Committees
The Health and Safety Department and Radiation Protection Unit report to the University Health and Safety Committee and to the Radiation Protection Committee respectively.
University Health and Safety Committee
The University Health and Safety Committee reports directly to the University Court, and is responsible for the setting of policy in all areas of occupational safety and health within the University.
Frequency of meetings
The Committee meets twice per year, usually in the Spring and the Autumn.
Committee Intranet
List of members, minutes, papers and date of next meeting are available on the University Health and Safety Committee intranet.
Access for members of 'restricted' items
Members of the Committee can access 'restricted' items on the Intranet, link above, by entering the following in the log in box:
- username: ed\[uun]
- password: [password which you log into your PC with]
Contact with local health and safety committees
The central Health and Safety Committee would seek to encourage local committees to bring forward items of particular significance and/or general interest or value from their own committees to the University Health and Safety Committee, and to help disseminate locally messages/information coming from the central Committee.
Please email the Secretary to the University Health and Safety Committee with any issues you would like considered.
- Mr Alastair Reid
- Director of Health and Safety
- Health and Safety Office
- Work: +44 (0)131 651 4257
- Fax: +44 (0)131 651 4260
- Email:
- Alastair.Reid@ed.ac.uk
Individuals wishing to highlight an area of concern
In addition, a flow chart has been produced which highlights possible routes for an individual employee to take forward a health and safety query/issue. This flow chart has been approved by the University Health and Safety Committee and is available below. The chart was sent to all convenors of local safety committees on 6th April 2011 with a covering letter by Alastair Reid.
- Flow chart with routes of possible contact
- Communication with Local Health and Safety Committees - 06/04/2011
Information on local health and safety committee requirements and structure can be found in our 'Safety roles' section.
Radiation Protection Committee
The Radiation Protection Committee reports to the University Health and Safety Committee, and currently meets twice per year.
This article was published on Apr 5, 2012