University Safety Office
The Safety Office supports the University’s research and teaching activities by
- providing advice to all University departments, institutions, staff, and students on all aspects of health and safety, including fire and radiation protection
- providing a wide range of safety training courses
- carrying out safety audits
- investigating serious accidents and incidents
- advising Estates Services and its consultants on the health and safety aspects of designs for new buildings/building refurbishments
- liaising with enforcing agencies (e.g. Health and Safety Executive, Environment Agency, Fire Service)
- providing a hazardous waste disposal service
- managing programmes of health and safety improvements, e.g. fire precautions, containment facilities in laboratories handling dangerous pathogens
- managing a mini-minor works budget that can contribute funding towards safety improvements in departments
- managing the University’s fire alarm contract
- drafting safety policies that ensure the University complies with relevant legislation
- servicing the University’s safety committees (the Consultative Committee for Health and Safety and the Health and Safety Management Committee) which consider and approve draft safety policies on behalf of Council.
