Health and Safety Committee Meeting Dates
RU Health and Safety Reps have two mail roles: attend quarterly health & safety meetings (dates below), and do quarterly health & safety inspection reports.
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Main RU Health & Safety Committee 2017
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Sub-committee meeting dates 2017
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To accommodate the diversity of working environments on campus, there are six (6) different sub-committees which report into the main Rhodes University Health & Safety Committee:
1. Housekeeping group - Venue: Oppi Reading Room, Steve Biko/Union building
(for H&S reps in Housekeeping, Central Cleaning Services)
- TERM 1: Wednesday 1 March at 09h30
- TERM 2: Wednesday 24 May at 09h30 [NOTE CHANGE OF DATE]
- TERM 3: Wednesday 26 July at 09h30
- TERM 4: Wednesday 4 October at 09h30
2. Food Services group - Venue: Drostdy / Founders / Jan Smuts / Nelson Mandela kitchen
(for H&S reps in Food Services, kitchens, catering stores)
- TERM 1: Wednesday 1 March at 10h30 - Drostdy
- TERM 2: Wednesday 24 May at 10h30 - Founders [NOTE CHANGE OF DATE]
- TERM 3: Wednesday 26 July at 10h30 - Jan Smuts
- TERM 4: Wednesday 4 October at 10h30 - Nelson Mandela
3. Maintenance group - Venue: Oppi Reading Room, Steve Biko/Union building
(for H&S reps in grounds, maintenance, workshop workplaces)
- TERM 1: Wednesday 1 March at 12h00
- TERM 2: Wednesday 24 May at 12h00 [NOTE CHANGE OF DATE]
- TERM 3: Wednesday 26 July at 12h00
- TERM 4: Wednesday 4 October at 12h00
4. Office group - Venue: Seminar Room 3, Eden Grove
(for H&S reps in office workplaces)
- TERM 1: Thursday 2 March at 12h00
- TERM 2: Thursday 25 May at 12h00 [NOTE CHANGE OF DATE]
- TERM 3: Thursday 27 July at 12h00
- TERM 4: Thursday 5 October at 12h00
5. Laboratory group - Venue: RUBIC Boardroom (Rm 108), old Biological Sciences Building
(for H&S reps in science/laboratory workplaces, chemical stores, health care/pharmacy, etc)
- TERM 1: Thursday 2 March at 14h15
- TERM 2: Thursday 25 May at 14h15 [NOTE CHANGE OF DATE]
- TERM 3: Thursday 27 July at 14h15
- TERM 4: Thursday 5 October at 14h15
6. Wardens group - Venue: Council Chamber.
(Board of Residences: Wardens, house committees, support staff, etc)
- TERM 1: Thursday 9 March at 15h30
- TERM 2: Tuesday 4 May at 15h30
- TERM 3: Wednesday 16 August at 15h30
- TERM 4: Monday 9 October at 15h30
Duties of Health and Safety sub-committees:
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Meet at least every three (3) months;
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Discuss section 24 incidents/accidents - where someone was killed, injured, or became ill;
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Make recommendations to the employer regarding health and safety matters;
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Keep a record of all recommendations (in the minutes) for at least 3 years.
Go to the Rhodes University Safety front page. Questions/Suggestions? Contact safety(at)ru.ac.za
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Last Modified :Thu, 24 Aug 2017 16:26:02 SAST