The committee coordinates cooperation about health and safety at the University of Southern Denmark and creates the basis for the rest of the health and safety organisation to carry out its work. The General Occupational Health and Safety Committee covers all of SDU’s geographical units and activities in Denmark.
The General Occupational Health and Safety Committee consists of four occupational health and safety representatives, four management representatives, two student observers and the Rector as chair of the committee. The administrative requirements of the General Occupational Health and Safety Committee are carried out by the Occupational Health and Safety Office
Please refer to the local agreement on the organisation of health and safety work at SDU for an elaboration of the composition and tasks of the General Occupational Health and Safety Committee.
Members of the General Occupational Health and Safety Committee at SDU
TEK/NAT/SUND:
Head of Faculty Administration Niels Kring (The Faculty of Science)
Head of Department Jesper Bo Nielsen (Department of Public Health)
HUM/SAMF:
Head of Department Torben Munk Damgaard (Department of Sociology, Environmental and Business Economics)
Central Administration:
Area Manager Henrik Mørkenborg Ravn (Technical Services)
TEK / NAT / SUND:
Associate Professor Jonas Beerman (Mads Clausen Institute)
Laboratory assistant Christina Bøg Pedersen (Department of Molecular Medicine)
Deputy union representative: Lene Ververs (Department of Regional Health Research)
HUM / SAMF:
Professor Jørgen T. Lauridsen (Department of Economics)
Deputy union representative: NN
Central Administration:
Procurement Consultant Søren Andersen (Financial Services)
Deputy union representative: IT Coordinator Per Mortensen (SDU IT)
HR Manager Lisbeth Møller
Health and Safety Consultant Sverre Berg-Jensen
Health and Safety Consultant Luise Thuesen Marling
Meetings of the General Occupational Health and Safety Committee
It has been decided in the rules of procedure for the General Occupational Health and Safety Committee that the General Occupational Health and Safety Committee shall hold one ordinary meeting at least once a quarter. Extraordinary meetings shall be held in the case of serious accidents, damage to health or inflows thereto, and as other needs arise.
The General Occupational Health and Safety Committee holds one general meeting annually with the rest of the health and safety organisation. The starting point for general meetings is current themes or challenges for the work environment, where status is reviewed and future initiatives are discussed. See previous presentations from general meetings.
Minutes from the meetings of the General Occupational Health and Safety Committee from the past five years can be found below. If you wish to access older minutes, you can contact the Occupational Health and Safety Office by email.
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You can find more information about the role and tasks of the General Occupational Health and Safety Committee under Roles, tasks and responsibilities in health and safety work.