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Faculty of Science

Faculty of Science Occupational Health and Safety - Induction and Training

All personnel in the Faculty of Science must undertake relevant safety induction, as follows, within the first four weeks on campus. Please note that all personnel means:

  • all staff - including continuing, fixed-term and casual staff
  • honours and higher degree research students (HDR students)
  • honoraries, visitors and vacation scholars staying for 4 weeks or more.
Who What
  • all personnel

Faculty of Science General safety induction (30 mins approx):
username: macquarie
password: university

  • OHS policy & procedures
  • how to resolve OHS issues
  • emergency procedures in FoS
  • staff
  • recommended for others

University Induction (40 mins approx)

  • workplace safety
  • office safety
  • office ergonomics
  • manual handling
  • all managers and supervisors

OHS for managers and supervisors

 
  • all personnel with access to areas where chemicals/hazardous substances are used

Faculty Chemical Safety & Hazardous Substances Induction (1 hr approx)
Username: macquarie
Password: university

Discuss any concerns with your suprvisor

 
  • all personnel with access to labs/classrooms with lasers

Laser Safety Induction (1 hour approx)
Discuss any concerns with your supervisor.

 
  • all personnel with access to a laboratory

Laboratory induction including:

  • location of first aid, eye wash, fire extinguisher etc
  • location of chemical registers
  • specific safety procedures for the lab
  • training in use of equipment
  • risk assessments for proposed activities

To be provided by relevant supervisor/PhD supervisor or sponsor. The lab manager may provide training as appropriate (eg for specific equipment).

Staff with OHS responsibilities must complete the following training as appropriate:

Who What Where
  • floor wardens (every 3 yrs)
 OHS warden training (half day) OHS Unit on x9723
  • OHS committee members
 OHS consultation training (4 days) OHS Unit on x9723
  • First aid officers

Senior first aid certificate (2 days)

Senior first aid recertification (1 day)

refer OHS Coordinator, John ten Have on x7190 

OHS Unit on x9723

 

Other Training Resources
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To make comments or suggestions or for further information about OHS in the Faculty please contact John ten Have x7190.