UCL Health and Safety Objectives 2021/2022

The health and safety objectives for UCL are agreed annually by the Work Health and Safety Committee and are part of the Safety Management System.

Objective 1: T100 Programme

All high hazard departments to achieve T100 Level 1 by October 2022
All departments achieving Level 1 to have plans in place for achieving Level 2 within 12 to 18 months from Level 1 achievement
All low hazard departments to achieve T100 Lite by October 2022

All departments using ionising radiations to have a documented plan in place, approved by Safety Services, by April 2022 to review their radiation risk assessments using the new templates
All departments using Class 3R, 3B, or 4 lasers to have a documented plan in place, approved by Safety Services, by May 2022 to review their laser risk assessments using the new templates
- Radiation risk assessment templates will be notified to Radiation Protection Supervisors when available
- Laser risk assessment templates will be notified to Laser Safety Officers when they are available

All stress risk assessments recommended by Workplace Health (WH) as part of a management referral will be reported by Faculty/Professional Services area to the Work Health and Safety Committee on a monthly basis
Managers to record stress risk assessments completed with their reports through riskNET. These will be reported by Faculty/Professional Services area to Work Health and Safety Committee and compared against those recommended by WH on a monthly basis. The expectation is that higher numbers of stress risk assessments are taking place than those recommended by WH
Where high levels of stress are identified Faculties/Professional Services areas (department/team) to complete a risk assessment detailing actions taken, and actions identified, as per agreed timescale
- Stress risk assessment templates will be notified to Departmental Safety Officers when available

To increase compliance with the mandatory fire safety training for staff new starters to 95% by September 2022
To increase compliance for fire safety refresher training for staff to 40% compliance by September 2022

All departments generating hazardous waste to have in place a waste management plan which should cover:

Types of hazardous waste generated including waste from spill or leak containment
The name of the person who is responsible for the waste from production to removal from the site
Information on when waste is reduced, reused or recycled as well as how it is processed (landfill, heat treatment etc)
How the quantity of waste generated will be monitored
- Waste management plan templates will be notified to Departmental Safety Officers when available

We encourage all staff and students to report accidents, hazards and near misses when they happen.

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