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Latest changes to the EHSM

Date Details
13 August 2009
  • Minor changes: A.17. New. Work Station (Ergonomics) Risk Assessment and 11.9. New. Manual Handling And Ergonomics - added links to updated Keyboard Workstation Assessment and new Home-Based Workstation Assessment

4 June 2009

Note: for background and purpose to these changes, please refer to Memorandum: Changes to the EHS Manual on 22 May - 4 June 2009 [.pdf]

  • Urgent amendments authorised by GM EHS (in accordance with 10.1.4.4.New.):
    • 11.29. New. EHS Management Of Service Providers (Contractors)
    • The consultation/feedback period on these urgent amendments now commences with their publication.  Please refer to http://www.pb.unimelb.edu.au/ehs/discussionpaper/ to submit your comments.  All comments submitted by the due date will be taken in consideration and may be used to revise the materials.  Following revision (if required), the urgent amendments will be submitted to the required committees for retrospective endorsement.

22 May 2009

Note: for background and purpose to these changes, please refer to Memorandum: Changes to the EHS Manual on 22 May - 4 June 2009 [.pdf]

  • Urgent amendments authorised by GM EHS (in accordance with 10.1.4.4.New.):
    • Urgent new procedures:
      • 11.14.New. Regulated Plant
        • new attachment B.35.New. Plant Register
        • updated attachment A.12.New. Plant Risk Assessment Form
        • previous procedure 11.14.1.New. Safe Use of Ducted Fume Cupboards now becomes B.34.New. Safe Use of Ducted Fume Cupboards.
        • guidance material will be available from http://www.pb.unimelb.edu.au/ehs/workplace_ehs/plant/
        • note: general consultation is complete on this procedure; it now awaits committee endorsements only.
      • 11.27.New. Lock Out, Tagging and Isolation
      • 11.28.New. Withdrawing Unsafe Plant and Equipment from Service
    • Urgent amendments:
      • 5.1.New. EHS Management Plans
      • 13.1.New.  EHS Workplace Inspection
        • includes revisions to A.6-8.New. EHS Workplace Inspection Checklists
      • 14.1.New. Incident Reporting and Investigation
        • includes revisions to B.7.New. Budget Division/Faculty EHS Committee Terms of Reference and B.8.New. Local Consultative EHS Committees Terms of Reference
    • The consultation/feedback period on these urgent amendments now commences with their publication.  Please refer to http://www.pb.unimelb.edu.au/ehs/discussionpaper/ to submit your comments.  All comments submitted by the due date will be taken in consideration and may be used to revise the materials.  Following revision (if required), the urgent amendments will be submitted to the required committees for retrospective endorsement.
  • Ordinary amendments following committee endorsement:
  • Minor changes:

Previous changes to the EHSM

The Amendments log records updates to the EHSM and EHSM-New, and is available for download in Adobe PDF format:

 

Also available: EHSM Amendments log - Archive to 31 December 2007 [.pdf].

EHSM Technical News and Alerts

Please note the following technical matters currently affecting the EHS Manual:

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