Change log 2023
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.
2023 Change log
- 22nd December
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New document
Occupational Health Monitoring GuideFollowing this, two documents have been retired;
- Health surveilance requirements matrix
- Occupational health monitoring protocol - 14th December
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AED Register
Updated spreadsheet - 13th December
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HSR list
HSR resigned
Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences (Melbourne Dental School)Call for nominations to be held in February 2024
- 12th December
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HSR list
HSR stepped down
Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences (Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences)Call for nominations held December 2023 - none received
- 6th December 2023
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HSR list
New elected HSR
Faculty of Science - Biosciences 5 (Genetics)DWG Scope name changed from;
Represents all the BioSciences staff in Old Microbiology Building 184 to
Represents all the BioSciences staff in Old Microbiology Building 184, Level 3. - 5th December 2023
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HSR list
HSR left/resignation
Faculty of Arts
- Call for nominations to be held in 2024 - 4th December 2023
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HSR list
New elected HSR
Faculty of Science - BioSciences 1, 2 & 3 - 4th December 2023
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Consultation for UoM COVIDSafe Plan finalised;
- UoM COVIDSafe Plan
- Feedback summary - 1st December 2023
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Non unitravel risk assessment form
Contents reviewed and updated;
- Formatting and proofread
- Updated links
- Footer updated; date, authorised by, version, next review - 22nd November 2023
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Updated list
- New AED: Blg 416, Histopathology Block
- 16th November 2023
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HSR list
New elected HSRs
Faculty of MDHS - Melbourne Medical School - Royal Children's Hospital - 15th November 2023
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Health and safety: ergonomic requirements
Contents reviewed and updated;
- Updated links
- Footer updated; date, authorised by, version, next review - 10th November 2023
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Hazardous manual handling risk assessment
Health and safety hazardous manual handling requirements
Guide to hazardous manual handling hierarchy of control
Contents reviewed and updated;
- Updated links
- Footer updated; date, authorised by, version, next review - 31st October
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Plant risk assessment
Hot Tips for Hot Desking
Contents updated;
- Updated links
- Footer updated; date, authorised by, version, next review - 27th October
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University additional information claim form
Contents updated;
- Updated links
- Footer updated; date, version, next review - 26th October
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Bomb substance and phone threat checklist
Document reviewed
- Footer updated; date, authorised by, next review - 25th October
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HSR list
2 new HSRs
Faculty of Education - 23rd October
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Health & Safety: Autoclave hazard
Regulatory requirements for autoclavesContents updated;
- Updated broken links
- Footer updated; date, version, authorised by, next review - 20th October
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HSR list
New HSR
Student and Scholarly Services - 20th October
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HSR list
New HSR
FFAM - 20th October
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HSR list
New HSR
Design and Production - 19th October
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HSR list
New HSR
Faculty of Science - Creswick - 12th October
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HSR list
New HSR
Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences;
- Faculty Operations and Individual Centres - Faculty Services (A)
- Faculty Operations and Individual Centres - Faculty Services (B) - 5th October
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HSR list
New HSR
Architecture, Building and Planning - Professional - 3rd October
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HSR list;
3 New HSRs
Melbourne Law School - 25th September
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HSR resigned;
- Faculty of Science - Biosciences 1, 2 &3 (Botany) - 22nd September
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New documents;
2022-04-HSR-Meeting-minutes
2022-04-HSR-Meeting-minutes
2022-03-HSR-Meeting-minutes
2022-03-HSR-Meeting-agenda
2022-02-HSR-Meeting-minutes
2022-02-HSR-Meeting-agenda - 20th September
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Consultation for UOM COVIDSafe Plan
Consolation closing date: Wednesday 4th of October - 20th September
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If You Are Injured at Work
Important Return to Work Information
- The contact for the Workplace Accessibility and Injury Support (WAIS) team has been updated for the documents. - 15th September
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ERMS
ERMS Automated template notification emails have been updated to include Specialist Support Services where needed and general tidy up of content formatting.Templates updated:
HS Incident/Hazard
– Supervisor Notification
– Modified
– Transfer Notification
– Supervisor Closed
– Task Allocated
– Task Closed
– Task Transferred
– Task Modified
- 12th September
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HSR list;
New HSR
Melbourne Medical School - Parkville (C) - Royal Women's Hospital and Royal Melbourne Hospital* (*including BRF, Radiology, MBC, Medicine but excluding Doherty building) - 8th September
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HSR list;
New HSR
Faculty of MDHS - Centre for Youth Mental Health (CYMH) - 25th August
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HSR list;
Faculty of Business and Economics - Designated Work Group Scope updated - 25th August
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New document.
