The functions of the OHS Committee (as stipulated in the OHS Act and Consultation Code of Practice) are as follows:
- Keep under review the measures taken to ensure the health, safety and welfare of persons in the School
- Investigate any matter that may be a risk to the health and safety of persons in the School
- Attempt to resolve any OHS matter
- To coduct workplace inspections
- Make a request to accompany a WorkCover inspector as an observer on an inspection
- To be an observer during a formal report by a WorkCover inspector
- To accompany an employee at their request during any interview by the employer on any OHS issue
- To be an observer during a formal in-house investigation of a reportable WorkCover incident
- To assist in the development of arrangements for recording workplace hazards and incidents
- To make recommendations on the training of members of the Committee and employees in relation to OHS
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Emergency Personnel
Emergency personnel for the School are:
Faculty of Medicine OHS Coordinator
| The Faculty of Medicine OHS Coordinator is Richard Szczepanski, phone (02) 9385 9732 or email r.szczepanski@unsw.edu.au |
The duties of the Faculty OHS Coordinator are:
- Provide OHS advice in terms of University procedures and legislative requirements
- Monitor the implementation of the UNSW OHSMS
- Advise University management of WorkCover reportable incidents
- Undertake OHS training relevant to the activities of the Faculty
- Ensure OHS information is disseminated to the Faculty consultative system
- Participate in relevant OHS committee meetings
- Ensure OHS audits are undertaken
- Contribute to the development of UNSW OHS Policy, Procedures and Guidelines
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OHS Responsibilities of All Staff, Students, Contractors and Visitors
All staff, students, contractors and visitors:
- Must cooperate with UNSW in regards to OHS matters
- Must take reasonable care for the health and safety of themselves and others at work
- Must not interfere with anything provided for health, safety and welfare
- Must not interfere with the giving or receiving of aid in respect to illness or injury
- Must not interfere with anything in place to control OHS risks
- Must follow workplace procedures for hazard identification and risk control
- Must raise identified OHS issues with designated persons and take part in OHS consultative arrangements
- Must not disrupt the workplace by creating health or safety fears
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OHS Responsibilities of Staff with a Supervisory Role
All staff with a supervisory role must:
- Provide information about OHS and OHS policy, procedures and guidelines within the workgrou
- Implement and monitor UNSW OHS consultation procedures within the workgroup
- Implement and monitor UNSW procedures for emergency, incident investigation, reporting and control within the workgroup
- Identify and document OHS competencies for the workgroup
- Undertake training needs analysis and implement a training plan within the workgrop
- Implement and monitor established procedures for the identification, elimination or control of hazards and risks in the workgroup
- Implement and monitor UNSW OHS record keeping requirements for the workgroup
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