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1 Health, Safety and Environment UNSW Medicine February 08

2 UNSW Medicine Level Health and Safety - February 08 Mandatory Health and Safety training for new staff hires (January 07 December 07) within the Faculty is ~9% compliant. Those who have not completed this training will be reminded to do so as a matter of priority. The NSW Self-Insurance Licence Framework will categorise self-insurers into four tiers as follows: Top-tier (Exemplary insurers), Mid-tier (Acceptable performance), Low-tier (High level of over-sight needed), End-tier (Suspension/cancelled licence). UNSW will be informed of its tier before March 08. HSE Coordinator for Ergonomics position has been filled, the new coordinator commenced work in January. Taskforce s of all off-campus laboratories (i.e. SWSCS, POWCS, WCH, St. George & Sutherland, Port Macquarie RCS, BRC) were completed in 07. s will continue throughout 08, all reports will be sent to relevant Head of School and Laboratory Manager. Workers Compensation Report (Total Claims UNSW Medicine 07): claims ( Medical Treatment Only, Lost Time Injuries) for 07 compared to 6 claims for 06 ( Medical Treatment Only, Lost time Injuries). Notable incidents that have occurred since previous meeting (November): - No SafeWork NSW notifiable incidents - During the injection of ketamine/xylazine into rodents (used for deep anaesthesia) the solution came in contact with the researcher s eyes. Researcher attended E.D for further treatment. - Member of staff assaulted participating in a study, which involved an interview in a public space. Community and Home Visits Procedure was followed (i.e. interview conducted in pairs, in a public space, other safety protocols were followed). The research team has reviewed interview locations and has communicated to staff the importance of assessing risk and following the correct procedure. UNSW Medicine close-off rate of Corrective Actions for all Hazards, Incidents, Workplace s reported through myunsw: 9%.

3 UNSW Health and Safety Online Training Note: New Hires shown are from the period 0 January 07 st December 07 Report was run January 08 New Hires are only currently active employees This report includes newly hired employees in Continuing and Fixed term Full time and Fractional Academics. It does not include Part time Professional Staff, Casual Employees, Contractors and Honorary Title Holders. Faculty/ Division # of New Hires New Staff Completed HSEAWA HSE Awareness New Staff Completed HSEEMT HSE Ergonomics AD 0 9 9% 9 9% ASS 9 9 BS 8 8% 7 8% CAN % 7 9% DOP 6 89% 89% DVC A % DVC E 9 69% 9 69% DVC R ENG % 7 ER 8 8% 7 % FBE FINS & OPS 68 8% 0 8% ID LAW MED % 7 9% SCI % 76 96% VP CoS 9% VP CoS HR 6 8% 7

4 AD ASS BS CAN DOP DVC A DVC E DVC R ENG ER FBE FINS & OPS ID LAW MED SCI VP CoS VP CoS HR Percentage Completed 9% 9% 8% 8% 97% 9% 89% 89% 88% 69% 69% 9% 8% % 8% 8% 9% 9% 99% 96% 8% UNSW Health and Safety Online Training 80% 70% 60% HSE Awareness 0% 0% 0% HSE Ergonomics 0% 0% 0% Department New Hires 9 HSE Awareness HSE Ergonomics 89%

5 UNSW Health and Safety Online Training: New Hires 07 Note: New Hires shown are from the period 0 January 07 st December 07 Report was run January 08 New Hires are only currently active employees This report includes newly hired employees in Continuing and Fixed term Full time and Fractional Academics. It does not include Part time Professional Staff, Casual Employees, Contractors and Honorary Title Holders. Department # of New Hires New Staff Completed HSEAWA HSE Awareness New Staff Completed HSEEMT HSE Ergonomics BRC Faculty of Medicine 0 9% 0 9% Kirby Institute 6 8% 88% NDARC 0 9% 0 9% NeuRA Prince of Wales Psychiatry Rural s 7% 87% School of Medical Sciences 6 9% 9% School of Public Health & Community Medicine 87% 87% School of Women's & Children's Health South Western Sydney St. George & Sutherland St. Vincent s Grand Total % 7 9%

6 BRC Faculty of Medicine Kirby Institute NDARC NeuRA Prince of Wales Psychiatry Rural Clinical Schools School of Medical Sciences School of Public Health & Community School of Women's & Children's Health South Western Sydney Clinical School St. George & Sutherland Clinical School St. Vincent s Percentage Completed 7% 9% 8% 9% 9% 87% 9% 88% 9% 87% 9% 87% New Hires 07 80% 70% 60% 0% HSE Awareness 0% 0% 0% HSE Ergonomics 0% 0%

