Resolution of Safety & Health Issues Procedure

Where any employee has a safety and health issue or problem that needs to be
resolved the following steps shall be taken:

• The employee shall report the matter to their immediate Supervisor for
  resolution.
• If the issue is not resolved, where there is a Safety and Health Representative
  at a workplace, the Supervisor shall advise and consult with the Safety and
  Health Representative in relation to the issue with a view to agreeing a strategy
  for resolving the issue and implementing appropriate risk controls.  Otherwise
  the School / Section Safety Officer should be consulted.
• If the issue remains unresolved, then the Safety and Health Representative or
  School / Section Safety Officer shall refer the issue to the Head of School or
  School Manager for resolution.
• If the issue remains unresolved the Safety and Health Representative (who
  represents the workplace) or the School / Section Safety Officer shall refer the
  issue to UWA Safety and Health for resolution.
• If the issue remains unresolved the Safety and Health shall refer the
  issue to the University Safety Committee for resolution.
• Safety and Health Representatives and senior representatives of the University
  are authorised to notify WorkSafe if there is a risk of imminent and serious
  harm.

The above steps are provided in the Resolution of Safety and Health Issues poster
which can be obtained from UWA Safety and Health. 

Additional Information

Incident/Injury (Accident) and Hazard Notification and Investigation Procedures

Responsibility and Accountability