Safety Executive Group

The Safety Executive Group (SEG) is responsible for creating and monitoring the management strategy and policies necessary for the University to discharge its legal and other obligations in respect of occupational health, safety and the environment.

The committee receives and considers relevant reports and audit findings and manages the Safety Network. It also receives minutes and comments from the Consultative Committee on Health & Safety.

SEG meets termly but also remains active between meetings to ensure that urgent health and safety matters can be actioned promptly. SEG reports annually to Council on the main matters discussed.

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Membership at 15 December 2025 is as follows:

  Name Conditions of appointment Until beginning of
[1] Professor Martin Maiden, Hertford A person appointed by Council as co-chair of the group MT 2028
[2] Mrs Gill Aitken The Registrar as co-chair of the group ex officio
[3] Junior Proctor (Dr Grant Tapsell, Lady Margaret Hall) One of the Proctors and the Assessor as may be agreed between them ex officio
[4] Professor Patrick Grant, St Catherine's The Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research)  ex officio
[5] Professor Freya Johnston, St Anne's The Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Education) ex officio
[6] Mr Lukasz Bohdan The Director of Assurance ex officio
[7] Mr Brian Jenkins Interim Director of Occupational Health and Safety ex officio
[8] Dr Markos Koumaditis The Director of Human Resources ex officio
[9] Trevor Payne The Director of Estates ex officio
[10] Mr Simon Boddie The Chief Financial Officer ex officio
[11] TBC The Chair of the Building and Estates Subcommittee ex officio
[12] Dr Tracy Gale, MPLS The Divisional Registrars of each division ex officio
[13] Chris Price, Medical Sciences The Divisional Registrars of each division ex officio
[14] Brid Cronin, Social Sciences The Divisional Registrars of each division ex officio
[15] Alexandra Vincent, Humanities  The Divisional Registrars of each division ex officio
[16] Lindsay Rudge GLAM Divisional Registrar and COO ex officio
[17] Vacancy One member of a faculty within the Social Sciences or Humanities Divisions, with expertise in a relevant area, appointed by Council, taking into account the overall balance of the group’s membership -
[18] Professor Stephen Hyde, Radcliffe Department of Medicine One member of a faculty within the Medical Sciences or MPLS Divisions, with expertise in a relevant area, appointed by Council, taking into account the overall balance of the group’s membership MT 2026
- Vacancy A representative of the Conference of Colleges will be invited to attend meetings of the group -
Co-opted (The Group may co-opt up to four additional members, who shall hold office for such period as the Group may determine 
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Secretary: Planning and Council Secretariat

Queries should be addressed to the Committee Secretary, Steven Fairhurst Jones

Date Time Venue
2025-26    
Tuesday 21 October 2025 15:00-17:00 Room 3, Wellington Square
Tuesday 27 January 2026 14:00-16:00 Room 3, Wellington Square
Tuesday 12 May 2026 14:00-16:00 Room 3, Wellington Square
Tuesday 28 July 2026 14:00-16:00 Room 3, Wellington Square
     
2026-27    
Tuesday 20 October 2026 14:00-16:00 Room 3, Wellington Square
Tuesday 26 January 2027 14:00-16:00 Room 4, Wellington Square
Tuesday 11 May 2027 14:00-16:00 Room 3, Wellington Square
Tuesday 20 July 2027 14:00-16:00 Room 3, Wellington Square

 

Documents


Regulations


For Safety Executive Group regulations please click here:

Regulations

Contact us


Steven Fairhurst Jones

Planning and Council Secretariat

steven.fairhurstjones@admin.ox.ac.uk