Safety Manual - Spms

DIVISION OF PHYSICS AND APPLIED PHYSICS
LABORATORY SAFETY MANUAL
2.0 RESPONSIBILITIES & ACCOUNTABILITIES
2.1 Introduction
A safe and healthy environment at SPMS is a shared responsibility of all staff,
students, partners and visitors. Health, Safety and Environment responsibility is
a line function beginning with supervisors/reporting officers and progress
upwards through the management.
2.2 Overall Responsibility
The Chair for SPMS has the overall responsibility for the health and safety of all
personnel in the School and shall ensure the effective implementation of the
Workplace Safety and Health (WSH) management system through the SPMS
Safety Committee and Assistant Chair (Safety & Infrastructure). The Chair
delegates the day-to-day implementation of the WSH management system to the
divisional heads within SPMS.
2.3 SPMS Safety Committee
The SPMS Safety Committee has the responsibility to meet and discuss matters
relating to the safety and health of persons at work. The Committee has the
responsibility to recommend school-wide WSH policies, regulations and
programmes. In addition, the Committee will work closely with all divisions on
the development and implementation of the WSH management system.
The SPMS Safety committee shall comprise of faculty and staff members who
will meet to discuss workplace safety and health issues relating to the School.
2.4 Supervisors’ / Reporting Officers’ Responsibilities
Supervisors/Reporting Officers and Principal Investigators (PIs) have the duty
and responsibility of ensuring the workplace health and safety of persons under
their supervision (staff, students, contractors and vendors). They shall ensure
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