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- H&S policies and guidance
- Children, young people and vulnerable adults on campus
- Control of substances hazardous to health (CoSHH)
- Dogs in university buildings
- Display Screen Equipment (DSE)
- Driving vehicles on university business
- Fieldwork
- Fire safety
- First aid
- General risk assessment
- Health and safety policy and management
- Manual handling
- Meningitis
- Portable appliance testing (PAT)
- Radiation safety
- Smoking policy
- Forms, signs and templates
- How to...
- Health and safety training
- Health & Safety Committee
- H&S policies and guidance
3.4 Executive
To fulfil its moral and legal obligations the University has in place a clearly defined chain of executive responsibility for health and safety in all areas within its control.
(1) The Vice-Chancellor
The Vice-Chancellor has the ultimate responsibility to ensure that the University of Exeter complies with all statutory health and safety requirements. He will ensure that there is a University Policy for health and safety which extends to all those who may be involved in or affected by University activities. He also will ensure that arrangements for monitoring, auditing and reviewing the success or otherwise of that policy, are in place and maintained. He may share this responsibility with :-
(2) The Registrar and Secretary
The Registrar and Secretary will also ensure that the University’s Safety Policies are implemented and that resources are available to ensure statutory compliance. He may share this responsibility with:-
(3) College Deans (Heads of Professional Services, Department / Division / Centre / Unit, etc)
College Deans (etc) are responsible for statutory compliance in their areas of responsibility, eg their College (which includes all work areas used solely by their staff, students and visitors).
College Deans (etc) will:
- ensure that no activities are carried out in their School which expose the occupants to an enhanced risk of injury;
- appoint a College Safety Officer(s) (SSO(s)) or, if they so wish, personally carry out the SSO duties (listed above);
- ensure the maintenance of the Safety Group associated with their College;
- seek, receive and take health and safety advice from the University Health & Safety Office and from the SSO and Safety Group as appropriate;
- develop a College health and safety policy with the help of the SSO and the Safety Group; and
- delegate any further health and safety tasks as may be necessary;
They may share this responsibility with :
(4) Directors of Building
The University appoints a Director of Building for each of its buildings. Where a building is used wholly by a single College, the Director of Building is normally the College Dean.
Where the building is shared by more than one College the Director of Building is normally a third party and is responsible solely for areas of the building used by more than one College. These areas are agreed with the appropriate College Deans.
In addition to other responsibilities the Director of Building has the following executive health and safety responsibilities in his or her allocated building, or specific areas in that building:
Directors of Building will ensure that:
- no activities are carried out in the building which expose the occupants to an enhanced risk of injury;
- structural defects are promptly reported thereby reducing the risk of damage or injury;
- the fire safety measures are in place and any defects are promptly reported; and
- a fire evacuation drill is carried out on an annual basis, in conjunction with the Fire Safety Adviser. 16
(5) Management and Supervisory Staff
Managers & Supervisors are responsible for statutory compliance in their areas of responsibility, eg of technical staff, students, etc.
(6) All Other Staff
All other staff (including those with health and safety advisory responsibilities) have a duty to take reasonable care for the health and safety of themselves and others who may be affected by their actions and omissions. They also have a duty to comply with the University's arrangements for health and safety.
(7) Students
Although students are not employees of the University, the University has a duty of care towards them. Thus, they are offered the same health and safety protection as employees and are, in return, required to comply with the University’s arrangements for health and safety.
(8) Contractors, Visitors and Members of the Public
Similarly, the University owes a duty of care towards contractors, visitors and members of the public who may be affected by its activities. The University arrangements for health and safety will ensure that contractors, visitors and members of the public are exposed to the lowest reasonably practicable risk of injury.
A list of staff with executive health and safety responsibilities is available (which will be updated periodically).
