Objectives for HES measures
NTNU is to provide safe, secure and stimulating work for its staff in order to create a work environment that encourages creative, constructive and critical thinking. The work environment is to promote ability, learning, good health and job satisfaction, and avoid work-related illness, injury and environmentally hazardous emissions or deposits.

• Prevent injury and damage to equipment
• Safeguard the quality of the physical work environment
• Prevent hazardous and unplanned emissions
• Ensure that safety and environmental considerations are integrated in all work activities
• Document internally and externally that safety and environmental considerations are followed
• Contribute to HES being included and actively used in education
• Document that the relevant laws and regulations are followed
• Create a good psychosocial work environment with collective responsibility for all staff
• Ensure that it is a managerial task to follow up HES guidelines

Plan for HES measures

HES measures at NT Faculty are to be done systematically with respect to the applicable laws and regulations that regulate our activities. This applies to students and staff as well as the external environment. Systematic HES measures are to be implemented by the following means:

• The faculties HES routines are compiled in an HES brochure that all students and staff receive and provide signed confirmation that they are familiar with the content. This is also to be written in English.
  
• There is to be an annual audit of the HES routines at NT Faculty
• Information about HES measures is to be posted in the faculty's intranet site
• Using risk assessments of the work environment and making HES inspection rounds
• Producing annual activity plans for HES to focus on specific themes
• HES representative position
• The departments are to be active in getting students involved with the applicable HES measures
• The student representatives are to be allowed to present HES issues at the department and faculty level
• All waste material is to be handled in accordance with the regulations to secure the internal and external environment.
• Cooperation with the central HES Section for assistance from work-hygiene specialists, health personnel, physiotherapists, following up those on leaves of absence due to illness etc.

Principles for HES measures

Matters are to be resolved at the lowest level possible:
Those involved often know how best to resolve an HES-related problem. Often it is just a question of which measure to apply. Work environment matters are to be integrated as closely as possible and managed by those responsible for the primary activity. Systematic health, environment and safety work is a central managerial responsibility at al levels.

Involvement:
Active involvement of fellow staff and a clear division of responsibility and organization of HES measures are always required to achieve an optimal work environment. A work form that allows all to contribute with their particular skills and experience is to be used during the process of HES assessment and drawing up action plans.

Information:
When the work environment is to be developed, this is be done openly and with transparency. All staff are to be informed about how the work environment is to be assessed, what happens to the results, how suggestions about measures are to treated and what an HES action plan looks like. If a member of staff suggests something related to HES and the measure is not included in the action plan, it is important to notify that person about this and reasoning behind it.