5. Jodrell Bank Observatory - Organisational Control, Responsibilities and Roles

5.1. Health and Safety accountability at JBO

The JBCA Director and Lovell Chair is in overall charge of Jodrell Bank Observatory and is responsible for Health and Safety at JBO and the outstations. They report to the Head of Department.

They are supported by the Associate Director for JBO/Director of eMerlin and VLBI National Facility, who has responsibility for the JBO site and outstations.

The Site Safety Advisor oversees day to day operations and is the first port of call for reporting issues.

5.1.1. Jodrell Bank Governance Group

Jodrell Bank has three organisations sharing one site:

Jodrell Bank Observatory
Jodrell Bank Discovery Centre
SKAO

JBO and JBDC are both part of the University of Manchester but managed separately. SKAO is an independent organisation, currently applying for IGO status.

JBO and SKAO share an access route onto site. JBO accesses the telescope compound through JBDC.

Jodrell Bank Governance Group is chaired by the Associate Vice-President (Consultant Adviser to Senior Leadership Team) and attended by the JBCA Director, SKAO Director and JBDC Director. They meet three times a year to discuss site-wide issues.

Membership:

Chair and Registrar, Secretary and Chief Operating Officer	Will Spinks	University of Manchester
Director General of the SKAO	Phil Diamond	SKAO
Director of Corporate Stategy	Simon Berry	SKAO
Head of Department of Physics and Astronomy	Christopher Parkes	University of Manchester
Director of JBCA, Department of Physics and Astronomy	Mike Garrett	University of Manchester
Vice President Social Responsibility	Nalin Thakkar	University of Manchester
Director of the Jodrell Bank Discovery Centre	Teresa Anderson	University of Manchester
Head of Faculty Estates - Science and Engineering	Mike Billington	University of Manchester
Secretary and School Operations Manager	Sam Ryder	University of Manchester
Administrative Support and minutes	Laura Knighton	University of Manchester

Purpose:

To provide a forum within which strategic plans for each organisation can be shared and discussed at least annually.
To develop, approve and review areas of work that need to be jointly managed in order to facilitate the progression of these plans.
To identify where any outcomes from these areas of work may need to be discussed and approved within respective “parent” organisations.
To identify key operational matters that need to be jointly considered and agreed by all parties with a significant presence on the site.
To approve work plans and commission activity to address the agreed key operational matters.
To agree and implement, wherever possible, the outcomes of the jointly commissioned activity.
To identify where any outcomes from these areas of work may need to be discussed and approved within respective “parent” organisations.
To act as a forum to which current operational issues can be brought.

5.1.2. Operations Group

This is a cross-organisational group which enacts decisions of the Governance Group.

Membership:

Site and Safety Manager, JBO	Mike Anderson
Facilities Manager, SKAO	Joe Heys
Visitor Services Facilities Manager, JBCE	Andy Benson
Venue Hire Manager, JBCE	Jennifer Holland

5.2. JBO Management Team meeting

The JBO Senior Management Team meet fortnightly. The agenda has a standard item to discuss Health and Safety issues and incidents and determine any actions necessary.

5.2.1. JBO Health and Safety Committee

This is a standing committee that covers Health and Safety issues at the Jodrell Bank Observatory. Details can be found in Section 1.19.

5.2.2. JBO Staff and Visitors

“JBO staff ”are defined as staff who spend the majority of their time at JBO. As these Physics and Astronomy staff are based some distance from the main campus, the local manager to whom they are responsible is the Director of JBCA. This is especially important for safety. Visitors are in two categories; external non‐university staff who are visiting JBO, and Physics and Astronomy staff who usually based on the main campus who are visiting JBO. The Director of JBCA should ensure procedures exist to manage office, IT, and safety matters for visiting staff.