Work Health & Safety & Injury Management Responsibilities
The broad University commitment to Work Health and Safety and Injury Management (WHS&IM) is detailed in the - Work Health and Safety Policy and Return to Work Policy.
The University recognises that everyone has a role to play in providing and maintaining a healthy and safe place to work and study at the University.
- Everyone has responsibility for health and safety including:
- Taking care to protect their own health and safety
- Avoiding affecting adversely the health and safety of any other person in the workplace
- Complying with relevant University policies, procedures and programs
- Carrying out their roles and responsibilities
- Obeying any reasonable safety instruction.
In addition, the University is required to identify specific responsibilities for its activities and operations to comply with relevant Work Health and Safety (WHS) and Injury Management (IM) legislation.
Broad responsibilities are outlined in the University Work Health and Safety Responsibilities Procedure.
Responsibilities are defined for the University (Person Conducting a Business or Undertaking PCBU), Officers, Portfolio Heads / Vice Presidents & Executive Deans, Managers/ Supervisors, Staff (workers), students, visitors and others.
Specific Hazard procedures also further define responsibilities to ensure that there is accountability and adequate controls in place to manage risk for those that have activities that may expose staff, students or others to those hazards.
For further information on managing risks see the Work Health and Safety Risk Management Procedures and the Policy Library for hazard specific responsibilities.