Safety Bulletin 23/02: Swooping Bird Season Awareness - 1st August
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New HSR elected;
- Fine Arts and Music - Film & Television - 28th July
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Deputy HSR elected;
- Melbourne Veterinary School - Werribee Campus - 26th July
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Training requirements matrix update:
Computer workstation set up - Working on campus. (replaces Office Ergonomics course)
Add column -Computer workstation set up - Working at home
Add column -Computer workstation set up - Working in temporary locations
Version 7.0, updated review date - 26th July
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New document
Safety Bulletin: First Aid and Emergency Response - 19th July
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HSR re-elected;
- Faculty of Science: Geography, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences - 18th July
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Updated list
- New AEDs: Blg 147, BioSciences 4 - 10th July
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New HSRs elected;
- Faculty of Science: Science Administration
- Melbourne Veterinary School - Werribee Campus - 10th July
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Procurement and Maintenance of Dangerous Goods Storage Cabinets
Version 1.4
Content updated;
- Fixed typo
(Page 2; changed AS/NZS 2242.2 to AS/NZS 2243.2) - 30th June
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Health & safety risk assessment methodology
Version 2.3
Content updated;
- Broken links and typos fixed
- Footer updated - 30th June
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Health & Safety: Risk management requirements
- Fixed typos and updated footer
- 29th June
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Steel storage racking guidance
Version 1.2
Content updated;
- Minor formatting, typo and title change. - 27th June
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New HSRs elected;
- SASS Scholarly Services 1
- SASS Scholarly Services 2
- SASS Scholarly Services 3
- SASS Student Administration
- SASS Student Success 1
- SASS Student Success 2
- SASS Student Success 3
- SASS University Colleges and Residential LifeNew Deputy HSR elected;
- SASS Scholarly Services 1
- SASS Scholarly Services 3 - 26th June
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2023-1-OHSC-Minutes
OHSC Meeting 1
- Finalised meeting minutes - 23rd June
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Updated list
- New AED: Blg 411, Veterinary Hospital
- New AED: Blg 281, 204 Lygon St - 21st June
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New HSRs elected;
Business Services – Information Technology
Business Services - Client Services
Business Services - Field Services
Business Services - Campus Management
- 15th June
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Version 2.2
Content updated;
- Content review, formatting and title change - 15th June
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2023-1-OHSC-Draft-Minutes
- 15th June
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2022-4-OHSC-Minutes
New document
- 15th June
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2022-3-OHSC-Minutes
New document.
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15th June
2022-3-OHSC-Minutes
New document.
- 14th June
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On Campus workstation assessment checklist
Version 1.1
Content updated;
- Content review, formatting and title change - 14th June
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Planned working from home workstation assessment checklist
Version 1.1
Content updated;
- Content review, formatting and title change. - 13th June
- 13th June
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Call for nominations held June 2023 for Science (Physics)
- None received - 7th June
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Updated list after St. John's audit from
April - May 2023 -
Updated list after St. John's audit from
April - May 2023 - 6th June
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HSR resignation;
Faculty of Fine Arts and Music - Film & Television - 1st June
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New HSRs elected;
- Chancellery AFSE
- COO-P (Chief Financial Officer Group)
- COO-P (Operational Performance Group)
- Business Services - BioResources
- Business Services (Health and Safety, Finance Operations, Human Resources Services) - 31st May
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Health & Safety: Noticeboards guidelines
Content updated;
- Added the option for digital notice board. - 30th May
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Content updated;
- Updated Faculty of Science Administration DWG
- Added the four new designated workgroups to the Faculty of Science
- Removed section for the Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences (FVAS) - 30th May
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Health & Safety: Incident injury hazard reporting and investigation requirements
Version 1.4
Content updated;
- Fixed broken links
- Footer updated; date, version, authorised by, next review - 25th May
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Workplace inspection checklist
Version 1.2
- Chemical and Substances section has been updated
- Updated footer - 21st May
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Vaccination program
Version 1.1
Updated closing time May 19
- 17th May
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Warden handbook
Version 1.3
Withdrawn from website
- 8th May
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Labelling contents of pipes, conduits and ducts
Version 1.3,
Content updated;
- H&S and footer updated - 5th May
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Procurement and maintenance of dangerous goods storage cabinets
Version 1.3
Content updated;
- Changed AS2243.10 to AS2243.2
- Footer updated; date, version, authorised by, next review - 5th May
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Standard Operating Procedure - Zoll plus automated external defibrillator
Version 1.3
Content updated;
- Maintenance and inspection checklist
- How to replace batteries
- How to replace pads
- Updated broken links
- Footer updated; date, version, authorised by, next review - 4th May
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Version 2.2
Content updated;
- Updated broken links
- Footer updated; date, version, authorised by, next review - 4th May
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Standard operating procedure form
Version 1.4
No changes to the contents.
- Only the title, version, date, and next review date have been updated. - 3rd May
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2.2
Content updated;
- Updated broken links
- Footer updated; date, version, authorised by, next review - 27th April
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Standard operating procedure form
1.5
Document updated;
- Version section has been added to the header of the template - 26th April
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2 New HSRs elected:
Faculty of Arts - 26th April
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Document updated
- Building 143 added - new AED unit added - 21st April
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Vaccination program
Version 1.1
Updated closing time May 19
- 17th April
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Warden handbook
Version 1.3
Document withdrawn
- 14th May
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Traffic management risk assessment form
Version 1.1
Content updated;
- Updated broken links
- Footer updated; version, authorised by - 13th April
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General Risk Assessment form - DRAFT 17 FEB 2023
Consultation closed on Mar 3rd
- Removed from the consultation list - 13th April
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OHS Noticeboard Guidelines - DRAFT 17 FEB 2023
Consultation closed on Mar 3rd.
