The Health and Safety Committee will have the following responsibilities and authority:

• Set up a master health & safety plan for the whole college based on H&S needs analysis for all staff and premises.
• Ensure that facilities, equipment, and systems are maintained, in working condition, and are safe and without risk to the health and safety of students, staff, visitors, and the community at large.
• Ensure that fire alarms and safety and fire-fighting equipment in the College are maintained regularly.
• Arrange to carry out drills twice annually.
• Ensure that the College complies with national and international health and safety standards.
• Provide and publish guidelines for students and staff responsible for the labs, workshops and stores. Monitor the implementation of the health and safety system in the labs, workshops, and stores.
• Put a mechanism in place for the safe transport, handling, storage, and disposal of articles and substances (e. g chemicals and debris) that may be hazardous to health. Arrange for training of staff responsible for the labs, workshops, and stores so as to be qualified in maintaining them, training students, and in providing first aid in case of an accident. Provide necessary information and appropriate instructions and arrange for appropriate training to all staff/students on matters related to health and safety.
• Perform audits, at least twice a year, to evaluate the health and safety measures at all premises of the college. Staff and students are able to raise health and safety issues at the appropriate level and have these issues addressed effectively. Ensure that the health and safety procedures in the Quality Sub-Manual (laboratories and workshops) are understood and followed by all.
• Advise the Dean on possible improvements to the health and safety procedures and policies.
• Reviewing the implementation of the College's safety policy, especially in workshops and laboratories.
• Inform college management promptly about any events/risks/threats related to H&S.
• Create awareness, maintain, discuss in meetings all issues related to accident records in the College, and encourage H&S consciousness among staff and students.
• Maintain contact with national organizations concerned with health and safety.
• Organize first aid training sessions in the College. Report the Dean/Deputy Dean, when necessary and produce semester and annual report on health and safety in the College including recommendations for improvements and necessary changes.