STUDENT SAFETY INDUCTION AND COMPLIANCE

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STUDENT SAFETY INDUCTIONANDCOMPLIANCE
PHILIP WOODS QUT Health Safety Co-Ordinator
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PROGRAMME

• PART I
• Historical aspects of QUT Inductions
• Various Inductions/certificates
• Student General Safety Induction
• Evacuation, Security and First Aid
• PART II
• Student compliance with Risk Management
• Flow-on benefits of RMP

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PART I
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HISTORY

• No inductions
• Specific lab/workshop pre-talk
• Constant monitoring
• Lack of funding
• Little commitment from executive
• Strong commitment from executive
• O Week induction and paper test
• Funding and personnel allocated
• Formalised policies on-line inductions constant
  monitoring and review

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• Are there different Inductions and Certificates?
• Yes. QUT conducts a number of Health and Safety
  inductions and certificates that may be required
  to be completed by students, depending upon their
  chosen course. These are

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Student General Safety Induction

• WHY?
• We want to keep you safe and happy
• QUT is required by law
• YOU are required by law
• You need to know the safety rules
• No entry to Labs workshops without it.
• QUT will keep records of all training.
• NO CHARGE

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BEE Website www.bee.qut.edu.au
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http//www.bee.qut.edu.au/study/current/
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General Safety Competency Test
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• Any questions on the General Safety Induction
  module or the quiz?

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• Construction Safety requirements
• Field Trip Safety
• Introduce
• Campus Security
• Field Trip information
• Lab Safety requirements

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General Responsibilities

• Follow all safety instructions of QUT staff and
  Emergency personnel.
• Use equipment provided safely.
• Do not be reckless or wilfully injure yourself
  and others.
• Report any problems to the tutor, lecturer or
  supervisor.
• Complete the General safety Induction module
  Blackboard site.

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Little Things

• Children on campus consult
• your lecturer before bringing
• children to a tutorial or lecture.

• Report complaints about your treatment (unfair
  treatment, inequity, harassment) initially to the
  lecturer, if not then to the Head of School and
  lastly to the Dean.
• Accidents fill out the form promptly

http//www.hrd.qut.edu.au/healthsafety/healthsafe/S
PR1204.doc
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Laboratory Safety

• Be sensible.
• Must wear covered shoes.
• Must have hair restrained.
• Use provided Personal Protective Equipment
• Can not bring food or drink into a laboratory.
• Wash your hands after handling equipment,
  chemicals or biological material.

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Fire Responsibly
FIRE

• Alert nearby persons and enlist their aid.
• Phone 000 mobile 112
• QUT Security 88888
• Fight the fire only if you feel competent.

• EVACUATION
• Do not panic
• Use Fire Exits Obey wardens - Go to Assembly
  points
• DO NOT USE LIFTS
• Do not re-enter the building without consent of
  security staff.

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Medical Emergencies
MEDICAL EMERGENCY

• Check the situation for danger
• Keep yourself free from danger
• Remove the patient from danger
• Assess the persons condition.

• Enlist the aid of others
• Call 000 mobile 112
• Call security 88888
• Consider the persons wishes if they are coherent
• Administer first aid up to the level of your
  training.

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Keep your perspective
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• PART II

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Risk Management

• Risk perception is cultural and personal
• Different people have different tolerances

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QUT RISK MANAGEMENT

• A Risk Management Plan must be completed for all
  projects undertaken in laboratory or field
  locations.
• Teaching or Research Projects will not be
  permitted to proceed until this is completed and
  fully approved.

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Five Reasons to Plan

• Prior Preparation will reduce disruptions
• Planning is the Key to a successful project and
• Prevents Embarrassing hold-ups
• Poor planning can lead to costly mistakes
• Performance is measured by your results
• The 5P Rule

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• Risk Management is about planning.
• Identify potential hazards and adverse events
• Assess the consequences and likelihood of the
  hazards causing harm and
• Develop strategies to manage, monitor and review
  the controls
• Engineers need to visualise the project
• and see it through to completion

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Hierarchy of Controls
Most Effective
Eliminate The Hazard
Substitute with a Lesser Hazard
Isolate the Hazard
Engineering
Administrative
PPE
Least Effective
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Hazard awareness
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Unsuitable safety footwear
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Appropriate PPE
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• Outcomes flow-on benefits
• Legal compliance
• Ethical compliance
• WHS education to future professionals
• Formalised policies and processes
• Training to academics and professional staff
• Reduced costs injury, insurance, common law claims