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News 24 JulyA message from Executive Dean of Health Sciences Professor Suzanne Chambers: Winter has so far been a season of future-thinking and action for the Faculty of Health Sciences.
19 February 2020
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ACU staff have more opportunities to contribute to the safety and wellbeing of our campuses and the university’s Work Health and Safety Management System (WHSMS or framework). New and revised policies, procedures and forms are informing these improvements.
The release of new and revised WHSMS policies, procedures and forms provides:
• more guidance to staff about our roles and responsibilities in relation to work health and safety and the WHSMS.
• enhanced opportunities for improving the safety and efficiency of working and learning spaces.
• more visibility of the specialist WHSMS roles that are available to staff, e.g., first aid officer and floor warden.
ACU’s WHSMS supports us to manage safety and wellbeing risks. It encompasses WHS policies, procedures, improvement plans, systems, standards and records.
The WHSMS enables staff members to identify and manage significant risks, log reports (via riskware) of incidents and hazards, access current WHSMS policies, procedures and forms, understand how they contribute to the WHSMS and ACU’s goals for reducing injuries and improving wellbeing, access WHS training opportunities, and engage with consultations. The university monitors the performance of the WHSMS, reports on successes and improvements, and develops improvement plans.
The following new WHSMS policies, procedures and forms underwent significant consultation through the Work Health and Safety Management Committee, Campus WHS Committees, Health and Safety Representatives and the ACU Staff Consultative Committee (ACUSCC) during 2019.
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WHSMS Roles and Responsibilities Procedure |
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WHSMS Training and Competency Procedure |
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WHSMS Records and Document Management Procedure |
The new procedure:
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WHSMS Implementation Procedure |
The new procedure:
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WHSMS Planning Procedure |
The new procedure:
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WHSMS Health and Air Monitoring Procedure |
The new procedure:
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WHSMS Performance Measurement, Evaluation and Reporting Procedure |
The new procedure:
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WHSMS Procurement Procedure |
The new procedure:
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WHSMS Auditing Procedure |
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Several WHSMS policies, procedures and forms have also been revised. These underwent significant consultation through the Work Health and Safety Management Committee, Campus WHS Committees, Health and Safety Representatives and the ACUSCC during 2019.
View a summary of the changes to the policies, procedures and forms.
The revised policies, procedures and forms are:
• Work Health and Safety and Wellbeing Policy
• Driver Safety Procedure (replaces Driver Safety Policy)
• WHS Risk Management Procedure
• Injury Management and Rehabilitation Policy (revised)
The Vice-Chancellor and President Professor Greg Craven has endorsed and approved the new and revised WHSMS policies, procedures and forms. Any previous versions are revoked and should no longer be used.
The updated documents are available on the Policies & Procedures pages of the ACU website under HR and may also be accessed via the links above.
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