EHS Site News Archive
This pages contains past news items from the Latest News box on the EHS Unit homepage.
2009 News Items
- Safety Alert 05-09: First Aid and Emergency Response
- Refer also to new guidance: First Aid Kit Basic Contents [.pdf]
- Safety Alert 01-09: Thermal Comfort and Heat Illness - reviewed and reissued 11 Nov 2009
- 9 Nov 2009: Revised EHS Procedures for comment - please submit your feedback by 23 November 2009, 12 Midday.
- 17 Sept 2009: Technical Note: How to use our interactive PDF forms
- Compliance News 20 August 2009: Internal EHS Audit - NAT Workbook released
- New workstation ergonomic self-assessment checklists:
- Keyboard Workstation Assessment Checklist (for workplace use)
- Home-Based Workstation Assessment Checklist (for assessing home-based workstations)
- Safety Bulletin 04 09: EHS Pre-Purchase Risk Assessment
- Changes to the EHS Manual 22 May - 4 June 2009:
- Detailed description and explanation: Memorandum: Changes to the EHS Manual on 22 May - 4 June 2009 [.pdf]
- Several of these changes are now available for consultation and feedback - please submit your feedback by 26 June 2009.
- New supporting web materials: Chemical Management; Plant Management.
- Safety Bulletin 03 09 - Tagging and Removing Faulty Plant and Equipment
- Safety Bulletin 02 09 - Incident Reporting and Investigation
- 29 May 2009 - Check the University Human-Swine Influenza Response website for the latest on Swine Flu
- 28 May 2009 - H1N1 Influenza (Swine Flu) - Handwashing and Cough/Sneeze Etiquette Posters
- Safety Bulletin 01 09 - Calibration Requirements for EHS Monitoring Equipment
- 8 May 2009 - H1N1 Influenza (Swine Flu) - Information for Staff and Students
- Alert 29 April 2009 - Staff/Students Travelling in the Americas - Swine Influenza
- Draft new EHS Manual procedure for comment: Regulated Plant - comments due date extended to 18 May 2009.
- Earth Hour energy savings and Best Building competition results - on the Achieving a Sustainable Campus website
- Vote Earth for Earth Hour 2009 - please turn off your lights and appliances before leaving work on Friday 27 March 2009. More information on the Achieving a Sustainable Campus website.
- Departmental Survey - Ionising Radiation Management licence renewal - due Friday 13 March 2009.
- Emergency Response Training dates now available.
- Achieving a Sustainable Campus: We are delighted to launch our Achieving a Sustainable Campus website and blog, the new home of all our environmental management programs materials. Why not:
- Report a Sustainability Improvement Opportunity
- Contribute to the blog
- Find out how we are making a difference, and how you can get involved.
- Safety Alert 01-09: Thermal Comfort and Heat Illness
- EHS Training Calendar 2009 - calendar and course information summary for 2009 now available.
2008 News Items
- Energy Efficiency Opportunities - Report to Commonwealth Government, December 2008 - public report available on the Property & Campus Services website.
- Call for expressions of interest - EHS Training Working Group (responses by 23 December 2008)
- EHS Cyclic Events Checklists: new templates and guidance material
- New HSR members elected to the University Occupational Health & Safety Committee
- Guidance Material: How to Renegotiate Designated Work Groups - now available to download.
- Printable Sustainability Checklists for your EHS noticeboards - the revamped Sustainable Office Checklist and Sustainable Laboratory Checklist now available [Edit Feb 2009: now refer to http://sustainablecampus.unimelb.edu.au/involvement/publications.html. Suggested use: download, colour print, laminate and post on your EHS noticeboards.
- Improved EHS web search: you can now search for all materials on the EHS website and within the EHS Manual. The internal EHS Manual (only) Search has also been upgraded, offering improved reliability and performance.
- Environment Health & Safety Manual: What happened to my link? The EHS Manual and EHS Manual - New have been merged into one document located at http://www.unimelb.edu.au/ehsm-new/. A full directory is available to allow you to translate old procedure references into new.
- WorkSafe Week 27-31 October 2008 - WorkSafe Victoria will be running an extensive program of seminars and events on health & safety themes. See the WorkSafe website for more information.
