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All policies, requirements, processes, forms and bulletins that are updated and published on this website will also be listed below in the year and month in which they occurred.
Please note the linked documents in earlier years may return an error message if they have been withdrawn or superseded during subsequent years.
2022 Change log
Publish Date | Document title | Version | Change details |
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June | |||
23rd | 2022-01 OHSC Minutes - Final | n/a | New document. |
22nd | 2022-01 HSR Meeting - Minutes | n/a | New document. |
22nd | 2022-01 HSR Meeting - Agenda | n/a | New document. |
21st | Chemical inventory form | 2.1 | The revised chemical inventory form has been uploaded. |
21st | Health and Safety Induction Checklist | 1.3 | Revised Health & Safety Induction Checklist document: - The requirement for emergency procedures (emergency personnel) has been updated. |
8th | Health and Safety Representative election guidelines | n/a | Updated link on Appendix 5 (HSR election guidelines document): - Link to the list of DWGs and elected HSRs |
8th | HSR List | n/a | New HSR for Melbourne Graduate School of Education: |
May | |||
31st | WorkCover Claim Guide | 1.1 | Addition of Important Return to Work Information |
31st | Important Return to Work Information | n/a | New document. |
30th | HSR List | n/a |
New HSR for School of Biomedical Sciences: - Dept of Biochemistry and Pharmacology (WEBs building) - Dept of Biochemistry and Pharmacology (Medical Building) |
25th | Health and Safety Community | n/a |
H&S Community (Academic) list has been updated: Bio21 Institute - OHS Advisor |
23rd | HSR List | n/a |
New HSR: - FVAS - Parkville (Agriculture) - FVAS - Dookie (Agriculture) |
20th | Safety topics | n/a |
New safety topic published: Crystalline silica |
18th | Health and Safety Community | n/a |
H&S Community (Academic) list has been updated: DRSO for (B348 / B702 - Dental School) |
17th | HSR List | n/a |
Correction with the election date: Melbourne Dental School, 2 newly elected HSRs |
6th | UoM COVIDSafe Plan DRAFT - 6 MAY 2022 | n/a | Document open for consultation. |
2nd | HSR List | n/a |
New HSR: - Engineering and Information Technology (Electrical Mechanical and Infrastructure Engineering (B)) |
April | |||
29th | OHSC meeting schedule | n/a | The OHSC meeting schedule for 2022 has been updated. |
27th | OHSC committee membership | n/a | The list of Members and Standing Observers has been updated. |
26th | HSR List | n/a |
HSR stepped down from: - Science (Physics) |
22nd | HSR List | n/a |
Renegotiated the Department of Anatomy and Physiology in the School of Biomedical Sciences within the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences (FMDHS) - Department of Anatomy & Neuroscience and the Department of Physiology no longer exist in the MDHS structure. |
21st | Automated external defibrillators location | 2.0 | The current Automated external defibrillators campus locations have been updated. |
13th | HSR List | n/a |
New HSR: - Science (Geography, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences). HSR stepped down from: - MDHS (Faculty Operations and Individual Centres B). |
11th | HSR List | n/a |
New HSR: - Science (Administration). - MDHS (Faculty Operations and Individual Centres - Centre for Youth Mental Health). |
March | |||
24th | Safety Bulletin 22/01: Japanese Encephalitis Virus | 1.0 | New document. |
18th | HSR List | n/a |
'Scope' column added. DWG removed: School of Biomedical Sciences - Pathology no longer exists in MDHS structure. New HSR: Faculty Operations and Individual Centres - Centre for Youth Mental Health. |
18th | Consolidated feedback on Draft University COVIDSafe Plan | feedback | New document. |
3rd | OHSC Terms of reference | 2.6 |
Updated Terms of Reference. Proposed final version approved by the OHSC committee (Refer Meeting 3, 2021 - Item B03 ii). |
3rd | 2021-03 HSR Meeting - Minutes | n/a | New document. |
February | |||
28th | HSR List | n/a |
New HSRs: Melbourne Dental School, 2 newly elected HSRs. HSR stepped down from: Melbourne School of Population and Global Health (A). Term of office date amended (missing day information) for: School of Biomedical Sciences - MDHS Doherty. Renegotiation: Melbourne Dental School renegotiation the DWG to include a second HSR position. |
25th |
2018-01 OHSC Minutes 2018-02 OHSC Minutes 2018-03 OHSC Minutes 2018-04 OHSC Minutes | n/a |
Documents withdrawn from publication. To request a copy of withdrawn OHSC minutes, email your request to Health and Safety Assist. |
25th | 2021-4 DRAFT OHSC Minutes | n/a | 2021-4 DRAFT OHSC Minutes due to be ratified at 2022-1 meeting in March. |
