Change log

A log for all changes and updates made to health and safety documents.

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.

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2026 Change log

05 June 2026

HSR list

HSR left/resigned
Student and Scholarly Services (SASS) - Student Administration

04 June 2026

New document
Psychosocial - Psychosocial Hazard Library of Controls

03 June 2026

HSR list

HSR left
Faculty of Education

26 May 2026

HSR list

HSR stepped down and moved to a new DWG:
From: Science - Biosciences 5 (Genetics)
To: Science -  BioSciences Teaching (formerly Biology Labs)

Biosciences 5 (Genetics) is now vacant

8th of May 2029

HSR list

New HSR;
Centre for Youth Mental Health (CYMH)

08 May 2026

HSR list

New HSR;
Melbourne Law School

01 May 2026

Document up for consultation:
Consultation closing: 18 May 2026 (5 PM)

Scheduling Time and Attendance Project team - Psychosocial Risk Assessment Form

30 April 2026

Updated documents;

1. Management System and Audit - Management Plan 2026 Annual Key Performance Indicators - Guidance

  • 1- year extension of 2021-2025 plan.
  • Update of total health outcome to reflect focus on psychological health  risk management.
  • Minor adjustments to targets for some training-related objectives.
  • Updated links, formatting, header and footer.

2. Management System and Audit - Responsibilities and legal requirements

  • Minor edits to reflect current organisational structure.
  • Updated links, header and footer.

3. Communication requirements

  • Minor edits to reflect current organisational structure.
  • Updated links, header and footer.

4. Management System and Audit-Plans-requirements

  • Minor edits to reflect current University structure and strategies.
  • Removal of references to National Audit Tool (NAT).
  • Updated links, header and footer.

5. Management System and Audit-Management system review and audit-requirements

  • Removal of reference to 4801 and National Audit Tool (NAT), replaced by ISO45001.
  • Updated links, header and footer.

6. Management System and Audit-Internal audit methodology-Guidance

  • Removal of reference to National Audit Tool (NAT), replaced by ISO45001.
  • Add psychosocial to local risk control examples.
  • Updated links, header and footer.
24 April 2026

HSR list

Deputy HSR left:
Business Services - Information Technology

08 April 2026

HSR list

HSR stepped down:
Chancellery AFSE
- Research and Enterprise: Atlantic Fellows for Social Equity (AFSE) (only)

30 March 2026

Updated document:
Psychosocial - Psychosocial Risk Assessment Template

Updates include:
Formatting improvements
Update of MPF1359 policy name

23 March 2026

Updated document:
Risk Management -  Risk Assessment Methodology Guidance

Updates to include;
- Psychosocial risk management amendments
- Identified hazards which require use of a unique hierarchy of control

23 February 2026

HSR list updated

Faculty of Science - BioSciences Teaching
- HSR stepped down

Enterprise Services Group - Information Technology
-HSR stepped down

19 February 2026

New document added to OHSC page:

2025 - OHSC meeting minutes 4

11 February 2026

New documents:

2025 - OHSC meeting minutes 1

2025 - OHSC meeting minutes 2

2025 - OHSC meeting minutes 3

04 February 2026

Updated document
Radiation-Management Licence Conditions-Guidance

Minor update:
For Condition No. M1722, the year 2008 has been updated to 2014 and the link has been updated accordingly.

29 January 2026

Traffic - E-mobility devices safety guidance

New document outlines:

  • Definition of e-mobility devices
  • Guidance for safe operation, storage and charging, and disposal
  • Clauses that prohibit transiting e-mobility devices in lifts or charging within buildings will be effective from 6 July 2026
27 January 2026

HSR list updated

Faculty of Arts 
- HSR stepped down

15 January 2026

Automatic External Defibrillator (AED) locations

Minor change;
Updated the naming from 'Specialised' to 'Specialist'

13 January 2026

Updated document:
First aid and AED - First aid assessment samples form

  • Minor update only, all broken links have been fixed
  • Footer (version number) updated
12 January 2026

Updated document:
Radiation-Management Licence Conditions-Guidance 

Changes made:

  • Document title changed to “Radiation Management Licence Conditions”
  • Deleted the term “Schedule” from the document.
  • Deleted Section - SCHEDULE 8: Radiation Practices Not Involving Possession of Radiation Sources
  • Deleted Section - SCHEDULE 9: Definitions
07 January 2026

Updated document;
Management Systems and Audit - Context of the UOM guidance

  • Updated portfolio names across Chancellery and non-academic departments
  • Updated references to the University’s 2030 strategy, reflecting current areas of focus and action.
  • Updated Health and Safety Policy highlighting the prevention of work-related injury and illness
  • Minor corrections and updated header and footer
05 January 2026

Documents updated;
1. Travel, Off Campus, Fieldwork - Fieldwork guidelines
- Fixed broken link 
- Updated footer

2. Psychosocial-Psychosocial Hazards Supervisor Guidance
- Fixed typos 
- Updated footer