Local working environment committees (LAMU)

LAMU structure

• On 7 November 2011, the AMU resolved that each university faculty, the two museums (the Natural History Museum NHM and Museum of Cultural History KHM), centres and other entities not affiliated to a faculty or museum, the University Library and The Management and Support Units would be safety zones under the AMU.
• LAMUs in the safety zones that the AMU created are free to establish LAMUs for the safety zones they create.

Processing procedure

• The AMU sends a copy of its decisions to the LWECs in their safety zones
• The LAMUs send copies of the minutes of their meetings to the working environment committee at the level above
• Any LAMU that sets up a LAMU within its safety zone will send copies of minutes to them.
• The LAMU's decision must be made available to the staff.
• Notifications of meetings and relevant documents may be made available to staff when considered relevant.
• AMU/LAMU shall send the annual report to appropriate board.

Issues LAMUs have to address

• Comment on annual plans and/or action plans for HSE within their safety zone
• Ensure that these plans are executed
• Select a focus area to which special attention is given
• Injury and accident reports (including near accidents) and other non-conformity reports
• Ensure that risk assessments are made
• Ensure that working environment surveys are conducted
• Discuss and give advice for restructuring
• Assess the need for procedures for the induction of new staff
• Assess the need for training of managers, safety representatives, members of local working environment committees, other staff, students
• Local building projects (Section 18-9)
• Learning environment matters