25th | 2021-2 OHSC Minutes 2021-3 OHSC Minutes | n/a | New documents. |
22nd | Draft University COVIDSafe Plan | n/a | New document. |
18th | HSR List | n/a |
HSR stepped down from: Melbourne School of Health Sciences (B) |
16th | Building emergency information spreadsheet | n/a | Renamed the Building emergency resources database on the Emergency Management Community SharePoint to Building emergency information spreadsheet to reflect additional information now captured by this document. |
15th | HSR List | n/a |
HSRs stepped down from:
Renegotiated School of Biomedical Sciences DWGs: Pharmacology and Therapeutics and Biochemistry and Molecular Biology replaced with Biochemistry and Pharmacology (WEBs building) and Biochemistry and Pharmacology (Medical Building). The new DWG has two HSRs, previous incumbents remain the same. Call for nominations:
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January | |||
7th | HSR List | n/a |
HSRs stepped down from:
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7th | UoM Strategic Management Plan 2021 to 2025 | 1.0 | Draft replaced by endorsed document. |
A summary of all health and safety policies, requirements and processes as they relate to the National Audit Tool (NAT) version 3, including links to relevant Safety Topic pages, are outlined in the following page links.
All published Health & Safety processes are available to view in ProMapp.
Safety bulletins provide further information on specific topics.
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Policy
NAT Criteria Policy Process 1.1 Health and Safety Policies -
Planning
NAT Criteria Requirements Processes Guidance 2.1 Legal requirements and practical guidance Health & Safety – Obtain licensing, registration and other requirements
2.2 Objectives and targets Health & Safety – Develop, monitor and review a divisional plan
2.3 Health and safety management plans Health & Safety - Develop, monitor and review a divisional plan
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Implementation (3.0 - 3.9)
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Implementation (3.10 - 3.11)
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Monitoring and Evaluation
NAT Criteria Requirements Processes Guidance 4.1 Monitoring and measurement - General Health & Safety: Workplace monitoring and inspection requirements
4.2 Monitoring and measurement - Health surveillance Health & Safety - Complete a health and hazard assessment questionnaire (HHAQ)
4.3 Incident investigation and corrective action Health & Safety: Incident, injury, hazard reporting and investigation requirements
Health & Safety – Report, record and investigate an incident
Health & Safety – Report a hazard or issue
4.4 Records and records management Health & Safety: Management system documentation requirements
Health & Safety – Write a standard operating procedure (SOP)
4.5 Health and safety management system audits Health & Safety: Management system review and audit requirements
Health & Safety – Undertake a management review
Health and Safety Management System - Review
Occupational health and safety internal audit process (Legal & Risk webpage)
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Review
NAT Criteria Requirements Processes Guidance 5 Review Health & Safety: Management system review and audit requirements
Health & Safety – Participate in an external audit
Internal OHS Audit Methodology
Occupational health and safety internal audit process (Legal & Risk webpage)
Current Bulletins
Note: Safety Bulletins are published as required. Whilst the information may be useful please note that for Safety Bulletins published in past years, the links, titles and content specifics may be inaccurate.
2022
2021
2020
- Safety Bulletin 20/04: Tagging and removing faulty plant and equipment
- Safety Bulletin 20/03: COVID-19 risks and field work
- Safety Bulletin 20/02: Outdoor smoke conditions
- Safety Bulletin 20/01: Fire danger ratings and fire response
2019
- Safety Bulletin 19/10: Electric hot water urn
- Safety Bulletin 19/09: High consequence and notifiable incidents
- Safety Bulletin 19/08: Use of residual chemicals in NMR
- Safety Bulletin 19/07: Triggers for chemical risk assessments
- Safety Bulletin 19/06: Mobile devices and walking
- Safety Bulletin 19/05: First aid and emergency response
- Safety Bulletin 19/04: Working at heights and building roof access
- Safety Bulletin 19/03: Pre-purchase assessment
- Safety Bulletin 19/02: Thermal comfort in winter – portable heaters
- Safety Bulletin 19/01: Thermal comfort and heat illness (stress)
Archived
Please note that the archived safety alerts and bulletins linked from the Archived page are out of date. Whilst the information may be useful please note that links, titles and content specifics may be incorrect.