7 Animals & Insects Biological exposure Building Damage/Defect Chemical exposure Electrical Ergonomic Fire/Explosion Housekeeping Other Slips, trips and falls Issues Reported BRC Kirby Institute Medicine Research Support NDARC Prince of Wales Psychiatry Rural Clinical Schools School of Medical Sciences School of Public Health & Community School of Women's & Children's Health Issues Reported Hazards Departments Hazards FM Hazards BRC 0 Kirby Institute 0 Medicine Research Support 0 NDARC Prince of Wales Clinical School 0 Psychiatry 0 Rural s 6 0 School of Medical Sciences 6 0 School of Public Health & Community Medicine 0 School of Women's & Children's Health 0 Grand Total Departments 6 6 FM Hazards Hazards Category Hazards FM Hazards Animals & Insects 0 Biological exposure 0 Building Damage/Defect Chemical exposure 0 Electrical 0 Ergonomic 0 Fire/Explosion 0 Housekeeping 0 Other 0 Slips, trips and falls 6 0 Grand Total Category 6 FM Hazards Hazards

8 Air Quality Animals & Insects Biological exposure Building Damage/Defect Chemical exposure Ergonomic Housekeeping Manual Handling Needlestick/shar ps Other Plant & Equipment Repetitive movement or Slips, trips and falls Stress/Psycholog ical factors Transport Issues Reported CCIA Faculty of Medicine Kirby Institute Medicine Research Support NDARC NeuRA Prince of Wales Psychiatry Rural Clinical Schools School of Medical Sciences School of Women's & Children's Health St. George & Sutherland Issues Reported Incidents Departments Incidents FM Incidents CCIA 0 Faculty of Medicine 0 Kirby Institute 0 Medicine Research Support NDARC 0 NeuRA 0 Prince of Wales Clinical School 0 Psychiatry 0 Rural s Departments 9 7 FM Incidents Incidents School of Medical Sciences 7 School of Women's & Children's Health 0 St. George & Sutherland 0 Grand Total Category Incidents FM Incidents Air Quality 0 Animals & Insects 0 Biological exposure 0 Building Damage/Defect 0 Chemical exposure Ergonomic 0 Housekeeping 0 Manual Handling 0 Needlestick/sharps 0 Other 9 0 Plant & Equipment 0 Repetitive movement or overuse 0 Slips, trips and falls 8 Stress/Psychological factors 0 Transport 0 Grand Total Category 9 8 FM Incidents Incidents

9 Workplace s Workplace General Taskforce Departments BRC 8 Kirby Institute 0 Prince of Wales 0 Rural s 0 School of Medical Sciences 0 School of Women's & Children's Health 0 South Western Sydney Clinical School 0 6 St. George & Sutherland Clinical School Grand Total 8 Issues Reported BRC Kirby Institute Prince of Wales Clinical School Rural s Department School of Medical Sciences 6 School of Women's & Children's Health South Western Sydney St. George & Sutherland Taskforce Workplace General Workplace General Taskforce Category Biological exposure 8 Building Damage/Defect 0 0 Chemical exposure 6 Electrical 6 7 Ergonomic 0 Fire/Explosion 0 Housekeeping Noise 0 Other 0 0 Plant & Equipment 8 0 Radiation exposure 0 Slips, trips and falls 0 Grand Total 8 Issues Reported Biological exposure Building Damage/Defect Category Chemical exposure Electrical Ergonomic Fire/Explosion Housekeeping Noise Other Plant & Equipment Radiation exposure Slips, trips and falls Taskforce Workplace General

10 UNSW: Environmental Incidents Faculty Faculty/Division Open Closed AD UNSW Art & Design 0 ASS Faculty Arts and Social Sciences 0 BS UNSW Business School 0 CAN UNSW Canberra 0 DOP Division of Philanthropy 0 0 DVC A DVC Academic 0 0 DVC E DVC Enterprise 0 0 DVC R DVC Research 0 ENG Faculty of Engineering ER External Relations 0 0 FBE Faculty of Built Environment 0 FINS & OPS Division of Finance & Operations 0 FM Facilities Management 0 IT UNSW IT 0 LAW UNSW Law 0 0 MED Faculty of Medicine 0 SCI Faculty of Science 0 8 SDVC Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor 0 0 VP CoS Vice President and Chief of Staff 0 0

11 Corrective Actions Department Department CA Department CA Closed 07 FM CA 07 CA FM Closed Total CA Combined % CA BRC % CCIA 0 0 Faculty of Medicine 8 Kirby Institute 7 89% Medicine Research Support NDARC NeuRA 0 0 Prince of Wales 8 8 Psychiatry Rural s % School of Medical Sciences % School of Public Health & Community Medicine School of Women's & Children's Health South Western Sydney % St. George & Sutherland % St. Vincent s Grand Total %

12 BRC CCIA Faculty of Medicine Kirby Institute Medicine Research Support NDARC NeuRA Prince of Wales Clinical School Psychiatry Rural s School of Medical Sciences School of Public Health & Community Medicine School of Women's & Children's Health South Western Sydney St. George & Sutherland St. Vincent s Clinical School 7% 78% 67% 8% 89% 88% 97% 9% 99% 8% % % % % % 6% Corrective Actions 80% 70% 60% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%

Health, Safety and Environment

Health, Safety and Environment UNSW Medicine Q 7 Notable hazards and incidents in Medicine since the last meeting (November ) There were six Workers Compensation claims within Medicine for. Of these claims,