OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY POLICY STATEMENT

The University is committed to providing a safe and healthy workplace and to eliminating conditions and incidents that could result in personal injury or ill health. The University requires its activities to conform with relevant state and federal legislation and good, established practices including Australian Standards. The University will provide staff and students with guidance on and training in the identification, assessment and control of hazards in the workplace.

Effective management of OHS risks depends on the commitment and cooperation of staff and students. The University is committed to consulting with staff in a meaningful and effective manner on OHS issues, enabling each member of staff to contribute to decisions that may affect their health, safety and welfare at work.

The University expects staff and students to comply with its occupational health and safety policies, procedures and guidelines, and to conduct themselves in a safe manner, not placing themselves or others at risk. Members of staff are responsible for the health and safety of staff and students working under their direction. The University is also responsible for providing a safe and healthy environment for its visitors and members of the public who come onto University premises or are affected by the University's activities. Contractors working on University premises are also required to conduct their activities in a manner that ensures the safety, health and welfare of others.

As a teaching institution, with responsibilities to the wider community, the University is committed to providing its students with appropriate occupational health and safety instruction, practical work and role models.

Gavin Brown
Vice-Chancellor and Principal


Notes
Originally authorised by Senate: 7 December 1992
1st Revision approved by Vice-Chancellor: May 1998
2nd Revision approved by the Senior Executive Group: January 2004

Web version: Leanne Mumford, March 25, 2004.