• Implement and maintain a Health and Safety document management system. • Oversee the procurement of Health and Safety related materials, equipment and services maintaining associated inventories and records. • Manage the expectation of Schools and departments in relation to their Health and Safety responsibilities.
Main Duties and Responsibilities The postholder will:
Support schools and departments in achieving continuously improving health and safety performance, by focusing specifically on the following areas.
Compliance with Legal Obligations • The implementation of a 3 year Health and Safety strategy for the University. • To support the development of an annual Health and Safety plan for both the department and University regularly reporting on progress of the plan. • To support the implementation of the corporate risk management and compliance strategy in relation to Health and Safety. • Drive continuous improvements in the safety culture within the University through the development of self-sustaining, proactive approaches to the Health and Safety agenda. • To ensure the requirements of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations as amended and statutory provisions, including the Regulatory Reform Fire Safety Order 2005, are communicated to relevant staff. • To support the Head of Health and Safety to advise and assist the Vice-Chancellor, Directors, Heads of School, in the management of planning, organising, controlling and maintaining a safe and healthy environment for work, research and education. Monitoring Safety Performance • To ensure a tracking system is in place for audit, inspection, accident findings/recommendations and report on progress regularly to the Health and Safety Committee. • To support the implementation of both audit and inspection programmes drawing up reports on recommendations from inspections and audit findings while tracking progress of the recommendations implementation.
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