Health and Safety Committee Membership
In accordance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act (1993), Rhodes University has a Health and Safety Committee which meets on a regular basis. The purpose of these meetings with the employer is to initiate develop, promote, maintain and review measures to ensure employees’ health and safety. View an extract from the OHS Act regarding the Committees.
Read the guidelines:
To accommodate the diversity of working environments at Rhodes University, six (6) sub-committees report into the main Health and Safety Committee. More info: RU Safety, Health & Environmental Officer: ext 7205 or safety(at)ru.ac.za and visit the link for Meeting dates.
Membership of the main Health & Safety Committee includes the following:
- Chairperson: Mrs G Armstrong (Geography Dept; St John Ambulance liaison)
- Health Care Centre: Sister H Ferreira, or represenative
- Campus Protection Unit: Mr D Charteris, or representative
- Building Maintenance: Mr C Dyala, or representative
- Electrical: Mr W Bufe, or representative
- Engineering: Mr D Martin, or representative
- Human Resources: t.b.a., or representative
- NTEU: Mr R van Rooyen, or representative
- NEHAWU: Mr S P Mpumlo, or representative
- Safety, Health & Environmental Officer: Ms N Kohly
- Enterprise Risk Manager: Mr L Kruiskamp
- Central Cleaning Services: Mr C Langson, or representative
- Housekeeping sub-committee chair: Mr A Kivitts, or deputy
- Food Services sub-committee: Mr M Mancam, or representative
- Maintenance sub-committee chair: Mr J Nell, or deputy
- Office sub-committee chair: Mr A Jourdan, or deputy
- Laboratory sub-committee chair: Mr S Abboo, or deputy
- Board of Residences representative: Mr J Baxter and Dr S Zschernack.
Visit the link for Meeting dates.
Return to Rhodes University's Safety front page. Questions/Suggestions? Contact safety(at)ru.ac.za
