Health & Safety and Environmental Responsibilities of Contractors
General Responsibilities
Contractors shall ensure that in all areas within University of Melbourne workplaces within their management and control, and for all personnel within their management and control:
- compliance with all relevant state and federal laws, regulations, codes of practice and Australian Standards in relation to health and safety matters is maintained;
- compliance with any reasonable direction given by the Nominated Representatives of the University in respect of health and safety matters is maintained;
- a competent management representative is allocated responsibility for the resolution of local health and safety issues;
- general health and safety responsibilities, authority to act and reporting requirements for all personnel have been defined and documented;
- personnel are held accountable for their health and safety responsibilities;
- sufficient financial and physical resources are allocated to ensure the effective implementation of the contractor’s health and safety requirements (including legislative compliance);
- sufficient qualified and component personnel are engaged to ensure the effective implementation of the contractor’s health and safety requirements (including legislative compliance);
- procedures are in place for the systematic identification of workplace hazards, evaluation of their risk and implementation of controls to manage risk;
- all plant, equipment and tools used by the contractor are properly maintained and in good working order;
- emergency procedures commensurate with the level of risk posed by the contractor’s activities are in place;
- the contractor’s and the University’s procedures for emergencies are implemented;
- procedures are in place and implemented for health and safety information, training and induction procedures of all personnel;
- procedures are in place for the reporting of hazards and incidents and for prompt response to investigate and rectify them;
- the contractor's and University’s procedures for reporting of hazards and incidents, and for prompt response to investigate and rectify them are implemented;
- relevant specific responsibilities described in the University’s health and safety policies and procedures are implemented;
- relevant specific responsibilities described in the contract documentation are implemented.
Authority to Act
Contractors have the authority to act to:
- commence an emergency response in accordance with emergency procedures;
- report workplace hazards and incidents to the supervisor or Nominated Representative of the University of Melbourne;
- raise health and safety issues in accordance with the Issue Resolution Procedure;
- after consultation with the contractor’s management representative, cease a task and seek alternate duties where the nature and degree of the health and safety risk results in an immediate and serious threat to the health and safety of the contractor.
Reporting
Contractor reporting structures:
- Contract documentation