HSW Training and Induction

All workers who undertake University of Adelaide related activities (including those working off campus) are to be provided with a local induction.  This should commence from day one and is the responsibility of your Supervisor.  This information will target specific health and safety measures which relate to your role, the hazards, the procedures and the specific environment in which you work.

For further information refer to the Provision of HSW information, instruction and training chapter and the HSW Induction/Orientation FAQs.

All staff  (continuing, fixed term and casuals) are required to complete the University’s Staff Induction which includes the HSW online course.  This course is part of your on-boarding activities and will take approx 20 minutes to read.

Please refer to the requirements in the Contractor safety management handbook chapter for the responsibilities and requirements for the provision of HSW information, instruction and training.

Course aim:To provide participants with a general knowledge of the requirements for working with biological material.

Course content:

• Responsibilities of managers and workers
• Laboratory-based work,
• Biosafety cabinets
• Labelling & storage
• Transport
• Disposal
• Working with people
• Working with animals
• Hazard Management
• Emergency contingencies:
  • Spills
  • Exposure

Suitable for: Staff and postgraduate students who use biological material in work/study.

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Course aim: To provide participants with a general knowledge of the requirements for correct chemical management.

Course content:

• Legislation and responsibilities
• Terminology
• Safety Data Sheets (SDS)
• Hazard Management
• Storage
• Labelling
• Transport (basics)
• Emergencies
• Disposal

Suitable for: All staff and postgraduate students who use hazardous chemicals, including laboratory and workshop managers.

Duration: 1.5 hours

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Chemwatch training is found in the Chemwatch System:

1. Login
2. Click the training button on the top right hand side
3. Select the Module you would like to complete

If Chemwatch does not appear to be displaying correctly or the search function is not working, you may be experiencing a compatibility view issue.

More information including user guides are on the HSW Chemwatch page.

Course aim: To assist officers to understand

• Their due diligence obligations under the WHS Act
• The consequences and impact of not meeting their obligations.

Course content:

• Leadership and Definitions
• What is Due Diligence?
• Practical Application of Due Diligence
• The Regulator
• Due Diligence and Leadership

Suitable for: Officers - An officer is a person who makes decisions, or participates in making decisions that affect the whole or a substantial part of business or undertaking and has the capacity to significantly affect the financial standing of the business or undertaking.

Duration: 40 Minutes

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Course aim: To provide participants with basic knowledge of ergonomics hazards and correct lifting techniques.

Course content:

• Legislative requirements
• The musculoskeletal system
• Manual handling
• Ergonomics

Suitable for: All Staff.

Duration: 30 Minutes

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Course aim: To provide participants with basic knowledge of event safety.

Course content:

• Legal context
• Hazard management
• Events management process
• Administration

Suitable for: This training module is intended for staff who manage events at the university, including those who assist in the process.

Duration: 30 Minutes

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Course aim: To provide participants with an understanding of the workplace hazard management process, including the concepts of hazard management, legal obligations and effects of not implementing good hazard management processes. The course covers all aspects of hazard management including expectations of staff, students and supervisors in the risk assessment process. The course also covers the use of the risk assessment tools including, short form/single task/multiple task risk assessment and describes the process for completing task specific risk assessments.

Course content:

• Overarching Legal Requirements
• What is a hazard and risk
• Hazard Management Overview
  • Hazard Identification
  • Risk Assessment
  • Control
• How to use the risk assessment tools
• Recording keeping
• Effects of not implementing hazard management processes

Suitable for: Supervisors, Staff and Students.

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Course aim: This information module is focused on the role of supervisors in the University of Adelaide and their responsibilities.

Course content: This information module is a guide for you as a supervisor, it provides information to you on:

• General supervisory requirements under the HSW handbook chapters
• How you are currently meeting your supervisory responsibilities
• How you can demonstrate you are meeting those responsibilities
• The University’s expectations of you as a supervisor
• Information for those who are new to the University.

