Safety and Health Newsletter – August 2008
UWA Safety Awards 2008
Nominations are invited for the following Safety Awards - Group (Faculty, School, Section), Individual and Group Rehabilitation. All staff are encouraged to promote these awards within their work areas and to seek suitable nominations. Nominations to Safety and Health close on 3rd October and the awards will be presented on 31st October 2008. Further details can be obtained from: http://www.safety.uwa.edu.au/whats_new (July 2008)
Warden Training – Monday 22nd September 2008
Essential introductory and refresher training for all wardens. Both the introductory (3 hours) course and the refresher course (1 hour) will be conducted on Monday 22nd September 2008. Practice building evacuations will occur in selected buildings during this week. For further information, to download the course notes and to enrol (required) see:
Warden training: http://www.safety.uwa.edu.au/courses/warden
Warden Refresher training: http://www.safety.uwa.edu.au/courses/warden_refresher
UWA Building Warden structures: http://www.safety.uwa.edu.au/people/wardens
OSH for Managers and Supervisors – Tuesday 21st October
The next UWA Safety and Health for Managers and Supervisors course (1 day) will be held on Tuesday 21st October. This is essential training for all managers and supervisors. It provides knowledge of OSH legislation, principles, responsibilities and practices and their applications at UWA. For more information and to enrol please see: http://www.safety.uwa.edu.au/courses/Safety_and_Health_for_Managers_and_Supervisors
Perth Work Safe 2008 Forum – Thursday 23rd October
The Perth Work Safe 2008 Forum is being held from 8.30 am to 4.00 pm on Thursday 23rd October 2008 at the Perth Convention Exhibition Centre. The Forum is a Safe Work Australia Week Event arranged by WorkSafe WA. The target audience is elected safety and health representatives – employees, managers and supervisors are also welcome to attend. The registration fee is $120 (GST inclusive) per delegate.
The University is offering to cover the cost of a limited number of registrations for UWA Safety and Health Representatives and School Safety Officers to attend this Forum. To register your interest please contact Rebecca Joel (6488 3938, safety@uwa.edu.au ) by COB on 12th September. It is intended that there be a wide representation across UWA attending and for participants to bring back useful OSH knowledge and ideas for sharing and implementation within their work areas. For further information on the Perth Work Safe 2008 Form please see: http://www.docep.wa.gov.au/WorkSafe/Content/Education/WorkSafe%20Forums/index.htm#Perth%20Work and
http://www.docep.wa.gov.au/WorkSafe/PDF/Events_and_activitie/WorkSafeForumRego.pdf
Updated UWA Electrical Equipment Safety Checklist
Electrical hazards exist in almost every workplace. It is not only high voltage that causes electrocution – the smallest mistake can be fatal. Of the priority areas, electricity is the most common cause of death, accounting for about 11 percent of work-related deaths in Western Australian workplaces. People can be electrocuted by coming into contact with overhead wires, carrying out maintenance work on live electrical circuits, working with damaged electrical equipment, extension cords, plugs or sockets. This procedure has been developed to assist UWA employees in carrying out an inspection of their workplace to determine the risk of damage to electrical equipment in their normal working environment and the subsequent possibility of harm to users of the electrical equipment.
The Checklist: http://www.safety.uwa.edu.au/policies/electricalchecklist
This checklist is a record of inspection only and needs to be used in conjunction with the following:
Electrical Equipment Work Environment - To determine whether an environment is hostile or non hostile.
UWA Electrical Safety pamphlet – A user guide to the safe use of electrical equipment on UWA premises.
Creating A Non Hostile Electrical Work Environment - To reduce the risk of damage to equipment.
Machinery and Equipment Safety – SafeWork SA
SafeWork SA has recently released a useful document on machine guarding and equipment safety. Refer: http://www.safework.sa.gov.au/uploaded_files/MachEquip.pdf
University Safety Committee
The University Safety Committee last met on 12th August. The next meeting is on Tuesday 14th October 2008. Approved minutes from previous meetings are available from the Safety and Health website.
http://www.safety.uwa.edu.au/people/committees/safety
Previous Safety & Health Newsletters
For those who have missed out on our earlier editions, copies of previous newsletters can be obtained from the following web site: http://www.safety.uwa.edu.au/newsletter. All are encouraged to share relevant safety information in each edition to the rest in your respective workplaces. The University of Western Australia
Safety and Health
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