Statement of Safety Policy

Department of Computer Science

Hereafter known as 'the Department'

Policy

1. The Department is a Department of University College London, and as such is responsible to the Provost for the implementation of the arrangements and safety management organisation described in the University's Statement of Safety Policy.

2. It is a legal duty¹ for all staff, students and visitors in the Department to co-operate with the arrangements for safety set out in this document.

3. The policy of the Department is to promote the safety, health and welfare of all its staff, students, visitors, contractors and members of the public on the Department's premises and to protect them elsewhere from any adverse effect on their health or safety arising from the activities of the Department.

4. The Department is committed to ensuring that risk assessments are carried out as required by the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 and other regulations. These risk assessments will be made by the staff responsible for the work, set out in writing and signed by the relevant manager or supervisor. No work is permitted to start unless it is covered by a suitable and sufficient assessment of the risks involved in the work.

5. The Department arranges for all work activities to be performed by persons competent to perform those activities². To this end, the Department is committed to ensuring that all members of the Department receive such training as required for them to be able to discharge their tasks and duties in a competent manner.

6. The Department arranges for staff activities and work activities to be supervised by competent people.

7. A person can only be competent in discharging a duty if they accept that duty, understand the responsibility of that duty and are allocated sufficient time to be able to discharge that duty.

8. To give effect to this policy, the organisation and arrangements as described in this document have been approved and authorised by the Head of Department who has responsibility for the standard of safety within the Department.

9. This policy is intended to reflect the current state of affairs within the Department. To this end, it will be revised upon any substantial change of organisation or arrangements within the Department, and in any case, annually. This policy and its revision will be communicated, to all persons affected by the activities of the Department.

Organisation

Management Structure: The following staff have responsibility for Health and Safety arrangements in the Department:

• Head of Department Prof. S. Hailes Ext. 37116
• Departmental Manager Karin Alderson
• Specialist Officers:
  • Departmental Safety Officer Mr. D Twisleton Ext. 33667
  • Deputy Safety Officer: Ashley Bedeau

Units or Departments: The Department is organised into 3 units. Below are the details of those units.

• Administration Unit Manager: Karin Alderson
• Research / Academic Unit Manager: Prof. S. Hailes Ext. 37116
• Technical Support Unit Manager: Mr. D. Timm Ext. 37283

• Rachel Fairfax Ext. 58603

Authorisation

The safety policy for the Department of Computer Science and the organisation and arrangements for implementing it, as set out in this document, have the authority of the Head of Department, who is responsible for ensuring its implementation.

This document was authorised by Prof. S. Hailes, Head of Department.

Date: 23rd September 2019

Date of Review: September 2020

Additional Arrangements for Hazards & Activities in the Department of Computer Science

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1.Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974, Section 7.

2..i.e. people who have the skills, knowledge and experience required to safely discharge a particular duty and who know the limits of their competence and seek advice when reaching those limits.