The policy has been updated to reflect:

• ACU’s strong commitment to provide safe working and learning spaces, on and off campus, and to continuously improve its Work Health and Safety Management System (WHSMS)
• the new WHS objectives and targets, which will inform reductions in injuries and illnesses and improvements to the wellbeing of staff and students
• how staff, students and contractors make significant contribution to the safety of our working and learning spaces, and the WHSMS
• members of the executive are accountable for ensuring the university’s significant WHS risks are identified and managed and staff are engaged about safety and wellbeing issues.

The procedure:

• supports staff to participate WHS inspections, perform Job Safety Analysis, improve the ergonomics of their workstations and collaborate with nominated supervisors and senior managers to assess and manage risk and apply safe systems of work
• requires organisational units to place their top five WHS risks on their risk registers from the end of quarter one, 2020
• requires members of the executive, and others to assess and manage risks that may impact upon the success of the WHSMS, including ACU’s capacity to improve the wellbeing of staff and students and reduce injuries.  

The policy:

• reflects the university’s strong commitment to supporting staff to sustainably recover from injuries and illnesses (work and non-work related)
• outlines the university’s commitment to ensuring that learnings from work-related injuries and illnesses inform improvements to the safety and wellbeing of our working and learning areas.