OHS Committees
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
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.
Meeting minutes and terms of reference
Minutes from meetings not listed below are available on request.
Meeting schedule
| Meeting Number | Date |
|---|---|
| 01 | 27 January 2024 |
| 02 | 12 June 2024 (Placeholder) |
| 03 | 27 August 2024 (Placeholder) |
| 04 | 19 November 2024 (Placeholder) |
Membership
| Name and Title | Role | Term Expires |
|---|---|---|
| Ms Alexis Beckwith, Chief People 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 | 06/06/2026 |
| 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 Andrew Martel, Architecture, Building and Planning | Elected Health and Safety Representative Member | 06/06/2026 |
| Ms Laura Juliff, Computing and Information Systems | Elected Health and Safety Representative Member | 06/06/2026 |
| Ms Meredith Potter, Chemistry (Science) | Alternative Health and Safety Representative Member | TBC |
| 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 |
| Mr Jinghan Lu, Infrastructure Engineering | Alternative Health and Safety Representative Member | 06/06/2026 |
| Ms Nitika Rai | Student observer nominated by UMSU Inc. | n/a |
| Mr Radhia Abdirahman | Nominee of GSA Inc. | n/a |
| Role | Name and Title |
|---|---|
| Chairperson | Ms Alexis Beckwith, Chief People Officer |
| 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