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Safety and Health Newsletter – February 2009
Safety Related Training 2009
• Warden Training Course (1/2 day) on Monday 16th March
http://www.safety.uwa.edu.au/courses/warden
• Warden Refresher Training Course (1 hour) on Monday
16th March
http://www.safety.uwa.edu.au/courses/warden_refresher
• Safety and Health for Managers and Supervisors on
Monday 23rd and Tuesday 24th March (2 x 0.5 days)
http://www.safety.uwa.edu.au/courses/Safety_and_Health_for_Managers_and_Supervisors
• Laser Safety in Research Course (1/2 day) on
Wednesday 11th March
http://www.safety.uwa.edu.au/courses/laser_safety
• X-ray Analysis Safety Course (1/2 day) on Wednesday
18th March
http://www.safety.uwa.edu.au/courses/xray_analysis
Call for Nominations for Safety and Health
Representatives – closing 24th March 2009
The annual call for nominations for Safety and Health
Representatives in work areas whose SHR's two year term expires
or who do not currently have a SHR will be made through an
All-staff email soon. The closing date for nominations is 24th
March 2009. For further workplace information see: http://www.safety.uwa.edu.au/people/safety_and_health_representatives
and http://www.safety.uwa.edu.au/people/call_for_nominations
To download a nomination form go to: http://www.safety.uwa.edu.au/people/nomination_form
Global Challenge – form UWA teams
The Global Corporate Challenge (GCC) program is a cost recovery
program which seeks to motivate participants to undertake regular
exercise. The event runs from 21/05/09 to 22/09/09 (4
months). Participants are required to regularly log onto
the GCC website to record their pedometer readings or km
travelled by bicycle, which forms part of their individual and
their team's (7 persons) running total. They can also view
the running totals of other teams. Based on the distances
covered they are introduced to countries and information to make
the journey more interesting and enjoyable. The cost per person
is $99 for which they receive a backpack with pedometer, other
items and information booklets (with exercise, nutrition and
stress management tips). Safety and Health and UWA Sports
and Recreation are collaborating in promoting this to UWA staff
in 2009. http://gettheworldmoving.com/
http://sport.uwa.edu.au/events/global_corporate_challenge
Safety Related Articles from Professor E Scott
Geller
Professor E. Scott Geller is Professor of Psychology at Virginia
Tech and has published and presented widely on the design and
delivery of safety improvement using person-based and
behaviour-based psychology. He regularly publishes and
makes available articles on these topics. Refer:
http://www.safetyperformance.com/Resources/Articles.asp
Gas Safety
The University of Glasgow has Technical Notes and Client Updates,
which have been supplied by BJ Industries Ltd (Gas Safety UK) and
cover a range of safety issues associated with compressed and
cryogenic gas storage and use.
http://www.gla.ac.uk/services/seps/gassafety.html
New Comcare publication – Managing Customer
Aggression (Literature Review)
Comcare has released an international literature review into best
practice for preventing and managing customer aggression. It
includes strategies on developing policies and procedures to
prevent and respond to occupational violence.
http://www.comcare.gov.au/redev/forms__and__publications/publications/safety_and_prevention/?a=48474
University Safety Committee
The University Safety Committee last met on 17th February
2009. The next meeting is on Tuesday 21st April
2009. 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
Bus. 08 6488 3938
Fax. 08 6488 1179
Web: www.safety.uwa.edu.au
Email: safety@uwa.edu.au
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