By Rasmus Simonsen og Ann Cecilie Würtz, Central Section for Occupational Health and Safety. Translated by LeeAnn Iovanni, AAU Communication. Illustration: Colourbox

Occupational health and safety representatives in Main Occupational Health and Safety Committee in the coming term of office are:

• Jesper de Claville Christiansen (academic staff) – Materials & Production
• Jesper Søholm (technical and administrative staff) – Campus Service, Aalborg
• Lene Hastrup Jensen (technical and administrative staff) – Campus Service, Copenhagen
• Linda Villadsen (technical and administrative staff) – Electronic Systems
• Martin Mølholm (academic staff) – Communication & Psychology
• Michelle Hyldegård Mortensen (technical and administrative staff) – Chemistry and Bioscience
• Thomas Sørensen Quaade (technical and administrative staff) – Materials & Production

On Friday, 12 May, the staff representatives came together and decided that Martin Mølholm continues as deputy chair for the next two years.

Managers responsible for occupational health and safety were reappointed
The chair of Main Occupational Health and Safety Committee appoints a health and safety manager from each of the main areas, and selects a permanent observer from Campus Esbjerg/Copenhagen, respectively, if none of the sitting members work in Esbjerg.

The OHS managers appointed in Main Occupational Health and Safety Committee for the coming period are:

• Søren Lind Christiansen (Shared Services, Aalborg)
• Mogens Rysholt Poulsen (ENG, Aalborg)
• Kim Dremstrup (SUND, Aalborg)
• Keld Thorgaard (SSH, Aalborg)

In addition, Rudi P. Nielsen for the Esbjerg campus is a permanent observer, as none of the sitting members work in Esbjerg.

About the Main Occupational Health and Safety Committee
AAU’s Main Occupational Health and Safety Committee determines policies, frameworks and strategies for OHS activities at AAU to promote a safe and healthy working environment.

The committee consists of 15 members – seven staff representatives and five management representatives –and is chaired by the rector. In addition, the committee includes permanent observer Rudi P. Nielsen for the Esbjerg campus and two permanent staff representatives: Mogens Juul Møller (Campus Director, Campus Service) and Linda Ibsen (Deputy Director of HR).

In this term, which runs from 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2025, five out the seven staff representatives are newly elected.

If you have any ideas or comments as to how to improve the working environment at AAU that you think the Main Occupational Health and Safety Committee should address, you are welcome to contact any of the committee members. The next committee meeting is on 31 May 2023.

Read an earlier article about the working environment on Viewpoint and read more about the working environment and Main Occupational Health and Safety Committee

Read more about the Main Occupational Health and Safety Committee here

Read more about what an occupational health and safety representative does here