Admin/Support
Helping to identify and protect employees who regularly use DSE as a significant part of their normal work, which may be quantified as continuous periods of an hour or more for most days at work..
Advice, guidelines and procedures for travelling overseas for RGU business purposes.
Telus Health Employee Assistance Programme is a telephone Counselling and Advisory Support Service, accessed via their free helpline (0800 169 1920), available 24/7 x 365, and is totally confidential. You can also access through the Telus Health app, just email Staff Benefits for your unique code to join.
Technical
Health and safety risk assessment is the proper consideration of all work-related hazards persons are exposed to, and determining means to avoid these hazards, or reduce their likelihood/severity.
Chemicals exist everywhere in the workplace and as such require specific control measures to be in place to ensure they can be used and stored correctly.
Dangerous substances are substances that can put safety at risk from fire, explosion, and the corrosion of metal. These risks need to be considered and managed in a specific way to comply with legal requirements.
Robert Gordon University has a duty to ensure that all equipment it provides is suitable for its intended use and is maintained to ensure that it is safe.
The University has a responsibility to ensure that any plant, equipment, or machinery that is purchased for use complies to the specific regulated standards.
Manual handling covers a wide variety of activities including lifting, lowering pushing, pulling and carrying. If not done correctly it can result in work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs).
Academic
Health and safety risk assessment is the proper consideration of all work-related hazards persons are exposed to, and determining means to avoid these hazards, or reduce their likelihood/severity.
Chemicals exist everywhere in the workplace and as such require specific control measures to be in place to ensure they can be used and stored correctly.
Many Schools and Departments organise events which either are not part of their routine activities and/or which invite members of the public into University buildings which require a higher level of safety management.
Lasers come in various shapes and forms and have many uses within teaching, research, shop checkouts, manufacturing, engineering and in office work.
Advice, guidelines and procedures for travelling overseas for RGU business purposes.
Student
Health and safety risk assessment is the proper consideration of all work-related hazards persons are exposed to, and determining means to avoid these hazards, or reduce their likelihood/severity.
Many Schools and Departments organise events which either are not part of their routine activities and/or which invite members of the public into University buildings which require a higher level of safety management.
Studying at University is an exciting and rewarding experience. For some it also brings changes which might at times be difficult and stressful. The Student Counselling & Wellbeing Service is here for you.
Contractor
The introduction of contractors to RGU premises is necessary to support construction work and to provide infrastructure, equipment, or services to support RGU Events.