Workplace Health and Safety Office

The Workplace Health and Safety Office is a team of impartial health and safety professionals. We provide our community with the tools to manage risk well, enabling staff and students to work, study and live safely at Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵapp.

Our objective

We work in partnership with our community to build a robust safety management system for the University. Our team offers independent, impartial expertise and dedicated support to faculties and professional services. In each department, Departmental Safety Advisers work with staff on local health and safety matters. The Workplace Health and Safety Committee focuses on University wide workplace health and safety issues across the University and promotes its continuous development and improvement.

Our vision

Our mission is to inspire a collective commitment to put health and safety at the heart of the University. We aim to encourage a culture where everyone is aware of their individual responsibilities and supported to act on them.

Contact us

Workplace Health and Safety Office

hss-group@york.ac.uk

Call 999 for all emergencies, +44 (0)1904 32 3333 if it's urgent but not dangerous and +44 (0)1904 32 4444 for general security and safety questions.

Useful links

Meet the team

Name Role
Monica Kanwar

Director of Health and Safety

Dev Agarwal Head of Health and Safety Operations
Name Role
Marilu Hayes PA to Monica Kanwar and Dev Agarwal
Rachael Hallam Assistant Health and Safety Coordinator and Project Officer
Sarah Lake Workplace Health and Safety Support Officer
Name Role
Jane Holmes Health and Safety Business Partner –
Directorate of Technology, Estates and Facilities (DTEF)
Andrew Johnstone Health and Safety Business Partner – Faculty of Arts and Humanities and University Trading Companies
Carolyn Jackson Health and Safety Business Partner – Faculty of Social Sciences
John Bell Health and Safety Business Partner – Faculty of Sciences
Martyn Godwin Radiation Protection Officer/Health and Safety Business Partner – Professional Services and University Colleges
David Nelson Biological Safety Officer
Name Role
Vacant Fire Safety Officer
Simon Render Assistant Fire Safety Officer
Carlos Archer Fire Safety Coordinator
Vacant Fire Safety Coordinator

Contacting someone else

If you're a staff member or a current student, you can use the people directory to find contact details for other members of the University.

Contact us

Workplace Health and Safety Office

hss-group@york.ac.uk

Call 999 for all emergencies, +44 (0)1904 32 3333 if it's urgent but not dangerous and +44 (0)1904 32 4444 for general security and safety questions.