university of essex

Advice and Assistance
Health and Safety Advisory Service
Occupational Health Service
Departmental contacts:
HSLOs, DHSOs and DSE Facilitators
Safety Representatives (Union Appointed)

Specialist Safety Roles

The following appointments have been made to support the University Safety Office and Heads of Departments.

University Specialist Safety Officers
Department Biological Hazards Safety Officer
Department Ionising Radiation Supervisors
Department Non-Ionising Radiation Safety Officers

University Specialist Safety Officers
University Biological Safety Adviser (UBSA)
Dr David Knight
Ext: 3314
Deputy Biological Safety Adviser
Professor Glyn Stanway
Ext: 3308
University Ionising Radiation Protection Adviser
Mr Niall Higbee
Suffolk Radiation Protection Services
Ext: 2944
University Ionising Radiation Protection Officer (UIRPO)
Ms Claire Saunders
Ext: 2946
University Non-Ionising Radiation Protection Adviser (UNIRPA)
Dr Joanna Carrington
ExtExt: 2946

Department Biological Safety Officer (DBSO)>
Biological Sciences
Dr Metodi Metodiev
Ext: 2592

Department Ionising Radiation Protection Supervisors (DIRPS)
Biological Sciences
Dr D Suggett
Ext: 2552
Deputy: Professor R Geider
Ext: 3312

Department Non-Ionising Radiation Protection Advisers (DNIRPA)
Biological Sciences
Dr M Hough
Ext: 4403
Computer Science and Electronic Engineering (CSEE)
Professor Stuart Walker
Ext: 2878
Mr T Quinlan
(Open Beam & RF)
Ext. 2887/2934
Psychology
Mr R Deeble
Ext. 3736