Chemical Safety Sub-Committee: terms of reference

Information regarding the Chemical Safety Sub-Committee's responsibilities.

On this page

• Purpose
• Organisation and meetings
• Duties and responsibilities

Purpose

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The Work Health and Safety Committee (WHSC) has established the Chemical Safety Sub-Committee (CSSC) to make recommendations regarding chemical safety. The CSSC will advise the WHSC when a topic is or could be considered a significant hazard.  

Organisation and meetings

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1. Make recommendations to the WHSC for final consultation and decisions via submission of a paper and addition to the WHSC agenda.
2. Take and respond to any particular or general direction given by the WHSC.
3. Agree annually with the WHSC the scope of the topic covered by the CSSC including the requirement to establish or continue any work groups.
   1. Review the terms of reference annually and document the discussion and action required. 
   2. Provide quarterly and annual reports to the WHSC.
   3. Set the number of meetings per year.
   4. Set the number of members and number required for a quorum.
   5. Set, if required, any additional training or competence requirements for members including the Chair.
   6. Set key performance measures.

Duties and responsibilities

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1. Advise on all matters relating to chemical safety at any site owned, rented or controlled by UCL.
2. Advise on all matters relating to work with hazardous chemicals including the storage by any person employed by UCL, including students.
3. To propose, develop, monitor and report on the implementation and effectiveness of UCL’s policy with respect to work activities with hazardous chemicals.
4. To cover the following topics:
   1. Chemical Safety Guidance.
   2. Best practice at UCL.
   3. Stock/cataloguing systems.
   4. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
   5. Waste management (including spills procedure).

 

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