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The Committee shall have full authority to undertake and review activities associated with any matters within its terms of reference. For the purposes of such activities, it shall be provided with adequate resources and full access to information and University personnel.
The Committee reports to the governing body, the University Court via the People, Health, and Equality Committee.
The Committee will therefore report through a paper relating to any substantive matters for consideration and through the submission of the minutes (these can include unapproved minutes agreed with the Committee Chair) of each meeting to the next available meeting of People, Health, and Equality Committee. The Committee Chair will provide a brief report to the People, Health and Equality Committee highlighting items to recommend to Court to formally approve and/or note.
To keep under review all matters involving the safety and occupational health of staff, students and other persons within the University environment and in particular to:
oversee the link with the appropriate inspectors of an enforcing authority;
consider reports and information submitted by inspectors appointed by an enforcing authority in accordance with the Health & Safety at Work etc Act 1974 and as specified by the Health & Safety (Enforcing Authority) Regulations 1959 or other legislation;
consider the Annual Health and Safety report prior to submission to the People, Health and Equality Committee and thereafter Court for approval.
consider safety audit reports and, where appropriate, to report thereon to People, Health, and Equality Committee and/or instigate corrective action;
consider reports submitted by School/Service Safety Committees or safety representatives and take any action considered appropriate in the circumstances of the case;
give consideration to environmental matters (such as waste disposal) where these have safety implications and to instigate and monitor such action as is required under statute or is otherwise necessary to manage the same;
advise on the development of, and ensure adherence to, policies, codes of practice, safety rules and safe and healthy systems of work;
advise on drawing up, reviewing, implementing and monitoring School/Service health and safety documentation and to approve the same;
monitor the effectiveness of the health and safety content of employees’ training and advise the People, Health and Equality Committee on training requirements in the area of health and safety;
monitor the adequacy of communications and publicity regarding health and safety in the workplace;
establish appropriate working groups or sub-committees from time to time as necessary to consider issues or deal with matters within the Committee's
take such other actions as are required by People, Health and Equality Committee and Court in relation to the maintenance of health and safety within the University.
Appointed:
One staff member of Court (excluding those where there is a clear conflict of interest)
Ex Officio:
Director of People & Organisational Development (to act as Chair)
Director of Finance, Infrastructure and Corporate Services (to act as Vice-Chair)
Directors of Services
Deans of Schools
Head of Estates
Health & Safety Manager
Occupational Health Adviser
Chief Executive of the Students’ Association
Radiation Protection Supervisor
Biological Safety Officer
Hazardous Substances Adviser
Technical Team Leader
Advisory Service Manager
Chairs (including Deputy and Co-chairs) of Local Health and Safety Committees
Nominated:
UCU representative: 1
UNITE representatives: 2
Health and Safety representatives and other relevant staff roles
Head of Governance and Deputy Secretary (nominated as Secretary by the Vice Principal (Strategy & Governance) and University Secretary)
Governance and Policy Officer (Minute Secretary)
15 members of the Committee
The expectation is that every School and Service is represented at each meeting of the Sub-Committee. Representation should normally be at the level of Dean of School or Director of Service, but substitutes are accepted.
The Committee will meet a minimum of four times per academic year.
Approved by People, Health and Equality Committee - 17 October 2023
Eilidh Fraser – Chair
Gordon Weir – Vice-Chair
Jackie McKenzie – Director of External Corporate Relations
James Nicholson – Director of Student and Academic Services
Professor Mohamed Branine – School of Business, Law and Social Sciences
Andrea Cameron – School of Applied Science
Professor James Bown - Dean of School of Design and Informatics
Professor Nia White – Dean of Graduate School and Head of Research
Professor Luke Millard – Dean of AbLE Academy
Claire MacEachen – Dean of International and UK Partnerships
Cullen Warnock – Head of Estates
Ian Wilson – Health & Safety Manager
Sharon Jeffrey – Occupational Health Adviser
Elley Petrie – Chief Executive of the Students’ Association
Dr Keith Sturrock – Radiation Protection Supervisor
Dr Andrew Spiers – Biological Safety Officer and Co-Chair of Schools and Services Health and Safety Committees (SAS)
Angus Jackson – Hazardous Substances Adviser (SAS)
Angus Jackson – Technical Team Leader
Hazel Petrie – Advisory Service Manager
Yvette Wharton – Co-Chair (with Dr Andrew Spiers) of Schools and Services Health and Safety Committees (SAS)
Jim Huntingford – Chair of Schools and Services Health and Safety Committees (SAcS)
Frazer Greig – Deputy-Chair (with Gordon Weir) of Schools and Services Local Health and Safety Committee (FICS)
Gordon Cringle – Chair of Schools and Services Health and Safety Committees (People, Planning and External Relations)
Dr Donncha Marron – UCU representative
Thomas Sloan – UNITE representative
Tom O'Brien – Co-UNITE representative
Roy Henderson – Co-UNITE representative
Colin Rae – UNITE representative (backup)
Dr Ian Ferguson – Health and Safety representative for the Cybersecurity Division (School of Design and Informatics)
Gerald High – School of Design and Informatics (SDI) Technician
Dr Dianne Peden - Head of Governance and Deputy Secretary
Vanessa Altweck – Governance and Policy Officer (Minute Secretary)
If you would like a copy of the Committee Terms of Reference and Composition in another format, please email governance@abertay.ac.uk