Workplace Health and Safety

Taking a top-down approach to health and safety is vital to creating a safety-conscious culture and keeping workplaces safe for staff, students and visitors. At the University, Workplace Health and Safety Office (WHSO) aims to encourage this culture where everyone is aware of their individual health and safety responsibilities.

The WHSO provides an impartial and independent institutional-wide advisory and assurance service on all aspects of workplace health and safety within the University. Our function:

• to set the policy and standards.
• to provide competent subject-matter advice to the Vice Chancellor’s office and all the stakeholders.
• to provide assurance, by monitoring health and safety performance across the organisation and reporting to the University’s Executive Board members.
• to assess the need for intervention including escalation through management.

The WHSO at the University comprises highly skilled individuals with a wide-ranging area of expertise in the field of health and safety including specialist risks such as biological safety, chemical safety, fire safety, and radiation and laser safety. 

On our webpages you’ll find University’s health and safety policy, and information, support and guidance on a range of health and safety topics.

Key documents

• Workplace Health and Safety Policy Statement and Arrangement (PDF , 3,878kb)

Health and Safety Executive (HSE)

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is Britain’s national regulator for workplace health and safety. They are dedicated to protecting people and places, and helping everyone lead safer and healthier lives.