Dev Agarwal will be welcomed into the role of Director of Health and Safety from 1st November 2024.

Monica Kanwar, Director of Health and Safety, will be moving on from her role at the end of October. Please join us in thanking Monica for her dedication and the work she has put in over the past two years. Monica has brought Health and Safety to the forefront for all the stakeholders and senior leadership at the UoY. Under her leadership, the UoY received a "Certificate of Achievement" at the Universities Safety and Health Association (USHA) Awards 2024.

Dev Agarwal will be welcomed into the role of Director of Health and Safety from 1st November 2024. The new Workplace Health and Safety Office (WHSO) organisation chart and team information is available on our web pages.

In order to balance resource management of the WHSO, a risk-based priority approach will be adopted.The H&S Business Partners will be the first point of contact from our office. They are the specialists and best placed to guide you through the University's health and safety policy and processes, and provide you the right level of support and advice to carry out work-related tasks in a safe manner.

We appreciate your patience and thank you for your understanding.

For general enquiries, please contact us on whso@york.ac.uk.

For fire-safety queries, please contact us on firesafety@york.ac.uk .