changes in relevant legislation
  • To provide advice on risk assessments
  • Coordinate health & safety training
  • Liaise with health and safety professionals
  • Receive and investigate accident reports

We continually attempt to promote a culture of safety awareness to ensure that the University is a safe and healthy place to work or study.

For easy access to associated pages please use the links below.

   
The Health and Safety Team
  • Contact details for all members of the Health and Safety Division.
Policies , guidance and downloads
  • A range of University wide Health and Safety related policies and helpful guidance notes and forms to downloads.

Health and Safety Committees
  • For information about the various health and safety related committees, terms of reference and access to the most recent minutes.
Annual health and safety calendar
  • All the key dates and deadlines for safety throughout the year.
Accident Reporting
  • If you need to report an accident or need to consider how best to investigate an accident.
Fire Safety advice and procedures
  • A resource for fire marshals, co-ordinators and all those across the University with responsibility for this important area as well as general advice for staff and students around fire and emergencies.
Training
  • A range of training opportunities are available on the Corporate Staff Development Programme together with bespoke courses delivered by the team and our training partners.
Current Health Advice
  • Important up-to-date advice and information about a range of health concerns such as mumps, meningitis, avian flu etc..

Work related stress
  • Important information on preventing and managing work related stress
First Aid
  • Guidance for existing First Aid Officers as well as advice on how to become a first aid officer.

External links
  • Links to further information.
Eye Care
Risk Assessment
  • For advice, guidance, downloadable forms and sample risk assessments
Safety Alerts
  • For the latest updates on health and safety related issues