Safety & Health Policy & Procedures

Policy

Procedures

Guidelines

Occupational Safety and Health

• Emergency - General
• Emergency - Fire & Evacuation
• Emergency and Critical Incident Management Plans
• Food Hygiene
• Incident/Injury (Accident) and Hazard Notification and Investigation
• Workplace Inspections
• Laboratory Emergency Response
• OSH Audit
• Resolving Safety & Health Issues
• Safety Risk Management
• Working in Isolation

• Job Safety Analysis
• Laboratory Code of Conduct 
• Management of Student Placement
• Minor Works Funding
• Pregnancy and Work
• Purchasing Safety
• Safety Induction Checklist
• School Safety Officers Responsibilities
• Standard Operating Procedures
• Student Guide to Safety and Health
• Training
• USC Minor Works
• Visitor Safety
• Workplace Related Social Functions
• Working Overseas - Safety and Health Guidelines

• Consumption of Alcohol on Campus (FM)
• Drug Management on Campus (FM)

• Personal Liability of UWA Safety and Health Representatives
• Wardens responsibilities

Smoking

• Contractor safety handbook for contractors, sub-contractors and their employees

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First Aid

• First Aid Procedure Flowchart

• Asthma First Aid Kits - Use of
• Defibrillator Guidelines
• First Aid Officers Responsibilities
• Wheelchairs - use of

Injury Management

• Ergonomics
• Manual Handling
• Needlestick/Sharps Injury and Disposal of Sharps
• Workers' Compensation Claims Procedure

• Home Based Work
• Overview of Injury Management Process

• Critical Incident Counselling

Chemical

• Chemical Waste - Cytotoxic Waste Disposal
• Illicit Drug Precursors
• Poisons Permits
• Chemical Waste - Disposal to Sewer
• Chemical Waste - Offsite
• Carcinogens, Mutagens and Teratogens -  Research Services grant approval

• Eyewash and Emergency Showers
• Compacitors containing PCBs - safe handling of
• Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)
• Concessional Spirits

• Animal Handling
• Immunisation
• Infectious Diseases
• Gene Technology

• Autoclaves
• Laboratory handling of human biological specimens
• Influenza Guidelines 

Ergonomics

• Computer Laptop
• Computer Workstation Ergonomics
• Improving Manual Handling Poster
• Vision Testing and Prescription

• Summary for Good Seated Posture at the Computer
• Exercises and Stretches at Work
• Working Comfortably with Computers brochure
• Use of Fitballs at UWA
• Use of Microscopes
• Computer Workstation and Office Safety Checklist
• Ergonomic Equipment available from UWA Safety and Health
• Home-based Work Guidelines
• Manual Handling Guidelines
• Use of Wheelchairs

• Driving in Remote Locations
• Field Work Procedures in Rural and Remote Areas
• Underwater Diving
• Marine Vessel Safety and Regulations

Physical

• Confined Space
• Electrical Equipment
• Electrical Equipment Testing and Tagging Policy
• Hot Work
• Permit to Work
• Plant and Equipment
• Use of University Vehicles
• Safety in Workshops

• Portable Appliance Testing and Tagging Guideline
• Personal Protective Equipment
• Safety Signage Audit Tool
• Thermal Comfort
• Work Environment, plant and equipment - inspection, testing and monitoring
• Handling of Mail and Packages Fact Sheet

Radiation Safety

• Lasers
• Nuclear Moisture/Density Gauges
• Personal Radiation Monitoring
• Radioactive Materials
• Radioactive Spill Emergency Procedures
• Transport of radioactive materials
• Wipe Test
• Working Rules
  • Cabinet X-ray
  • Class 3B and 4 Laser Equipment
  • Dental X-ray Machines
  • Fluoroscopic X-ray Equipment
  • Intra-Oral Dental X-ray Units
  • Radioistope Laboratories
  • Sealed Radioactive School Sources
  • Safety With Radioactivity
  • Transilluminators
  • X-ray Analysis Machines
• X-Ray Equipment

• Laser Safety Officers Responsibilities
• Microwave Oven Safety
• Radiation Emergency Call List
• Radiation Safety Act
• Radioactive Materials Protocol Form
• School Radiation Safety Officers Responsibilities
• Summary of Monthly Wipe Tests
• Biological Monitoring - Urinalysis and Thyroid Monitoring

Waste Management

• Disposal of
  • Asbestos Waste (R2002)
  • Biological Materials
  • Capacitors and Waste Containing PCBs
  • Clinical Waste
  • Ethidium Bromide
  • Gaseous Waste
  • General Laboratory Wastes
  • Hazardous Chemicals (not radioactive)
  • Miscellanous Waste
  • Needles and Syringes
  • Radioactive Waste
  • Used Pesticide Containers
• Recycling Solvent Wastes Recycling

• Chemical Waste - Cytotoxic Waste Disposal
• Chemical Waste - Disposal to Sewer
• Chemical Waste - Offsite Disposal

• Contaminated pipettes(R2002)
• Non contaminated disposal glassware and broken glass
• Non contaminated reusable pipettes(R2002)
• Non disposable containers of biological materials(R2002)