Health & Safety Policy

The health and safety policy describes the University Health and Safety Management System and provides a framework for the University's business that is research, educational, management and other activities.

The University Health & Safety Policy is divided into three distinct parts which are the:-

Statement of Intent which includes our formal commitment to and general direction for the management and governance of health and safety within the University;

Organisation which sets out how how health and safety is organised within the University and defines the associated responsibilities and accountabilities for all staff (including line management);

Arrangements set out the arrangements in place to achieve the health and safety objectives of this policy. The arrangements contain the following documents:

• Procedures / Codes of Practice - These describe the mandatory steps / processes everyone is expected to follow, to achieve compliance with the overarching policy statement and any legal / other requirements.
• Technical standards - These provide more detailed, technical, guidance for a specific process. These will be referenced within  procedures.
• Guidance - These contain general advice and further information to help staff / students / contractors / visitors to understand and implement related procedure.
• Checklists / Forms - These are tools to help you record that a specific task has been completed. These may be referenced in procedures and / or guidance.

All staff of the University must make themselves familiar with the policy and associated procedures and guidance. Managers should also pro-actively ensure that their staff are aware of the policy, which can be accessed via the linked headings above.

Where non-compliance with this policy, and / or associated legal requirements, is being considered by an enforcement authority, the Associate Director of Health & Safety must be informed.

Policy Review

The University Health, Safety, Safeguarding and Wellbeing Board will review this policy at least annually.  The policy will be reviewed sooner if there are significant changes in legislation, University structure, or any reason to believe that the policy requires updating.

Enquiries

Enquiries regarding this policy should be addressed in the first instance to the Associate Director of Health and Safety, via email to safetyunit@gre.ac.uk.

Health & Safety Strategy and Plan 2020 - 2025: Helping Greenwich Work and Study Well

The University of Greenwich Health and Safety Strategy and Plan has been developed to support the University's strategic aims and objectives, taking themes from the Health and Safety Executive's (HSE) 'Help Great Britain Work Well' strategy, our existing Health and Wellbeing Strategy and embedding best practice as set out in the Universities Safety and Health Association (USHA) guidance for Leadership and management of health and safety in higher education institutions.

University of Greenwich Staff Induction Video

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University of Greenwich Health & Safety Induction Information for all Campuses.

The content of this section was last reviewed November 2024