Travel to campuses Yes No Development Unit. The Risk Management Program is available to assist with this Off-campus activities including urban, rural and international Yes No task Working After-Hours Yes No Workload (additional resources provided during busy periods e.g. Yes No The following documents provide further guidance: grant writing, exam periods, end of financial year) Yes No Possible encounters with high-risk behaviour by individuals (e.g. Off-Campus Activities services, distressed students). Yes No When selecting your risk controls do you use the hierarchy of controls? Yes No The hierarchy of control ranks risk control measures in decreasing order of desirability and effectiveness. These are: Elimination Remove the hazard • – Substitution Exchange the hazard for a lesser one • – Isolation Separate people from the hazard • – Engineering controls Use physical barriers to control the hazard • – Administrative controls Provide information, training and procedures to • – ensure that people can manage the hazard appropriately Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Last layer of defence to stop • – people from being exposed to the hazard. Risk management (cont.) Have all relevant staff and students been consulted for each risk In accordance with the s. 35(1), staff must be consulted: assessment? during risk management; when making decisions regarding facilities related to welfare, e.g. toilets, first aid; during development of OHS policies and procedures; Supervisor of the area; Yes No When changes are proposed to the workplace, machinery/equipment, Personnel undertaking the task; Yes No substances, processes and other things used in the workplace or the work Safety Officer of the area; Yes No performed that may affect the health and safety of staff. Health and Safety Representative of the area; and Yes No External organisation or subject matter expert (when Yes No appropriate). Have safe work procedures/instructions (e.g. posters and notices, Yes No Safe work instructions provide essential information to ensure staff and students safe operating procedures, laboratory manuals) been developed perform tasks safely. These instructions also assist in the training and orientation of where required? new staff and students in the hazards of the tasks to be performed, as well as providing them with the rules and procedures necessary to ensure that they can perform their work in a safe manner. are available from the OH&S website, which provide a template and guidance for the content and format of safe work instructions.
Travel to campuses Off-campus activities including urban, rural and international Working After-Hours Workload (additional resources provided during busy periods e.g. grant writing, exam periods, end of financial year) Possible encounters with high-risk behaviour by individuals (e.g. services, distressed students). Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No Development Unit. The Risk Management Program is available to assist with this task The following documents provide further guidance: Off-Campus Activities When selecting your risk controls do you use the hierarchy of controls? Yes No The hierarchy of control ranks risk control measures in decreasing order of desirability and effectiveness. These are: • Elimination – Remove the hazard • Substitution – Exchange the hazard for a lesser one • Isolation – Separate people from the hazard • Engineering controls – Use physical barriers to control the hazard • Administrative controls – Provide information, training and procedures to ensure that people can manage the hazard appropriately • Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) – Last layer of defence to stop people from being exposed to the hazard. Risk management (cont.) Have all relevant staff and students been consulted for each risk assessment? Supervisor of the area; Personnel undertaking the task; Safety Officer of the area; Health and Safety Representative of the area; and External organisation or subject matter expert (when appropriate). Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No In accordance with the s. 35(1), staff must be consulted: during risk management; when making decisions regarding facilities related to welfare, e.g. toilets, first aid; during development of OHS policies and procedures; When changes are proposed to the workplace, machinery/equipment, substances, processes and other things used in the workplace or the work performed that may affect the health and safety of staff. Have safe work procedures/instructions (e.g. posters and notices, safe operating procedures, laboratory manuals) been developed where required? Yes No Safe work instructions provide essential information to ensure staff and students perform tasks safely. These instructions also assist in the training and orientation of new staff and students in the hazards of the tasks to be performed, as well as providing them with the rules and procedures necessary to ensure that they can perform their work in a safe manner. are available from the OH&S website, which provide a template and guidance for the content and format of safe work instructions.