Health, Safety and Wellbeing Policy

Introduction

The Health, Safety and Wellbeing Policy is part of the University’s commitment to promoting a healthy, safe and secure environment for its staff, students, visitors, and others who may be affected by University activities.

On these pages you can find:

• The Foreword by our Vice-Chancellor and President, Professor Shearer West which underlines the importance of health, safety and wellbeing at the University. 
• The Health, Safety and Wellbeing Policy Statement.
• Your health, safety and wellbeing responsibilities, listed by role in the University line management structure. You may hold more than one role at a time, and if you do, you take on the extra responsibilities for each additional role.
• A downloadable version of the Policy
• Downloadable role-based guidance leaflets to help you understand how to put your responsibilities into practice. The leaflets are for: All Staff; Academic Leaders/ Line Managers/ Academic Tutors; Heads of School/ Service/ Directors; and UEG members.

Policy downloads

• Health, Safety and Wellbeing Policy

Guidance leaflets

• All Staff
• Academic Leaders/ Line Managers/ Academic Tutors
• Heads of School/ Service/ Directors
• UEG members

Order printed copies

Where possible, please use the online/ downloadable versions of the Policy and guidance leaflets. However if you require printed copies, you can request these by completing our short online form.

Get in touch

If you have any questions about the Health, Safety and Wellbeing Policy please ask your local Health and Safety team or contact us at safety@leeds.ac.uk.