Suitable for: University supervisors

Duration: 40 Minutes

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Course aim: This information session provides a general overview of the University of Adelaide’s expectation when responding and investigating Safety Issues. This session is aimed at HSWO’s involved in incident response and investigation process.

Course content:

This information session will cover:

• Why we want people to report safety issues
• Types of safety issues and how to respond
• Safety issue classification
• Determine if an incident investigation is required
• Who needs to be contacted?
• Effective incident investigations and continuous improvement
• Notifiable incidents and what can we expect from the regulator?
• Tips for using UniSafe
• More information

Suitable for: Health, safety and wellbeing officers (HSWO's)

Duration: 20 Minutes

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Course aim: This information session provides a general overview of the University of Adelaide’s expectation when responding to and investigating safety issues.

Course content: This session is aimed at supervisors involved in incident response and investigation process.

This information session will cover:

• Why we want people to report safety issues
• Prevention and supervisor support
• Response to reports
• Safety issue types and classification
• What information will the HSWO need?
• Incident investigations
• Notifiable incidents and what happens when the Regulator comes to visit?
• Tips for using and promoting UniSafe
• Final thoughts and more information

Suitable for: Supervisors

Duration: 20 Minutes

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Course aim: This training module is focused on the identification, provision and recording of Information, Instruction & Training (IIT).

Course content: It is provided as information to supervisors on the requirements of the HSW handbook chapter and is a guide on how to implement in your area of control specifically in:

• Understanding the difference between and how to identify when information, instruction and training is required
• Determining the link between information, instruction and training
• Ensuring robust and consistent processes are in place to identify, provide and record information, instruction and training
• Framework around supervision requirements
• Providing you with information for those who are new to the University or in a newly appointed role as a supervisor

Suitable for: University supervisors

Duration: 40 Minutes

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Course aim: To provide participants with the basic understanding of the safety requirements for off campus activities.

Course content:

• Definitions and Exclusions
• Hazard management
• Planning and Considerations
• Documentation and records

Suitable for: Staff and postgraduate students who conduct off campus activities

Duration: 30 Minutes

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Course aim: To provide participants with the basic understanding of the requirements for effective plant safety management.

Course content:

• Legislation, compliance and responsibilities
• Hazard management
• Risk assessment and controls
• Plant guarding
• Safe operating procedures (SOPs)
• Tag-out procedures
• “Notifiable” occurrences and reporting
• Plant design and manufacture
• High risk work

Suitable for: Staff and postgraduate students who work with hazardous plant / equipment.

Duration: 30 Minutes

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Course aim: To provide participants with a basic understanding of the concepts of radiation hazards and radiation protection principles.

Course content:

• Policy
• Basic concepts of radiation
• Biological effects of radiation
• Basic radiation protection
• Radiation protection in laboratories
• Emergency procedures
• Radioactive waste disposal
• Legal requirements/legislation

Suitable for: Recommended for staff and postgraduate students who work with radiation.

Duration: This session is broken down to 2 modules, each module should take 20 to 30 minutes to complete.

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Course aim: To provide participants direction on the use of UniSafe the University’s Safety Issue reporting system.

Course content:

• The need for reporting
• How you can access UniSafe including details on how to download and use the app
• What types of safety issues you should report and the types of things that are not safety issues, including directions on how to report those other issues such as maintenance
• What you can expect after submitting a report

Suitable for: University employees, University contractors, volunteers, visitors and students.

Duration: 10 Minutes

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Course aim: To provide participants with an understanding of what bullying and harassment is, what your responsibilities are and what to do if you feel you are being bullied or harassed.

Course content: WHS training for individuals on issues and processes covered by the HSW Handbook chapter.

• What is workplace bullying?
• What to do if you think you are being bullied?
• Process for making a complaint of workplace bullying.

Suitable for: University employees, University contractors, Volunteers and HDR students.

Duration:30 Minutes

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If you would like to discuss a workplace bullying or harassment issue, please contact a Fair Treatment Contact Officer.