Committees
Occupational Health and Safety Committee, Budget Division Health and Safety Committee, Local Consultative Health and Safety Committee, Electromagnetic Radiation Safety Committee
Committee
One method the University adopts to consult and communicate health and safety matters is through health and safety committees.
There is the University of Melbourne Occupational Health and Safety Committee (OHSC). There are also budget division health and safety committees, and in some cases local consultative health and safety committees.
Requirements
Process
Occupational Health & Safety Committee
The Occupational Health and Safety Committee (OHSC) is a consultative committee. The committee may make recommendations to the relevant senior officer in accordance with the University's Policy Framework relating to University health and safety policies, procedures, processes, work instructions and guidelines.
The OHSC is serviced by Health and Safety Services, Business Services. Please direct any queries in the first instance to Health and Safety Assist.
Minutes from meetings not listed below are available on request.
Meeting minutes and terms of reference
Note: Minutes with 'DRAFT' are awaiting ratification at the subsequent meeting.
Schedule and membership
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Meeting schedule
Note: During 2023, all OHSC meetings will be conducted virtually.
Meeting Number Date 01 21 March (confirmed) 02 15 June (confirmed) 03 28 Sept (confirmed) 04 23 Nov (confirmed) -
Membership
Members and Standing Observers as of 21 March 2023: Name and Title Role Term Expires Mr Sean Hogan, Chief Human Resources Officer Executive Director nominated by the Vice-Chancellor (Chair) n/a Mr Colin Reiter, Director Campus Services Executive Director, Infrastructure Services or nominee n/a vacant Executive Director, Business Services or nominee n/a Professor Mark Rizzacasa, Assistant Dean EHS, Faculty of Science Dean of a Faculty or Graduate School or nominee n/a Mr George Habib, Associate Director, Wellbeing Services, Student and Scholarly Services Academic Registrar or nominee n/a Mr Stefan Delaney, Director Health and Safety Director, Health & Safety n/a Ms Heather Daykin, Pharmacology and Therapeutics (Medicine, Dentistry and Health Science) Elected Health and Safety Representative Member 23/05/2025 Ms Paula Mitchell, Microbiology (Medicine, Dentistry and Health Science) Elected Health and Safety Representative Member 10/06/2023 Ms Lynda Boldt, Research, Innovation and Commercialisation Elected Health and Safety Representative Member 25/11/2023 A/Prof Helen Billman-Jacobe, Veterinary Biosciences Elected Health and Safety Representative Member 04/03/2024 Mr Dinidu Wijesurenda, Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences Elected Health and Safety Representative Member 09/03/2024 Ms Meredith Potter, Chemistry (Science) Alternative Health and Safety Representative Member 10/06/2023 Mr David Chan, Engineering and Information Technology Alternative Health and Safety Representative Member 12/04/2024 Ms Lynn Tran, School of Biomedical Sciences - Biochemistry and Pharmacology (WEBs building) Alternative Health and Safety Representative Member 26/09/2024 Ms Nitika Rai Student observer nominated by UMSU Inc. n/a Mr Lakvin Fernando Nominee of the President, GSA Inc. n/a Office bearers as of 21 March 2023: Role Name and Title Chairperson Mr Sean Hogan Deputy Chairperson Ms Heather Daykin, Pharmacology and Therapeutics Committee Secretary Mr Stefan Delaney, Director, Health & Safety
Budget Division Health and Safety Committee
Each budget division will have a health and safety committee under the Budget Division Health and Safety Committee - Terms of Reference
Local Consultative Health and Safety Committee
Where the assessed health and safety risk is high, or there are sufficient staff members to support a dedicated local health and safety committee, the budget division health and safety committee may establish a local health and safety committee under the Local Consultative Health and Safety Committee - Terms of Reference