Safety, Health, and Wellbeing at Work

Taking a top-down approach to health and safety is vital to creating a safety-conscious culture and keeping workplaces safe for staff, students and visitors. At the University, the Safety, Health, and Wellbeing at Work Office (SHWO) aims to encourage this culture where everyone is aware of their individual health and safety responsibilities.

The SHWO provides an impartial and independent institutional-wide advisory and assurance service on all aspects of workplace health and safety within the University. Our function:

• to set the policy and standards.
• to provide competent subject-matter advice to the Vice Chancellor’s office and all the stakeholders.
• to provide assurance, by monitoring health and safety performance across the organisation and reporting to the University’s Executive Board members.
• to assess the need for intervention including escalation through management.

The SHWO at the University comprises highly skilled individuals with a wide-ranging area of expertise in the field of health and safety including specialist risks such as biological safety, chemical safety, fire safety, and radiation and laser safety. 

On our webpages you’ll find University’s health and safety policy, and information, support and guidance on a range of health and safety topics.