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Welcome

Welcome to the Environment, Health & Safety Unit's New and Draft Procedures and Trials page.

We use this page to consult the University community about changes to EHS policy and procedure. Sometimes we also seek feedback and participation for surveys and trials.

Consultation helps us to generate better EHS policy and procedure, and to achieve healthier, safer and more environmentally sustainable workplace outcomes for the University.

All staff members are encouraged to provide written comments on the discussion papers posted on this page.


Papers currently available for comment

Discussion paper title Attachment including draft policy/procedure document Consultation expiry date

EHS Risk Management

  • Scheduled 3-yearly review
  • Adoption of National OHS Self Insurer Audit Tool, and other minor changes

EHS Risk Management [.pdf]

Monday 23 November 2009 at 12 Midday

EHS Policy, Procedure and Document Development

  • changes to committee reporting lines, Melbourne Policy Framework, plus now applies to policies as well as procedures.
  • formerly "EHS Procedure Writing"

EHS Policy, Procedure and Document Development [.pdf]

Monday 23 November 2009 at 12 Midday

EHS Records Management, Document and Data Control

  • Minor RDM changes
  • combines the existing "Document and Data Control" and "Records Management"

EHS Records Management, Document and Data Control [.pdf]

Monday 23 November 2009 at 12 Midday

 

EHS Training

  • complete revision based on the work of the EHS Training Working Group

EHS Training [.pdf]

Monday 23 November 2009 at 12 Midday

 

EHS Management of Service Providers (Contractors)

  • Adoption of National OHS Self Insurer Audit Tool, and other minor changes

EHS Management of Service Providers (Contractors) [.pdf]

Monday 23 November 2009 at 12 Midday

 

EHS Purchasing Requirements

  • Adoption of National OHS Self Insurer Audit Tool, and other minor changes

EHS Purchasing Requirements [.pdf]

 

Monday 23 November 2009 at 12 Midday

Papers whose consultation period has expired

Discussion papers whose consultation period has expired will remain in this section until they have been endorsed for adoption by the appropriate University committees (if required), and then published.

Discussion paper title Attachment including draft policy/procedure document Current status
Travel & Off-Campus Risk (EHS Manual)  

Consultation period expired 29 June 2007.

Awaiting committee endorsements.

International Travel Policy (EHS Manual) International Travel Policy [.pdf]

Consultation period expired 29 June 2007.

Awaiting committee endorsements.


How to provide comments

  1. Review the discussion paper
  2. Email ehs-draftprocedurefeedback@unimelb.edu.au. Include in the Subject field "Consultation" and the discussion paper title.
  3. To guarantee consideration comments must be received by 5.00pm on the consultation expiry date.
  4. The General Manager, EHS, will consider all comments submitted by staff and, where relevant, take account of the comments into the ongoing development of the procedure, policy or initiative in question.

When we post a proposal for changes to the Environment, Health & Safety Manual, we will always advertise this in Staff News, as well as send a direct email notification to key stakeholders including elected employee Health & Safety Representatives. Proposed changes to the EHS Manual will always be available for comment for at least ten working days. More information about EHS Consultation is available in EHS Manual 8.1.New. Consultation.


What happens next?

This section provides links to some of the outcomes of recent discussion papers:

 

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