1. © Imperial College London 1 The role of the Departmental Safety Committee

2. Departmental Safety Committee The committee receives, reviews and monitors: reports of accidents, near misses, or work related health problems; reports from safety representatives; the results of inspections carried out by the DSO, committee members, the College, HSE or other regulatory authorities; staff training; provisions for emergency evacuations, evacuation drills and first aid.

3. Departmental Safety Committee The committee makes recommendations to the HoD on: improvements in departmental health and safety standards; actions to minimise accidents or near misses; local arrangements for implementing new College or statutory requirements.

4. Departmental Safety Committee Membership includes : The Departmental Safety Officer Staff with specialist responsibilities ie Laser safety, Biological safety, Radiation Union safety representatives Representatives of different staff categories PG and UG students. It is chaired by a senior member of the department. It meets five times a year.

5. Safety Notice-boards and Information The Safety Committee has two notice-boards: By the Library on level 2 of the Roderic Hill building and opposite the main lifts on level 2 of the ACE building. Departmental Safety Information can also be found on our web-site http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/chemicalengineering/aboutcect/healthandsafetyinformati on http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/chemicalengineering/aboutcect/healthandsafetyinformati on

6. Department of Chemical Engineering - Safety Committee The current committee comprises: Prof. Kang LiChairman Dr. Ann MaconnachieDepartmental Safety Officer Mr. Pim AmritT. S. M. & Radiation Safety Supervisor Dr. Christos MarkidesLaser Safety Supervisor Dr. Cleo KontoravdiBiological Safety Officer Ms. Patricia CarryTechnical Services Representative Mr. Chin LangAcademic Related Staff Representative Mr. Tony Meredith AMICUS Safety Representative Mrs. Ann SewellClerical Representative Dr. Colin HaleWASP Representative Mr..Luis Dominguez PalomequeCPSE Representative Mr. Ben KingsburyPostgraduate Representative Miss Sze Yan TseUndergraduate Representative Miss Isabel Maluf Undergraduate Representative To be appointed Undergraduate Representative Mr Iain Robinson MSc Representative