Lancaster University - Assistant Director of Health & Safety

Key Responsibilities ...........................................................

Job Title:

Assistant Director of People & Organisational Effectiveness (Health and Safety)

Present Grade

9

Department/College:

People & Organisational Effectiveness (People & OE)

Directly responsible to:

Director of People & Organisational Effectiveness

University Health and Safety Officers, University Radiation Protection Officer, University Fire Safety Lead and Health and Safety Advisor

Supervisory responsibility for:

Other contacts: Internal:

People & OE leadership team, University Executive Board, Council and its sub committees, Academic Deans, Professional Services Directors, Heads of Department, Trade Unions, Governance Services colleagues

Sector Based networks, USHA, UCEA. Regulatory Bodies, HSE, Fire and Rescue Service, Environment Agency. NHS.

External:

Overall Purpose of Job:

The Assistant Director is the senior Competent Person appointed under the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999, made under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974. The role-holder will act and deliver their duties and responsibilities in line with the institutions values, policies and procedures at all times. Specifically to provide specialist advice and leadership to enable the University to comply with the requirements of HSW Act 1974 and all other UK and EU statutory health and safety legislation, to include (non-exhaustive list) the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order (FSO) 2005, the Fire Safety Act 2021, the Radioactive Substances Act 1993 and the Environmental Protection Act 1990 as it applies to radioactive substances.

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