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Safety Committee

The Safety Committee advises departments and the university on the implementation and development of university safety policy.

The Safety Committee's specific terms of reference are to advise departments and the university on the implementation and development of university safety policy, to spread good practice across the faculty, and to enable communication in both directions between the University Safety Committee, Heads of Departments, Area Safety Offices and the Dean on all matters relating to safety, including:

  • The safety infrastructure needs of the faculty to support teaching, administration and research
  • The safety training and support needs of the faculty
  • The development, implementation and maintenance of effective and appropriate safety systems

Current Members

  • Professor Mary Smyth (Chair) - Dean, Faculty Of Science and Technology
  • Peter Caley
  • Professor Geoff Coulson - Head of Department, School of Computing and Communications
  • Ian Dale, School of Computing and Communications
  • John Dwyer, Lancaster Environment Centre
  • Professor Peter Fielden - Head of Department, Chemistry
  • Shonah Ion - Departmental Superintendent, Physics
  • Gordon Johnston, Psychology
  • Professor Kevin Jones - Co-Director, Lancaster Environment Centre
  • Professor Malcolm Joyce - Head of Department, Engineering
  • Professor Charlie Lewis, Psychology
  • Andrew Quin, Lancaster Environment Centre
  • Professor Peter Ratoff - Head of Department, Physics
  • Yvonne Rigby (secretary) - Information Resources Officer, Faculty Of Science and Technology
  • Professor John Whitehead - Head of Department, Mathematics and Statistics

Meetings