USHA is the Universities Safety and Health Association.
Their role is to promote safety and health in the higher education sector and to ensure the wellbeing of staff, students and visitors.
USHA produces guidance documents which offer best practice for some of the common challenges that are found in the University sector.
The University of York is a member of USHA and we actively promote their style in safety management across our activities. As such, the starting point for many of our risk assessed activities and management should include USHA guidance where possible, as well as legislation, guidance notes, information sheets and codes of practice from organisations such as the Health and Safety Executive, British Compressed Gas Association etc.
It produces statistical analysis of the sector’s H&S performance, runs events seminars and conferences, and publishes professional standards and guidance documents.