Health and Safety Contacts
| Name: Tina Crawford, Associate Director Email: Tina.Crawford@newcastle.edu.au Phone: 4921 6546 Fax: 4921 5935 |
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| Name: Neill Bourne, Senior Safety Adviser (Health & Safety Management Systems) Email: Neill.Bourne@newcastle.edu.au Phone: 4921 7330 Fax: 4921 5935 |
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| Name: Melissa Musicka, Senior Safety Officer (Technical/Laboratory/Research) (Monday, Wednesday & Friday) Email: Melissa.Musicka@newcastle.edu.au Phone: 4921 6846 Fax: 4921 5935 |
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| Name: Dylan Mitchell, Senior Safety Officer (OHS Documentation, Policies, Procedures) Email: Dylan.Mitchell@newcastle.edu.au Phone: 4921 2053 Fax: 4921 5935 |
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| Name: Sarah Harris, Safety Officer (HS/Injury Management) (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday) Email: Sarah.Harris@newcastle.edu.au Phone: 4921 7720 Fax: 4921 5935 |
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| Name: Diane Bunch, Safety & Wellbeing Adviser Email: Diane.Bunch@newcastle.edu.au Phone: 4921 7721 Fax: 4921 5935 |
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| Name: Liz Pilgrim, Safety Support Officer Email: Liz.Pilgrim@newcastle.edu.au Phone: 4921 6542 Fax: 4921 5935 |
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| Name: Leah Pringle, Project Officer Email: Leah.Pringle@newcastle.edu.au Phone: 4921 8847 Fax: 4921 5935 |
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Services provided
Work Health & Safety (WHS) Legislation: Advice and support on WHS legislation and how it applies to the activities of the University. This includes access to an up-to-date WHS library.
Health & Safety Responsibilities: Advice on WHS responsibilities and how these apply to your position and your activities within the University.
Auditing & Health & Safety Action Plans: Assistance with, and advice on the development of WHS plans for individual workplaces, Departments/Schools, Faculties and Divisions. This includes assistance with analysis of WHS training needs.
Hazard Identification: Assistance with accurate identification of workplace hazards, such as awkward lifting and other movements, chemicals, electricity, radiation and biological materials.
Risk Assessment: Advice on evaluating the risk to health and safety that workplace hazards represent, and how to minimise these risks.
Ergonomic Assessment: Review of work arrangements and recommendations for improving body position and movement in order to reduce the chance of injury.
First Aid Officers: Facilitation of training and co-ordination of ongoing education of the University’s First Aid Officers.
Injury Reporting System: Co-ordination of the University’s injury/incident/hazard reporting system for staff/students/visitors.
Rehabilitation Programs: For staff with an injury or illness. The aim is to achieve the best possible restoration of physical, psychological, vocational and social functioning of the staff member concerned, at the earliest appropriate time.
Worker’s Compensation: Advise and assist staff in the workers compensation claims process. Liaison with the Injury Management Co-ordinator in the provision of Return to Work plans under the Workplace Injury Management and Workers Compensation Act.
Committees: Servicing the Chemical/Radiation & Institutional Biosafety Committees. Providing technical support to the University Safety Committee.
Research Grant Applications: Facilitate the review of safety aspects of research projects. Assistance with the laboratory inspection processes undertaken by the Sub-Committees.
Training and Development: Promotion and development of programs designed to raise WHS knowledge, enhance workplace management and meeting statutory requirements.