Health & Safety Contacts

The OHES team's functions are:  

• To develop policies, procedures and strategy 
• To provide expert advice and assistance 
• To provide expert support for staff and students within the University 
• To provide an expert internal consultancy service for all areas of the University 

Occupational Health & Safety Contacts

School and Department Contacts

Each School and Department (including subsidiary businesses) will appoint one or more Health & Safety Co-ordinator to act as a conduit for health and safety information, and as a link between the School or Department and the OHES Department.

The main activities involved with this role include, but are not limited to:

• Providing a focus for health and safety in the School/Department.
• Filtering and dealing with straightforward requests for health and safety advice.
• Resolving simple health and safety enquiries and issues at local level.
• Liaising with the OHES Department and/or School Health and Safety Co-ordinators as appropriate.
• Assisting in co-ordinating audits, inspections, investigations and other health and safety initiatives.
• Monitoring compliance with and performance towards best safety plans.
• Assisting in co-ordinating implementation of University requirements, and assist in ongoing maintenance and management of findings pursuant to implementation.

The competency requirement of this role is (or working towards) the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health Level 3 Award in Health and Safety, provided via the OHES department.

Current RGU Health & Safety Co-ordinators

Sir Ian Wood Building

Riverside Building

Gray's School of Art

Ishbel Gordon Building

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