Faculty Safety Policy

Statement by the Dean of The Faculty of Art and Design

1. The Faculty is committed to providing a safe and healthy working and learning environment for staff, students and visitors. This recognises that Health and Safety activities and aims are an equal priority to and an integral part of, teaching, research and the achievement of financial efficiency. Members of the Faculty are the key resource in terms of achieving our academic aims and there is thus a positive benefit in ensuring their health and safety at work.
2. The Dean has overall responsibility for Health and Safety in the Faculty. The Dean will be supported in this task by the Heads of Schools, the Faculty Secretary the Technical Manager and the Health and Safety Technical advisers. Health and Safety is managed by a system of annual inspections which feedback to the Site Health and Safety Panel which is chaired by the Dean and will be made up of the above staff plus co-opted members and will include union representation.
3. There will be an annual review of safety led by the Dean.
4. Effective communication of safety information and instructions is deemed to be a priority activity in achieving a good working environment involving the full participation of all members of the Faculty. Formal channels of communication exist for this purpose but the value of informal contacts is acknowledged.
5. The Faculty recognises the particular need for safety awareness and training in relation to its workshop activities, which are integral to the successful implementation of the aims and objectives of the Faculty.
6. Relevant legal requirements will be regarded as a minimum level of compliance.

Professor David Crow