Health and Safety
Department of Environment and Geography Health and Safety Policy
The Head of Department is responsible for ensuring the safety, as far as reasonably possible, of all academic, academic-related, secretarial, and technical staff, and students, whilst on Departmental premises or on Departmental business. Premises include offices, laboratories, Departmental teaching areas, common rooms, storage areas, and computer rooms. Departmental business includes field trips and prescribed fieldwork programmes. Each individual has a legal responsibility to take reasonable care for their own health and safety and for that of others who may be affected by their acts and/or omissions. Each individual must co-operate with safety advice and instruction laid down by the Departmental Safety Adviser or the Departmental Safety Committee. It is the intention that the Department has and maintains safe systems of work in respect of all activities carried out both in the Department and in the field, and the co-operation of all members of the Department is required in order to achieve this. The Departmental Safety Handbook gives further details as to the organisational structure and systems in place in the Department of Environment and Geography.
- Departmental General Safety Handbook
- Laboratory Handbook
- Health and Safety Management Plan and Risk Register
Safety Organisation
The Head of Department is advised in his safety responsibilities by a properly constituted Departmental Safety Committee. In respect of safety requirements, the Head of Department’s Deputy is the Departmental Safety Officer.
Detailed Safety Information
This is now housed on the Wiki - click here to link to it
This includes
- Overseas travel risk assessments
- Fieldwork risk assessments
- CoSHH assessments
- Handbooks, policies and guidance
- Laboratory induction processes
- etc