- EnviroLaw and SafetyLaw legal requirements databases - access now available to all University staff.
- Reducing our carbon footprint [Edit Feb 2009: now links to Achieving a Sustainable Campus website]- information about the University's current and planned measures to reduce its carbon footprint.
- Toner cartridges recycling [Edit Feb 2009: now links to Achieving a Sustainable Campus website]- the University Stationery Supplier Lyreco is now coordinating distribution of Planet Ark recycling boxes - how to get a toner cartridge recycling box.
- New information about how to add Material Safety Data Sheets to ChemWatch when purchasing a Hazardous Substance or Dangerous Good for the first time.
- EHS Strategic Plan 2007-2010 - the OHS & Environmental Sustainability Strategic Plans 2007-2010 have been approved by Planning & Budget Committee and published. A template for Budget Division EHS Strategic Plans has also been provided.
- Updated information about recycling mobile phones, recycling toner cartridges and recycling computers [Edit Feb 2009: now links to Achieving a Sustainable Campus website].
- World Environment Day Lunch, 5 June 2008 - "Kicking the Habit" [Edit Feb 2009: now links to Achieving a Sustainable Campus website]- come along to this complimentary lunch and hear speakers including Prof Glyn Davies, Vice-Chancellor, The University of Melbourne, and Monique Conheady, CEO of Flexicar...
- Suggested Procedure for Designated Work Groups: how to elect an employee Health & Safety Representative - optional advice offered to assist in the election of an employee Health & Safety Representative.
- New support documentation for Themis EHS Incident Reporting has been released 14 May 2008, including:
- An attractive new suite of Quick Reference Cards
- Frequently Asked Questions for EHS Coordinators
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EHS Website Redevelopment, April 2008:
The EHS Website has moved to the University's new templates. Should you need assistance with the redeveloped site, please contact Belinda Rule (x43050). Note the following bundled updates and enhancements:
- Results of the University's participation in Earth Hour 2008[Edit Feb 2009: now links to Achieving a Sustainable Campus website]
- Enhanced information on EHS Incident Reporting
- Enhanced organisation of the Office Ergonomics section.
- Earth Hour, 8pm, 28 March 2008: [Edit Feb 2009: now links to Achieving a Sustainable Campus website] The University will be turning off all non-essential lighting and appliances...
- Results of the EHS Manual End User Requirements Survey: Results for this survey, undertaken Dec 07 - Jan 08, now available in the EHSM Technical News and Alerts section...
- Health & Safety Risk Register and Environmental Aspects & Impacts Register, 5 March 2008: Newly released versions, together with templates and instructions for compiling customised Budget Division (Faculty) Registers...
- Safety Bulletin 02-08: Electrical Testing & Tagging...
- Safety Bulletin 01-08: Pressure Vessels & Autoclaves...
- Safety Alert 01-08: Safe Use of Scissors and Knives...
- EHS training dates for 2008: Course information, dates and "Frequently Asked Questions about Enrolling in Training through Themis" now available on the Training page...
- WorkSafe Positions: two new WorkSafe Victoria positions on "Reasonably Practicable" and identifying and understanding hazards and risks have been released...
- National OHS Self Insurer Audit Tool: now available from WorkSafe Victoria, to assist with preparation for full implementation in 2009...
2007 News Items
- Safety Bulletin 01-07: Serious Injury & Incident Notification...
- New Procedures in EHS Manual: two newly endorsed procedures were published on 7 December 2007...
- New OHS Regulations 2007 (Vic): A second briefing session will be held Wednesday 21 November 2007 at 11am in Alan Gilbert Theatre 2....
- Safety Week 22-26 October 2007 Celebrations: Come along to a lunch on 24 October + free WorkSafe Victoria Safety Seminars....
- New OHS Regulations 2007 (Vic): Presentation slides from the briefing session of 5 September 2007 now available for download...
- WorkSafe Universities Intervention Project 2007-2008: visit the EHS Coordinators' Group minutes page for minutes of the briefing session of 11 July 2007, and a link to the final compliance checklist....
- New Procedures in EHS Manual: three newly endorsed procedures, and other changes, were published on 3 August 2007...
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