Health and Safety Committee

The University's Health and Safety Committee is a committee of SMT. The remit of the Committee is:

1. To advise SMT on matters relating to general health, safety and wellbeing policy
2. To recommend to SMT actions necessary to implement University health, safety and wellbeing policies
3. To monitor the extent of compliance with University health, safety and wellbeing policies and to recommend to SMT actions necessary to address areas of non-compliance
4. 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 and wild-type organisms
5. To provide a forum for consultation and discussion of health, safety and wellbeing matters
6. To promote a culture of consciousness of health, safety and wellbeing and of continuing improvement in those areas
7. To report at least three times each year to SMT

Membership of the Committee

• Chief Governance Officer and University Secretary, Samantha Waters (Convenor)

Management Representatives

• School of Language, Literature, Music & Visual Communication, Dr Dan Wall
• School of Law, Mrs Carol Lawie
• School of Divinity, History & Philosophy and School of Education, Mrs Kate Smith
• School of Biological Sciences, Mr Martin Cowie
• School of Psychology, Mrs Eleanor Heggdal-Loenes
• School of Education, Mrs Sharon Smith
• School of Business, Mrs Laura Kruitbos
• School of Social Science, Mrs Pam Thomson
• School of Medicine, Medical Sciences & Nutrition Medical Research Facility and Dentistry, Mrs Lynne Lumsden
• School of Natural & Computing Sciences, Dr Rainer Ebel
• School of Engineering, Mr Grant Cordiner
• School of Geosciences, Mr Brian Paterson
• Digital and Information Services, Mr Neil Curtis
• Estates & Facilities, Mr Robert Philp
• Human Resources, Mrs Debbie Dyker
• Rotating Representative:
  - Research & Innovation, Ms Alice Toulson
  - Student Recruitment, Mr Adam Taylor
  - Planning & Governance, Mr Chris Sojka
  - Academic Services & Online Education (TBC)

Trade Union Representatives

• PROSPECT, Vacant
• UNITE THE UNION (x2), Mr Brian Paterson & 1 vacancy
• UCU (x2), Dr Alessandra Cecolin & Dr Sarah Burton
• UNISON (2), Ms Shirley Cooper & 1 vacancy 

AUSA

• AUSA Management, Mrs Lorna Cruickshank
• Vice President for Activities, Mr Tonis Tilk

Ex Officio

• Head of Health, Safety & Resilience, Mr Michael Houston
• Senior Health & Safety Advisor, Dr Allan Petrie
• Health & Safety Advisor & Clerk, Mrs Vivienne Amakiri

It should be noted that minutes will be published after they have been approved at the following meeting and are therefore not liable to be amended. Whilst the University endeavours to make minutes as widely available as possible, we do not wish to inhibit discussion at committee meetings, and therefore occasionally minutes may have sections removed for reasons of confidentiality. In these instances, a note will be inserted indicating that the minute has been edited on the grounds of confidentiality.

If you wish to see minutes prior to those available below, then please contact the Health, Safety and Resilience Team in the first instance.