The Purpose of the Committee is to:
- Receive assurance around the adequacy of HDdUHB’s arrangements and processes for the provision of an effective health and safety function to fulfil its legislative, statutory and regulatory duties, and for ensuring the health and safety of all employees and of those who may be affected by work-related activities, such as patients, members of the public, volunteers, contractors etc.
- Advise and assure the Board on whether robust and effective health and safety management arrangements are in place to ensure organisation-wide compliance with all relevant health and safety legislation, regulations and industry standards requirements, and the Health Board’s Health & Safety Policy.
- Where appropriate, the Committee will advise the Board on where and how its health and safety management and processes may be strengthened and developed further.
- Provide assurance to the Board that the Health Board’s Major Incident Plan is underpinned by policy and protocols, planning and performance targets and strategies to address risks to business continuity.
The full role of the Committee is detailed in the Health and Safety Committee Terms of Reference (PDF, 290Kb, opens in new tab)
Click here to view the approved and latest unapproved Health and Safety Committee Minutes (opens in new tab)
Meetings of the Health and Safety Committee will be held on the following dates and papers can be accessed via the links below when available:
2026
2025
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020