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General Statement of Health and Safety Policy

Queen’s University of Belfast is committed to ensuring, so far as is reasonably practicable through best practice, the health, safety and welfare of its employees, students and others who may be affected by matters within its control.

The Senate of the University has ultimate responsibility for the Health and Safety Policy and for monitoring the effectiveness of supporting systems to ensure that it continues to represent best practice.

The Vice-Chancellor has executive responsibility for ensuring the implementation and monitoring of the Health and Safety Policy, including the provision of adequate resources and for ensuring that the University complies with all relevant statutory requirements and associated codes of practice.
Health and safety is an integral part of the management of the University’s undertakings. University Managers will take all reasonably practicable steps to ensure, through the organisational structures, that


• the risks to health and safety throughout its undertaking are properly assessed;
• there are safe systems of work in place;
• there is a safe environment in which to work;
• staff, students and others are given adequate supervision, information, instruction and training in order to carry out their work and studies safely.


Staff and students have a duty to take reasonable care of their own health and safety and that of others who may be affected by their acts or omissions. Staff and student co-operation and commitment is essential to ensure successful implementation of the health and safety policy.