HEALTH

The director of the Facilities Management is responsible for providing and maintaining assets
that are “fit for purposes” and conform to legal requirements. Health and safety responsibilities
include:

 Implementing effective operational safety policies.

 Ensuring management of assets and systems complies with health and safety
requirements.
 Validating to proposed changes to assets, operating practices or modifications to
maintenance regimes.
 Ensuring health and safety requirements are met for all contracts and projects.
 Planning safe access and egress.
 Assuring appointed contractors have management systems for effective control of
health and safety.

The Facilities Management Health and Safety Manager is accountable for providing competent
safety, quality and environmental advice to the Department. Health and Safety responsibilities
include:

 Overseeing Facilities Management health and safety regimes and performance of

contractors.
 Developing and directing safety, quality and loss prevention strategies and systems to
support safety objectives and obligations.
 Providing support to line managers in implementation, ensuring compliance with
legislation and continuously improving performance of these areas.
 Advising the Department on compliance issues; ensuring health and safety strategy
advisory, analysis and auditing services.
 Defining and directing development of strategic health and safety implementation and
application of health and safety environmental policies.
 Monitoring and reviewing the effectiveness of management system.

The Health and Safety manager also acts as departmental Safety Coordinator in relation to safe
working of members of the Facilities Management Department.