- Removed from the consultation list - 5th April
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Membership list has been updated.
- March 4th
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Version 1.2
- 31st March
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Version 2.2
Content updated;
- Updated broken links
- Footer updated; date, version, authorised by, next review - 31st March
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Document updated
- Creswick and Burnley cases placed
- Bio 21 cases placed
- 204 Lygon St case placed - 31st March
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University of Melbourne health and safety risk register
Version 2.3
No changes to the contents.
- Only the title, date, and next review date have been updated. - 31st March
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Health & Safety: Workplace monitoring and inspection requirements
Version 1.2
Content updated;
- Updated broken links
- Footer updated; date, version, authorised by, next review
- 31st March
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6.0
Content updated;
- Removed COVIDSafe content
- Footer updated; version, authorised by - 31st March
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Health and Safety Representatives
List updated.
- DWGs for Chancellery and COO-P - 30th March
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Health & Safety: Issue resolution requirements
Version 1.4
Document updated.
- Updated broken links across the documents - 20th March
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Standard operating procedure - automated external defibrillator
Version 1.2
Document updated.
- Removed the box on the top right corner (details have turned redundant as it is the same as the footer)
- Updated the footer (title, version, and dates) - 20th March
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Completing a health and safety risk register
1.3
Document updated.
- Fixed a broken link (Health & Safety: Risk Management Requirements document) - 16th March
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Document updated
- Building 260 added - AED unit added
- Building 207 added - AED unit added
- Building 348 added - AED unit + Epipens added - 16th March
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Generate a QR code for an up to date SDS
Version 1.0
Document uploaded under 'Guidance'
- Generate a QR code - 16th March
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AED campus location
Document updated.
- Made building 130 red and left comment (Building Closed AED moved to 128 )
- Added Old physics to register building 128, specialised kit has also been placed.
- Building 385 - Specialised kit has been placed
- Building 168 - Specialised kit has been placed
- Building 498 - Specialised kit has been placed
- Building 171 - Location information update and specialised kit has been placed
- Building 222 - Location information update and specialised kit has been placed
- Building 112 - Location information update and specialised kit has been placed
- Building 400 - Specialised kit has been placed
- Building 201 (200) - Moved out of UOM Residential Colleges - 16th March
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University of Melbourne Health and Safety Context
Version 1.0
New document
- 9th March
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Document updated.
- The location of the AED has been amended, added the room number detail. - 8th March
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Health and Safety Representatives
Content updated. Removed any duplicated and expired contents.
The texts below have been removed from the website;
- "New HSRs are placed on our mailing list to receive notification regarding proposed changes to health and safety policy and procedure available for consultation, and other health and safety matters of interest."
- "Contact the Health & Safety Services team for enrollment assistance."
- Under how to enroll, "For a list of WorkSafe-approved training providers and training dates, please visit the WorkSafe website.
- Once the invoice is received, please send it to ohs-enquiries@unimelb.edu.au. The Health & Safety Services team will process the payment."
The previous agendas and minutes from the HSR forums (2019-2022) have been removed as well. - 7th March
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University of Melbourne health and safety risk register
Version 2.3
Document updated.
- Reviewed and updated as per the consultations conducted in August 2021. - 2nd March
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Document updated.
- Building 290: An existing AED detail has been added located on the ground floor, Melbourne Connect.
- Building 298: The location of the AED has been amended - 2nd March
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Document updated.
- New column added (Specialist first aid kit) - 27th February
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HSR removal;
Faculty of Science - Administration
- Represents all the Science staff in Old Geology (North) Building 155 - 24th February
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Safety Bulletin: Ammonium Nitrate restrictions
1.0
New document uploaded
- 22nd Februrary
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Health & Safety chemical requirement
Version 1.5
The changes were:
- Insertion of high consequence dangerous goods – ammonium nitrate - 22nd Februrary
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Chemical management guidelines
Version 2.11
The changes were:
- Insert high consequence dangerous goods – ammonium nitrate
- Update Emergency Response Coordinator to local area management or nominated delegate[s]
- Fix broken links - 22nd Februray
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Ammonium nitrate management plan
Version 1.0
New document uploaded
- 17th February
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Version 1.0
Consultation closes at 4 pm, March 3rd.
- 17th February
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DRAFT OHS Noticeboard Guidelines
Version 2.0
Consultation closes at 4 pm, March 3rd.
- 14th February
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GoldFFX FAQ document has been uploaded.
- 8th February
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Faculty of Engineering:
New Health, Safety & Wellbeing Advisor has been appointed. - 19th January
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New HSR elected:
Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences - Melbourne Dental Clinic. - 18th January
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Document updated;
No changes to the contents. The footer has been updated - 18th January
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Document updated;
No changes to the contents. The footer has been updated.