Information for Staff Members

Monash University strives to provide a healthy and safe work environment for staff. Also, each staff member at Monash University is responsible for ensuring that their work environment and practices reflect good occupational health and safety and environmental standards in order to protect their own health, safety and environment as well as the health, safety and environment of others.

The responsibilities of staff include:

• using a documented risk management process to eliminate or minimise occupational health and safety risks where appropriate;
• complying with occupational health and safety and environmental instructions, policies and procedures;
• seeking information or advice where necessary before carrying out new or unfamiliar work;
• wearing appropriate clothing and footwear for the work being undertaken;
• using and maintaining safety devices and personal protective equipment correctly;
• complying with the instructions given by emergency response personnel such as emergency wardens and first aiders;
• being familiar with emergency and evacuation procedures and complying with the instructions given by emergency response personnel such as emergency wardens and first aiders;
• being familiar with emergency and evacuation procedures and the location of emergency equipment (if trained in its use); and
• not willfully or recklessly endangering the health and safety of any person.

Policy Documents Useful To Staff

Policy documents include:

• Occupational Health and Safety Policy
• Monash University Occupational Health and Safety Strategic Plan 2004-2006
• Environment Policy
• Procedures for hazard and incident reporting, investigation and recording
• Policy on First Aid
• Risk control program
• Workplace inspection program
• Policy and Procedures for Prevention of bullying and occupational violence in the workplace
• Occupational health and safety procedures for work and study during times when emergency response is limited
• Procedures for occupational health and safety consultation in the workplace
• Procedures for health and safety issue resolution
• Procedures for the health and safety for study in labs etc
• Immunisation Policy and Procedures
• Policy on Drugs and Alcohol
• Policy on Smoking
• Guidelines for the development of safe work instructions

Guidelines for health and safety during:

• off-campus activities in urban areas
• field activities in country and remote areas
• international activities
• student placements

Resources Available For Staff

• Your safety officer
• Your health & safety representative/deputy health & safety representative 
• Your local OHS&E consultant
• Occupational Health and Safety policy documents 
• Occupational Health and Safety forms 
• Occupational Health and Safety training courses
  Training courses are also tailored to meet the needs of individual units or campuses. Contact your OHS&E consultant.
• Chemical safety information
• Radiation safety information
• Waste disposal procedures
• Environmental training courses (under review)
• Employee induction program
• Legal Obligations Directory
  Occupational Health and Safety can be contacted on (03) 9905-1016 or by email

Training Recommended For Staff

Monash employee safety induction program