"Safety is everyone's business". The person who manages an activity must also manage the risks of that activity and its associated health and safety requirements. Therefore, staff members at different levels or with different job duties should have their specific responsibilities for health and safety. These responsibilities should be defined and assigned accordingly. As far as safety responsibilities are concerned, staff may be classified as follows:

• Head of Department
• Faculty members/Principal Investigators/PG Supervisors
• Departmental Safety Officers and their deputies
• Technicians/RAs
• Project Managers/Supervisors
• All other staff members
• Students
• Contractors etc.