Safety and wellbeing information for academic staff

Health and safety at UTS

UTS is committed to providing a safe and healthy work and study environment for all UTS staff and students.

In addition to the health and safety responsibilities that everyone at UTS have, there are further responsibilities for UTS academic staff members. As a UTS academic staff member, you must be aware of your health and safety responsibilities, to fulfill these responsibilities you need to understand the principles of risk management.

You should know what to do:

• In an emergency

  Dial

  • 6 from any internal phone, or
  • 1800 249 559 from mobile phones (everyone who has a mobile phone on campus should add this number to their contacts).

  You should be familiar with the UTS evacuation procedures. UTS: Facilities management provide details of the evacuation procedures, and the Escape from UTS video which shows how to evacuate UTS.

• When an accident or incident happens

  If you are involved in any accident or incident (including a near miss) at UTS it must be reported. Find out more about reporting an accident or incident at UTS, managers and supervisors have responsibilities to undertaken investigations as part of the reporting process.

  If someone is injured, ensure that they receive first aid and/or medical treatment.

• If you see, or are told about, a hazard or risk

  Use a risk management process, in consultation with staff, to identify, assess and control the hazard or risk.

Training

All UTS staff are encouraged to complete the online Safety and Wellbeing Essentials training module which covers the health and safety basics.

All UTS academic staff are required to attend the EHS for Academics training session which covers your legal responsibilities as a supervisor.

Managing risks

UTS: Safety and wellbeing provides details of practical application of health and safety risk management at UTS for a variety of activities, and hazards. At a minimum, UTS managers and supervisors should be familiar with details on:

• curriculum,
• clinical and industrial placements,
• overseas travel,
• computer comfort which includes how to setup your computer workstation, and some stretch exercises, and
• manual handling.

There is also information on:

• office and general areas safety, and
• laboratories and workshops safety.

Your wellbeing

UTS: Safety and wellbeing provides lots of wellbeing information for UTS staff.