How we manage Health and Safety
Queen Mary provides and maintains a safe and healthy environment in which staff can work. You must take every reasonable care of your own and others’ health and safety by adopting safe working practices and by making proper use of the facilities and equipment provided. We are required to comply with Queen Mary health and safety, fire safety policies, procedures and local departmental rules, and should co-operate with Queen Mary staff holding safety responsibilities.
The Director of Student Experience is ultimately responsible for safety within our area, and is assisted by staff with specific health and safety duties, such as safety coordinators, first aiders, and fire marshals. All new staff and students should receive the Queen Mary health and safety policy statement and framework arrangements, and local induction.
The details below sets out information on how Student Experience manages health and safety in-line with Queen Mary H&S policy:
- Providing manager resources/information - HSD Code of Practice for Managers [PDF 1,143KB].
- Any staff member can raise/put forward issues for discussion at the Student Experience HSS Management Group - Student Experience Area Report Template [DOC 42KB].
- Terms of Reference (TOR) of the Student Experience HSS Group - Terms of Reference Student Experience HSS Management Group [DOC 31KB].
- Most recent Agenda Student Experience HSS Meeting February 2025 [DOC 53KB] & Minutes Student Experience Health Safety and Security Management Group - February 2025 [DOC 92KB].
- Taking forward outcomes of the recent SAS Audit 2018 - Executive Summary [PDF 178KB].
- Producing the SAS Directorate HSS Report 2018-19 [PDF 495KB].
- Documenting in 2021 how we created a positive health & safety culture [PDF 266KB] to share good practice across Queen Mary.
- Having oversight of all Student Experience risk assessments and supporting colleagues in reviewing/progressing their actions.
- Promoting good practice e.g. discussing HSS in one to one's and team meetings.