The University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus encourages healthy lifestyles, while supporting a positive work environment and promoting a balance between personal and work responsibilities.
Our employee engagement initiative “putting people first” as set out in our Strategic Plan, sets the tone for our expression of sincere appreciation for all the hard work put in by our most valuable resource – our employees. We also recognise that it is becoming increasingly difficult to balance the demands of career, personal and family life.
Since we are committed to assisting our most valuable resource in the pursuit of a healthy lifestyle and a balance between work, family and personal life, we offer a variety of programmes to make this journey smoother.
Worker Health and Safety
The UWI Cave Hill Campus is committed to ensuring the safety of all of its employees, and continues to implement systems to meet the requirements of the Safety and Health at Work Act. We continue to develop our policies and procedures to ensure that all operations are conducted in the safest possible manner.
The Campus recently re-launched its Safety and Health Committee which consists of an equal number of Employee and Management representatives. The main responsibility of this committee is to advise the Campus Principal and Registrar on health and safety matters affecting the campus; make recommendations on areas such as training, hazard mitigation, safety policies and procedures.
One of the initiatives aimed at ensuring that health and safety issues are promptly recognised and addressed, is the identification of Departmental Safety Officers and Departmental Safety Committees. Departmental Safety Officers are employee volunteers who act as liaisons for their particular areas and assist with emergency preparation and response, hazard identification, and the promotion of health and safety.
Currently there are approximately one hundred (100) volunteer officers from Departments across the Campus.
Employees are reminded of the importance of following established safety procedures. All accidents and near misses which occur on the campus and during the course of work should be promptly reported. Concerns regarding health and safety should be brought to the attention of a supervisor, Department Safety Officer or the Health, Safety and Environmental (HSE) Officer, Mrs. Nicole Sue. Mrs. Sue can be reached at (246) 417-7559 or
hse@cavehill.uwi.edu.
The BodyTone Staff Gym
The Bodytone Gym is a members only exercise facility provided for full-time members of staff by the Cave Hill Campus and is available on a 24-hour basis. It currently offers classes in Body Toning and Stretch.
To apply for membership, you can contact us.
Other Classes - Line Dancing
Line Dancing classes are also available on Fridays.