Health and Safety Policy
1. GENERAL STATEMENT OF POLICY
A
safe and healthy working environment is essential to the operation of
the School. To the reader this is, I expect, obvious but to
ensure that it is the case requires the attention and support of us
all. Although the responsibility overall for health and safety in the
School rests with the Head of School, we have in place a system of
delegated responsibilities, policies, procedures and training that are
intended to maintain high standards of care. The purpose of this
document is to explain how these work.
Depending on your role within the School, you will be involved
differently in taking care of yourself and others. If you
supervise people then you have the responsibility of ensuring that the
work that you oversee is conducted safely. Whatever your role,
you should have enough awareness of the safety routine in the School
that you benefit from it, as intended, and are able to play your part
in its operation. The aim overall is to reduce hazard and minimise risk.
Our health and safety policy is reviewed annually but we welcome your
feedback on any aspect of it at any time. Please relay any
comments to the School Health and Safety Manager or to Head of
School. Do please take time to read those parts of this document
that could apply to you.
Prof. Dave Robertson
4th February 2010
