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THE SERVICES WE PROVIDE

Not only does the University have a statutory responsibility to provide a safe and healthy workplace but it has a commitment to ensure that best occupational health and safety (OH&S) practice will produce a congenial and co-operative work environment. Responsibility for staff health and safety matters actually rests with workplace supervisors as well as with specialised staff units and an Occupational Health and Safety Committee.

Services provided by the Health and Safety Team are as follows:

  1. Occupational Health & Safety (OHS) Legislation
  2. Health & Safety Responsibilities
  3. Health & Safety Action Plans
  4. Hazard Identification
  5. Risk Assessment
  6. Ergonomic Assessment
  7. First-Aid Officers
  8. Injury/Incident/Hazard Reporting System
  9. Workers Compensation
  10. Return to Work Plans
  11. Workplace Committees
  12. Research and Teaching Safety Clearance Applications  
  13. Training and Development

Occupational Health & Safety (OHS) Legislation - Advice and support on OH&S legislation and how it applies to the activities of the University. This includes access to an up-to-date OH&S library.

Health & Safety Responsibilities - Advice on OH&S responsibilities and how these apply to your position and your activities within the University.

Auditing & Health & Safety Action Plans - Assistance with, and advice on the development of OHS plans for individual workplaces, Departments/Schools, Faculties and Divisions. This includes assistance with analysis of OHS training needs.

Hazard Identification - Assistance with accurate identification of workplace hazards; such as awkward lifting and other movements, chemicals, electricity, radiation and biological materials.

Risk Assessment - Advice on evaluating the risk to health and safety that workplace hazards represent, and how to minimise these risks.

Ergonomic Assessment - Review of work arrangements and recommendations for improving body position and movement in order to reduce the chance of injury.

First-Aid Officers - Facilitation of training and co-ordination of ongoing education of the University's First-Aid Officers and dissemination of information regarding first-aid practices and procedures.

Injury/Illness/Incident/Hazard Reporting System - Management of the University's  injury/Illness/Incident/Hazard reporting system for all users of all Campuses. Campus users can include staff, students, visitors & contractors.

Workers' Compensation - Advise and assist staff in the workers' compensation claims' process. Liaise with the OHS/Injury Management Co-ordinator in the provision of Return to Work plans under the Workplace Injury Management and Workers Compensation Acts.

Return To Work Plans - For staff with an injury or illness. compensable or non-compensable. The aim is to achieve the best possible restoration of physical, psychological, vocational and social functioning of the staff member concerned, at the earliest appropriate time. Click here to access further information on Return To Work/Injury Management(Rehabilitation).

Workplace Committees - Servicing the Chemical and Radiation Technical Committee (CRTC) & Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC). Click here for information link to Committees.

Research and Teaching Safety Clearance Applications - Facilitate the review of safety aspects of research projects and student practicals.Assistance with the laboratory inspection processes undertaken by the technical committees.

Training and Development (Click here for more information.) - Promotion and development of programs designed to: