H&S policies and committees

Policies

The Departmental Safety Policy describes the overall policy.
There are also the following policies relating to Health and Safety:

• The University Health and Safety Policy.
• Action plan - lists H&S concerns which are being addressed.
• Ambulance policy - not every incident requires an ambulance. This policy describes when it is considered appropriate for ambulance call-out.
• Emergency procedure - the full emergency procedures including managing alarms and evacuation. See the emergency pages for basic emergency advice.
• Safety policy structure - this is the overall departmental safety policy from which the more general safety page information has been derived.
• First aid strategy - the complete first aid strategy as required by the Health and Safety Regulations.
• Pregnancy and new mothers at work policy - this policy advises that a risk assessment should be carried out by a first aider and the location of the nursing room.

Committees

• Health and Safety committee