2.1 Planning for OHS Risk Management
2.1.1 UNSW OHS Risk Management Program
2.1.2 CSE Implementation Plan 2007 (pdf)
2.2 Design Control
UNSW Facilities Management must be used for all building design and construction projects, and for the refurbishment of rooms and laboratories. If you will be involved in any building design projects, it is necessary to consider the Guidelines for the Management of OHS (Construction) for all UNSW Building Design Projects. These are available from UNSW Facilities Management.
The contact details for the Faculty of Engineering Client Facility Manager are:
Tony Watterson, x56894, mobile 0414 945 891 or email a.watterson@unsw.edu.au
2.3 Purchasing and Acquisition
When hazardous equipment is purchased, the documents below need to be considered. Note that hazardous equipment does not include purchases of stationary, office supplies, books, journals, travel, conference and other membership fees, accommodation, computer software and minor hardware items.
2.3.1 OHS Purchasing Guideline
2.3.2 UNSW Safe Purchasing Checklist
This checklist must be completed and attached to the "Request for Purchasing" form that is submitted when ordering equipment that has not been excluded above.
Also note, that when purchasing equipment requiring completion of the Safe Purchasing Checklist, a Risk Assessment may also need to be completed.
For an overview of Safe Purchasing in CSE refer below.
2.3.3 Safe Purchasing in CSE (pdf)
2.4 Emergency Preparedness
2.4.1 Schedule of Evacuation Drills
2.4.2 Building K17 Emergency Personnel (pdf)
2.5 Research Design
All principle investigators and project supervisors need to be aware of the Research OHS Tool Kit. This Took Kit should be used to incorporate OHS into the design of research projects. For further information, refer to the Research Services.
2.6 Legislation
Legislation, standards and codes of practice applicable to activities undertaken in our area can be found in the above link.
