MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH & SAFETY

INSPECTION REPORT

Mac Theatre, Price Theatre, W5A T1&2 Theatres, CAP Rooms in W5A, W5C, W6B, X5B including BIO Boxes

Done by: Ray Leong & Shirley Li

Workgroup OHS Committee

11 August 2009

Learning & Teaching Centre Occupational Health & Safety Inspection Report

Introduction

The aim of the inspection was to identify the potential risks of the AV equipment/installment in the lecture theatres and to ensure that the installment/equipment presented no OH&S threat to users.

The inspected areas include:

·  Mac Th, X5BT1, Price Theatre, W5A T1 & T2 including BIO Boxes

·  W5A: 101,103,105, 205

·  W5C: 210, 211, 213, 220, 232, 234, 302, 303,309,310,311,312, 320,335

·  W6B: 282, 286, 315, 320, 325, 336, 338,345

·  X5B: 039,045, 132, 134, 136, 138, 143

The inspection was conducted on 14 July 2009. No potential risk is found in the inspected areas.

Methodology

Risks were identified through observations made by Ray and David.

Analyse Risks

The scoring system outlined in the Australian/New Zealand Standard 4360:1999 “Risk Management” was applied in assessing and prioritising risks. Identified risks were given two risks scores on a scale of 1 to 5 for each – severity of consequence and likelihood of occurrence. The table can be found in the Appendix to this report.

The risk scores were assessed ignoring the effect of internal controls. This is the inherent risk. The risks were then ranked as being “critical”, “high”, “medium”, “low” or “very low”, based on the risk ranking process. The risk scores were based largely on the view of the University’s Occupational Health & Safety Manager supported by the available information.

OH&S Risk Summary

The inherent and residual risk scores represent the highest scores recorded for a risk in the key risk area. The residual risk scores represent the opinion of the Inspection Team and they are reported here as they provide a constructive basis for the development of a future audit program into the Occupational Health & Safety function.

RISK SUMMARY
Ref No. / Objective / Risk Description / 2007 Report
Inherent Risk / Residual Risk
1 / To provide a safe environment for staff, students and visitors. / No risk / Nil / Nil
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3
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5

Conclusion

The Report will be tabled in the next OH&S Safety Committee Meeting on 12 August 2009 for deliberation.Risk Register

Ref

/ The Risk / Consequences of Event Happening / Initial Risk / Risk Control Plan / Assessment of Risks with Control / Level of Risk
Consequence / Likelihood / Consequence / Likelihood
1 / NIL / NIL / NIL / NIL / NIL / NIL / NIL / NIL
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3
4
5

Occupational Health & Safety Inspection Report

Appendix I Risk Assessment Tables

Risk Assessment Matrix

Risk rating as a function of consequence and likelihood scores.

Consequence / 5 / MEDIUM / HIGH / CRITICAL / CRITICAL / CRITICAL
4 / LOW / MEDIUM / HIGH / CRITICAL / CRITICAL
3 / LOW / LOW / MEDIUM / HIGH / CRITICAL
2 / VERY LOW / LOW / LOW / MEDIUM / HIGH
1 / VERY LOW / VERY LOW / LOW / LOW / MEDIUM
1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
Likelihood

Consequence Criteria

The descriptions below are indicative only and provide a guide to relative consequence.

Rating / Score / Criteria
Catastrophic / 5 / ·  Council or external agency instigates an inquiry or legal action.
·  Significant damage to the University’s reputation
·  Widespread, ongoing, negative media coverage
·  Legal action involving major criminal charges and/or civil suits with possible fines and costs exceeding $1 million
·  Multiple deaths and injuries
·  Severe environmental damage
·  Long term cessation of core activities (months)
·  Destruction or long-term unavailability of infrastructure, systems and resources directly impacting operations
·  Financial loss not covered by insurance (more than $5 million)
Major / 4 / ·  Widespread negative media coverage
·  Legal action involving criminal charges and/or civil suits with possible fines and costs exceeding $5000,000
·  Single death and/or multiple injuries
·  Short term cessation of core activities (weeks)
·  Financial loss not covered by insurance ($2.5 - $5 million)
Moderate / 3 / ·  Unfavourable media coverage
·  Injuries requiring off campus medical treatment
·  Significant disruption to core activities (days)
·  Financial loss not covered by insurance ($500,000 - $2.5 million)
Minor / 2 / ·  Limited unfavourable media coverage
·  Injuries requiring on campus medical treatment
·  Short-term disruption to core activities (days)
·  Long-term disruption to non-core activities (weeks)
·  Financial loss not covered by insurance ($50,000 - $500,000)
Insignificant / 1 / ·  Unlikely to have an impact on the University’s public image
·  Minor injuries
·  Minimal impact on operations
·  Minimal financial loss (less than $50,000)

Likelihood Criteria

Rating / Score / Description
Almost Certain / 5 / High likelihood of risk event happening several times within the next year.
Probable / 4 / A risk event is likely to occur more than once in the next 12 months.
Possible / 3 / Would not surprise if risk event occurred, and will probably occur at some time in the coming 2 to 5 years.
Unlikely / 2 / The risk event could occur at some time but is unlikely.
Rare / 1 / Within the realms of possibility but extremely unlikely to occur. Occurs once in 10 years.