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Health, Safety and Environment UNSW Medicine

February 2018

UNSW Medicine Level 2 Health and Safety - February 2018

• Mandatory Health and Safety training for new staff hires (January 2017 – December 2017) within the Faculty is ~92% 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 2018.

• HSE Coordinator for Ergonomics position has been filled, the new coordinator commenced work in January.

• Taskforce Inspections of all off-campus laboratories (i.e. SWSCS, POWCS, WCH, St. George & Sutherland Clinical School, Port Macquarie RCS, BRC) were completed in 2017. Inspections will continue throughout 2018, all reports will be sent to relevant Head of School and Laboratory Manager.

• Workers Compensation Report (Total Claims UNSW Medicine 2017): 5 claims (3 Medical Treatment Only, 2 Lost Time Injuries) for 2017 compared to 6 claims for 2016 (4 Medical Treatment Only, 2 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 Inspections reported through myUNSW: 94%.

UNSW Health and Safety Online Training

Note: New Hires shown are from the period 01 January 2017 – 31st December 2017

Report was run January 2018

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

% Completion

HSE Awareness

New Staff

Completed

HSEEMT

% Completion

HSE

Ergonomics

AD 20 19 95% 19 95%

ASS 21 19 90% 19 90%

BS 45 38 84% 37 82%

CAN 75 73 97% 71 95%

DOP 36 32 89% 32 89%

DVC A 82 74 90% 72 88%

DVC E 13 9 69% 9 69%

DVC R 27 27 100% 27 100%

ENG 80 73 91% 72 90%

ER 31 18 58% 17 55%

FBE 14 12 86% 12 86%

FINS & OPS 168 143 85% 140 83%

ID 1 1 100% 1 100%

LAW 12 12 100% 12 100%

MED 186 170 91% 173 93%

SCI 79 78 99% 76 96%

VP CoS 12 12 100% 11 92%

VP CoS HR 43 36 84% 37 86%

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90%

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% CompletionHSE Awareness

% CompletionHSE Ergonomics

New Hires 945

HSE Awareness 90%

HSE Ergonomics 89%

UNSW Health and Safety Online Training: New Hires 2017

Note: New Hires shown are from the period 01 January 2017 – 31st December 2017

Report was run January 2018

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

% Completion

HSE Awareness

New Staff

Completed

HSEEMT

% Completion

HSE

Ergonomics

BRC 2 2 100% 2 100%

Faculty of Medicine 11 10 91% 10 91%

Kirby Institute 26 22 85% 23 88%

NDARC 21 20 95% 20 95%

NeuRA 2 2 100% 2 100%

Prince of Wales Clinical School 7 7 100% 7 100%

Psychiatry 21 21 100% 21 100%

Rural Clinical Schools 15 11 73% 13 87%

School of Medical Sciences 36 33 92% 33 92%

School of Public Health & Community Medicine 15 13 87% 13 87%

School of Women's & Children's Health 15 15 100% 15 100%

South Western Sydney Clinical School 4 4 100% 4 100%

St. George & Sutherland Clinical School 4 4 100% 4 100%

St. Vincent’s Clinical School 7 6 86% 6 86%

Grand Total 186 170 91% 173 93%

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Category

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Hazards

Category Hazards FM Hazards

Animals & Insects 1 0

Biological exposure 1 0

Building Damage/Defect 4 1

Chemical exposure 3 0

Electrical 3 0

Ergonomic 3 0

Fire/Explosion 1 0

Housekeeping 2 0

Other 3 0

Slips, trips and falls 6 0

Grand Total 27 1

Departments Hazards FM Hazards

BRC 1 0

Kirby Institute 3 0

Medicine Research Support 1 0

NDARC 2 1

Prince of Wales Clinical

School 2 0

Psychiatry 1 0

Rural Clinical Schools 6 0

School of Medical Sciences 6 0

School of Public Health &

Community Medicine 4 0

School of Women's &

Children's Health 1 0

Grand Total 27 1

Incidents

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Category

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Incidents

Departments Incidents FM Incidents

CCIA 1 0

Faculty of Medicine 0 1

Kirby Institute 3 0

Medicine Research

Support 4 1

NDARC 1 0

NeuRA 1 0

Prince of Wales Clinical

School 0 1

Psychiatry 2 0



School of Women's &

Children's Health 2 0

St. George & Sutherland

Clinical School 4 0

Grand Total 44 4

Category Incidents FM Incidents

Air Quality 1 0

Animals & Insects 2 0




Ergonomic 1 0

Housekeeping 1 0

Manual Handling 2 0

Needlestick/sharps 2 0

Other 9 0

Plant & Equipment 3 0

Repetitive movement or

overuse 1 0


Stress/Psychological

factors 1 0

Transport 3 0

Grand Total 44 4

Workplace Inspections

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52 16

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Category

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WorkplaceInspectionGeneral

Departments

Workplace

Inspection

General

Taskforce

Inspection

BRC 8 5

Kirby Institute 14 0

Prince of Wales Clinical School 22 0



School of Women's & Children's

Health 0 2

South Western Sydney Clinical

School 0 16

St. George & Sutherland Clinical

School 35 5

Grand Total 131 28

Category

Workplace

Inspection

General

Taskforce

Inspection




Electrical 16 7

Ergonomic 3 0

Fire/Explosion 2 0

Housekeeping 53 5

Noise 0 1

Other 10 0

Plant & Equipment 8 0

Radiation exposure 0 1


Grand Total 131 28

UNSW: Environmental Incidents

Faculty Faculty/Division Open Closed

AD UNSW Art & Design 1 0

ASS Faculty Arts and Social Sciences 0 1

BS UNSW Business School 0 5

CAN UNSW Canberra 0 1

DOP Division of Philanthropy 0 0

DVC A DVC Academic 0 0

DVC E DVC Enterprise 0 0

DVC R DVC Research 0 1

ENG Faculty of Engineering 1 2

ER External Relations 0 0

FBE Faculty of Built Environment 0 1

FINS & OPS Division of Finance & Operations 0 1

FM Facilities Management 0 3

IT UNSW IT 3 0

LAW UNSW Law 0 0

MED Faculty of Medicine 0 1

SCI Faculty of Science 0 8

SDVC Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor 0 0

VP CoS Vice President and Chief of Staff 0 0

Corrective Actions

Department

2016 - 2017

Department

CA

2016 - 2017

Department

CA Closed

2017

FM CA

2017 CA

FM Closed

2016 - 2017

Total CA

2016 - 2017

Combined

% CA

BRC 28 25 6 6 34 91%

CCIA 1 1 0 0 1 100%

Faculty of Medicine 14 14 4 4 18 100%

Kirby Institute 42 37 2 2 44 89%

Medicine Research Support 6 6 1 1 7 100%

NDARC 8 8 1 1 9 100%

NeuRA 1 1 0 0 1 100%

Prince of Wales Clinical School 28 28 4 4 32 100%

Psychiatry 7 6 0 0 7 86%

Rural Clinical Schools 38 37 0 0 38 97%

School of Medical Sciences 185 181 12 12 197 98%

School of Public Health & Community Medicine 7 7 0 0 7 100%

School of Women's & Children's Health 21 19 0 0 21 90%

South Western Sydney Clinical School 15 10 0 0 15 67%

St. George & Sutherland Clinical School 78 77 0 0 78 99%

St. Vincent’s Clinical School 7 7 0 0 7 100%Grand Total 486 457 30 30 516 94%

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Corrective Actions

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