New Staff Members
As a new staff member at UNSW you must be inducted in OHS procedures and policies. Your supervisor must go through the OHS006 Induction Form - OHS with you to inform you of:
- Hazards in your work area
- Risk assessments associated with your work
- Safe working procedures for your area
- General OHS procedures
- OHS training courses
- Emergency procedures
- After hours access procedures for your area
- Consultation procedures
In addition if you are working in a laboratory you must complete the OHS049 induction form.
Training for new staff members
Training for new staff members
As a new staff member you must also attend the appropriate OHS training courses.
All new staff must attend:
- OHS Awareness (causal staff working less than 7 hours per week are exempt)
- Ergonomic
New Laboratory staff must attend the additional training:
- Laboratory safety awareness
- And any other courses associated with your work. (eg Bio-safety, Radiation, Animal Handling, Hazardous Substances, Gene Technology)
- To enrol in training courses you need to login to myUNSW.
For more information on how to register click here
New supervisors
In addition to the above new supervisors will need to attend OHS risk management for supervisors.
For more information on how to manage OHS in your areas
- Office supervisors refer to the office safety toolkit
- Laboratory supervisors refer to the laboratory safety page
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