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Who is responsible for workplace safety at UZH? Who is in charge of health protection for staff and students?
Every member of the UZH community plays a part in promoting safety and security – each according their role.
As head of unit, you are responsible for health protection and accident prevention for your employees. Where applicable, you are obliged to appoint safety officers, ensure safety strategies are drawn up and implement the required measures.
You further ensure that employees are aware of the key points regarding everyday safety (e.g., wearing personal protective equipment) and incident response (intervention). You also organize the necessary education of safety officers (e.g., biosafety officers, laser safety officers, etc.) to address each applicable risk.
An overview of your tasks is given in the SUVA chart below, and a detailed description is given in the “Matrix of responsibilities for safety and security at UZH”.
As an employee, you support your unit or supervisor in implementing accident prevention and health protection measures. You follow the recognized safety rules and supervisor instructions regarding workplace safety and health protection, and you report any defects that affect health protection or workplace safety (cf. SUVA chart).
As a student, you support the teaching staff in implementing accident prevention and health protection measures. You know the recognized safety rules and follow instructions of teaching staff in regard to workplace safety and health protection (cf. SUVA chart).
As a worker in clinics or laboratories, you support your unit or supervisors in implementing accident prevention and health protection measures. You follow the recognized safety rules and supervisor instructions regarding workplace safety and health protection, and you report any defects that affect health protection or workplace safety.
In cases of doubt, you contact the safety officer for your organizational unit (e.g., regarding biosafety, chemical safety, laser safety, etc.). This is especially important before working in a lab or clinic for the first time.
Your tasks, competencies and responsibilities are set out in the relevant outline of rights and responsibilities.
The outlines were drawn up by the office Safety, Security and Environment based on prevailing requirements; they are available for download on the office’s website. Where necessary, the outlines can be tailored to the situation of individual units or projects. Discuss your tasks, competencies and responsibilities in detail with your supervisor and have them put in writing.
In summary, this means: All UZH staff and students must comply with the general safety regulations of UZH (e.g., on fire and laboratory safety) as well as with the specific requirements of the safety officers of their organizational unit.
Note: The office Safety, Security and Environment support you in fulfilling your tasks. The office’s list of services and documents such as fact sheets and checklists (e.g., checklists for protection of mothers, field work and work trips) are available atwww.su.uzh.ch
Any questions on matters of security that affect you personally (e.g., health protection, protection for mothers, ergonomics, theft, threats) can be addressed to info@su.uzh.ch.
In the case of an unforeseen incident for which no response instructions or checklists exist, contact the UZH Service Center, which is available around the clock.
Im Fall eines unvorhergesehenen Ereignisses, für welches keine Handlungsanweisungen oder Checklisten existieren, wenden sie sich an das ServiceCenter der UZH, welches rund um die Uhr besetzt ist.
Prior to excursions and international trips, please note the information on travel risk management.
Link to field work and work abroad
Link to services of the office Safety, Security and Environment
What are your obligations in the area of workplace security and health protection? (SUVA)
