Vision
To be a leading partner in health and safety by ensuring a safe and healthy workplace environment in laboratories. We aim to enforce compliance and execute corrective actions for any safety violations, while providing expert advice and professional services to support and enhance laboratory safety management.
Mission
- Safety Oversight: To oversee and ensure the highest standards of safety and compliance in all teaching and research laboratory activities.
- Collaborative Policy Development: To work in close coordination with various departments and Laboratory Safety Committees to develop, implement, and continuously improve policies and procedures that enhance safety management and regulatory compliance.
- Strategic Advisory: To serve as a strategic advisor on the management of hazardous substances, ensuring their safe handling, storage, and disposal in accordance with best practices and regulatory requirements.
- Policy Execution: To diligently execute the university’s safety policies and relevant safety guidelines, ensuring they are effectively communicated and adhered to across all laboratory environments.
- Enforcement and Compliance: To take appropriate and timely actions against any violations of safety policies and guidelines, ensuring accountability and fostering a culture of safety.
- Expert Guidance: To provide expert advice on all matters related to laboratory safety, including design, research, teaching activities, and operational practices, with a focus on maintaining a safe and healthy working environment.
Values
- Strategy: Develop and implement strategic initiatives to support the laboratory community.
- Advise: Offer guidance on laboratory design, research, teaching activities, and operations with a focus on health and safety.
- Formulate: Develop health and safety policies, guidelines, and procedures in line with relevant regulations.
- Enforce: Implement safety programs and risk management strategies to mitigate laboratory risks and ensure compliance.
- Take Action: Take effective control measures and remedial actions to address health and safety concerns in laboratories.
- Yield Compliance: Achieve high compliance standards in laboratory safety through regular inspections, pre-occupational safety checks, and monitoring of laboratory activities in partnership with departments.