Change log

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Please note the linked documents in earlier years may return an error message if they have been withdrawn or superseded during subsequent years.

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2024 Change log

26th April 2024

Updated document;
Health and Safety: Waste Management Requirements
- Broken links fixed, updated content and footer

24th April 2024

New HSR
Faculty of Science - Bio21 Institute

9th April 2024

HSR left
Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology  
- Chemical and Biomedical Engineering (B)

New HSR
Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology  
- Chemical and Biomedical Engineering (B)

5th April 2024

Documents have been superseded and replaced with Electrical safety guide

Electrical commissioning tags for new portable equipment

Electrical equipment in hostile environments

Electrical testing and tagging criteria

22nd March 2024

Documents reviewed and updated;
1. Field work plan
- layout changes and reduced content
2. Field work risk assessment
- updated broken links

18th March 2024

HSR list

No nominations received
Nossal Institute Ltd

18th March 2024

New HSR
FMDHS Melbourne School of Population and Global Health
Parkville Campus

20th March 2024

HSR left
Faculty of Education

13th March 2024

New HSR
Faculty of Science
Melbourne Veterinary School - Parkville Campus

11th March 2024

Updated documents;
1. Health and Safety: Signage requirements
- only minor changes
2. Health and Safety: Pre-purchase checklist 
- new items added as per specialists’ advice
3. Health & Safety: Unsafe plant and equipment requirements
- updated links and footer
4. Hazardous waste guidance sheet
- Change of bin for GMO waste due to the treatment path change from incineration to autoclaving
- Amend the requirement of disposing scheduled poisons 2, 3, 4, 7 (listed regulated), 8 and 9.

11th March 2024

New document
Safety Bulletin: Safe Solvent Handling

8th March 2024

New document
OHSC Meeting 1 - Minutes (draft)

4th March 2024

Health and Safety: First Aid Requirement
Document updated; Updated links, footer (version)

4th March 2024

Health & Safety: Context of the University of Melbourne

Org structure updates:

  • Chancellery portfolios; and
  • MGSE to Faculty of Education

Some addition information about affiliated colleges

19th Februrary 2024

University of Melbourne: Health & Safety Risk Register

Updated document

Opportunities added as required by the ISO 45001 Standard.

5th February 2024

Health & Safety: Scientific diving requirements

- Document contents reviewed and updated
- Footer updated; date, authorised by, version, next review

12th January 2024

Examples of suitable lockout devices
Health and Safety: Extreme temperature requirements
Health and Safety: Isolations, lock out and tag out requirements
How to renegotiate a designated work group

Document contents reviewed and updated;
- Updated links
- Footer updated; date, authorised by, version, next review

11th January 2024

HSR list
Formalised DWG structures (Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences)
Melbourne Teaching Health Clinics (MTHC) - Melbourne
Melbourne Teaching Health Clinics (MTHC) - Shepparton

9th January 2024

Health & Safety: Asbestos requirements
Health & Safety: Personal protective equipment requirements
Australian standards commonly used in purchasing 

Document contents reviewed and updated;
- Updated links
- Footer updated; date, authorised by, version, next review

3rd January 2024

HSR list
HSR left/resignation
Business Services - Client Services
Business Services - Field Services