Safety Meetings
The University has a formally constituted HEALTH & SAFETY COMMITTEE (HSC), chaired by the Deputy Chief Executive Officer, which is a Safety Committee under the requirements of the Safety Representatives and Safety Committees Regulations 1977.
The HSC meets three times per academic year and the meetings have the following themes:
October - Annual Health & Safety Report to the Board of Governors
February - Health & Safety Policy Development
May - Health & Safety Performance Management
Regular Reports are presented to each meeting on:
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University Health & Safety Action Plan implementation including the development of the University Health & Safety Management System
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Accident/Incident Reports including RIDDOR Reportable
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Fire Alarm Activations
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Fire Risk Assessments
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Workplace Health & Safety Inspections
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Estates Common Parts Health & Safety Inspections
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Health & Safety Departmental Auditing (Internal and External)
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Health & Safety Training for staff and contractors
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Correspondence from Enforcement Agencies
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University Business Continuity and Campus Watch
The date of the next University Health & Safety Committee will be some time in late February/early March 2012 and will be posted here soon. This will be the second meeting for the academic year 2011-12.
There are Departmental and Faculty Health & Safety Committees established across the University, which meet from once to six times each year.
Below are the Terms of Reference for the University Health & Safety Committee and the Departmental Health & Safety Committees:
Below are minutes from the latest University Health & Safety Committee and Departmental Health & Safety Committee meetings.
Academic Registry H&S Committee meeting, 07.05.2011
Faculty of Life Sciences 1st H&S meeting, 01/03/2011
Sir John Cass Faculty and Metworks H&S meeting, 29.09.10
London Metropolitan Business School H&S meeting, 21.09.10
"The lecturers provided a helpful balance of encouragement and performance management"
Michael Lewis
MSc Accounting