I am a Head of Department

I am a Head of Department: How will I benefit from better Safety Management? 

You have told us that you want:​

• confidence that you are fulfilling your responsibility by doing everything to ensure the safety of people in your department​

• a way to see where you can simply direct strategy for improving safety in the department and fostering good safety culture​

• your people to find it clear and easy to work, research, and study safely​

• a tool to help you justify when you need safety support from elsewhere in the University​

• simple continuity for your DSO, other safety role holders and the next Head of Department. You don’t want them to have to re-invent the wheel or start again.​

• to know that the University can pro-actively target safety support where it is needed. You don’t want to be overlooked

We aim to give:​

• you a department safety profile, highlighting where you may need to prioritise your safety strategy and allowing you to justify the need for more help​

• your safety role holders help, and a simple system, to define relevant instructions and procedures for safe management, work, study and research in your department​

• the University safety data about departments that can help them prioritise and focus their support and resource back to you, where it is really needed