Health and Safety Committee
The University's Health and Safety Committee is a committee of the Operating Board. As part of its remit the Committee
(a) Advises the Operating Board on questions of general safety policy and
(b) Recommends steps to be taken to ensure that everything feasible is done to promote the safety of staff, students and authorised visitors on University premises, and that relevant legal obligations are complied with.
The Committee also provides a forum for discussion of health and safety matters that are of broad interest. The membership of the Committee represents various fields of University activity and reflects the interests of all sections of the University.
Minutes of meetings of the
University Health and Safety Committee
Annual reports of the
University Health and Safety Committee
Remit of the Committee
(a) To advise the Operating Board on matters relating to general health and safety policy;
(b) To recommend to the Operating Board actions necessary to implement University health and safety policies;
(c) To monitor the extent of compliance with University health and safety policies and to recommend to the Operating Board actions necessary to address areas of non-compliance;
(d) To maintain standing sub-committees to consider health and safety matters relating to use of ionising and non-ionising radiations and work with genetically modified organisms;
(e) To provide a forum for consultation and discussion of health and safety matters;
(f) To promote a culture of consciousness of health and safety and of continuing improvement in those areas;
(g) To report at least three times each year to the Operating Board .
Membership of the Committee
- Vice Principal (Convener) Professor P J Morgan
- Appointed by the Operating Board Professor Peter McCaffery
- Appointed by the Operating Board Professor C Secombes
- Appointed by Colleges:
- Arts and Social Sciences Dr S Lawrie
- Arts and Social Sciences Ms A Shipley
- Life Sciences and Medicine Ms D MacKinnon
- Life Sciences and Medicine Dr G Bewick
- Physical Sciences Dr R Ebel
- Physical Sciences Mr E Stephen
Appointed by Trade Unions - PROSPECT Mrs P Williams
- UNITE THE UNION Ms D Massie
- UNITE THE UNION Mrs A Innes
- UCU Dr C Sands
- UNISON Mrs E Robertson
Ex Officio - Director of Estates Mr A Donaldson
- Students' Association Vice President (Sport) Ms C McWilliams
- Students' Association President Ms A Deseilligny
- Students' Association Manager Mr B Snelling
In Attendance - University Safety Adviser Mr N Corby
- Health and Safety Coordinator, Estates Mr I Cowe
- Occupational Health Service Ms A Robertson
- Assistant University Safety Adviser (Clerk) Mrs S Lodge
- Director of Policy Planning and Governance Ms J Sewel
- Assistant Estates Director Mr R Philp
- Fire Safety Adviser Mr S Napier
- Human Resources Mr G Robertson
- Campus Services Ms J Tuckwell

