Health and safety department contacts (HSLO / DHSO / DSE facilitators)

HSLOs and DHSOs

The Health and Safety PolicyThe Health and Safety PolicyThe Health and Safety Policy requires Heads of Department to appoint a Departmental Health and Safety Officer (DHSO) or Health and Safety Liaison Officer (HSLO) to advise and/or support them on health and safety related matters. They provide advice for staff on departmental health and safety procedures and can direct to specialist technical advice. DHSOs are usually required in larger departments or those with higher or more complex risks.

Most departments and sections have a HSLO or DHSO. Some also have HSLOs for centres, units or teams within a department. If your department does not have a HSLO or DHSO, contact your Head of Department directly.

All HSLOs and DHSOs are added to the Health and Safety bulletin mailing list. If you wish to receive this to your email, please add yourself to the subscription list.

DSE facilitators

DSE facilitators are staff appointed by your department/section to help ensure that any actions arising from your DSE self-assessment form (.docx) are taken. If your department doesn't have a DSE facilitator, please contact your Health and Safety Liaison Officer.

WHSW

Each department and section has an allocated lead health and safety adviser from the Workplace Health, Safety and Wellbeing (WHSW) team to assist them.

Who to contact in your department

Below you will find the details of HSLOs/ DHSOs, DSE Facilitators and the lead Health and Safety Adviser for your department.

Arts and Humanities

WHSW lead adviser

 Department HSLO / DHSO  DSE Facilitator 
Faculty team  Julie Storey 
Julie Storey 
East 15 Acting School 

Loughton - Mark Spicer
Southend - Steve Owens

Loughton - Laura Collins
Southend - Teresa Zoers-Taylor

Edge Hotel School  Andy Boer TBC
Essex Pathways Jayne Summers 
Kate Smith
Jayne Summers 
Law Jamie Tuxford
Lorraine Pearce
Literature, Film and Theatre Studies TBC TBC
Philosophical, Historical and Interdisciplinary Studies  Rachel Weightman
Abby Connell
Rachel Weightman

Science and Health

WHSW lead adviser


Social Sciences

WHSW lead adviser

Department  HSLO / DHSO  DSE Facilitator 
Faculty team 

Frances Stratford
Nikki Jackson

Jess Ward
Ben Coomber

Economics 

Angharad Pearce
Carlos Carrillo Tudela

Jess Ward
Ben Coomber
Essex Business School  Colchester Louise Cattrall 

Louise Cattrall
Hayley Bennett

 Southend  Emma Aldridge Emma Aldridge
Government Gemma Baroni Jess Ward
Ben Coomber
Institute for Social and Economic Research  Kim Bones 
Kim Bones 
Language and Linguistics  Colin Emms Jess Ward
Ben Coomber
Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies Debbie Stewart

Katrina Radford
Alison Evans

Sociology  Sheila Marrinan 

Sheila Marrinan
Jess Ward
Ben Coomber 

UK Data Archive  Kim Berry

Kim Berry
Susan Powling

Professional Services

Academic Section

Department HSLO / DHSO  DSE Facilitator 
All areas to contact: Academic Section Operations Group Academic Section Operations Group

Communications and External Relations

Department  HSLO / DHSO DSE Facilitator 
 All areas to contact:  Central Team Central Team

Digital Innovation Technology Solutions

Campus HSLO/DHSO DSE Facilitator
Colchester TBC
TBC
Southend TBC Matt Softly

Estate Management

Department HSLO / DHSO DSE Facilitator 
Estate Management Richard Green
Southend - Jamie Burns
Security and Campus Safety Adam Gorden  TBC
Southend Business Hub Jamie Burns Jamie Burns

Finance, Planning and Data Insight

Campus HSLO/DHSO  DSE Facilitator 
Colchester

Carol-Ann West
Nigel Appleton

Carol-Ann West
Nigel Appleton

Southend TBC TBC

People and Culture

Department HSLO / DHSO  DSE Facilitator
People and Culture 

Megan Winstanley
Abigail Fletcher

Megan Winstanley
Abigail Fletcher 

Library and Cultural Services

HSLO/DHSO DSE Facilitator 
 Jacqui Randle

Kirstie Clarke
Philippa Cherry
Jacqui Randle
Susannah Wrycraft

Research and Enterprise Office

HSLO/DHSO DSE Facilitator 

Jacqui Taylor-Roberts
Sharon Stevens

Jacqui Taylor-Roberts
Sharon Stevens

Office of the Vice-Chancellor

Campus HSLO/DHSO DSE Facilitator 

Colchester

 TBC Tracey Barnes
Southend  TBC Sally Ovenden

UECS and Campus Services

WHSW lead adviser

Department HSLO / DHSO  DSE Facilitator 
Accommodation Essex

Jack Howe

TBC
Ben Lawson - Southend
Essex Food
TBC TBC
Event Essex Louise Ratnage TBC
Soft FM Jayne Herring Jayne Herring
Matthew Moss
Essex Sport
James Homewood
James Homewood
Wivenhoe House Hotel
Darren Baker

Wivenhoe Park Day Nursery

Dawn Saunders

Dawn Saunders

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