Occupational Health & Safety Committee Minutes
/ Workgroup: / Information and Communication Sciences
Meeting Date: Monday 3 July 2006 / Location: E6A 202
Present: M Ainsworth (9), P Dixon (8), G Dunford (7), D Hill (6), A Shah (6), C Wright (9) / Chair: Mark Ainsworth
Apologies: D Johnson (9), P Watters (2) / Minutes: Cathy Wright
Start time: 2.00pm / Finish Time: 3.15 pm
Item /
Action
/ By Whom / By When / Close Date
1. / Minutes of previous meeting accepted
2. / Action items from last meeting:
(a)  Follow up wrong designations still being used in HR policies
(b)  Chemicals in E7A 420A – now has Chemical register
(c)  Investigate ITEC843 component on Running a Research Environment (linking to Australian Standards for Lab Safety)
Review of visualisers – HR Following up report / C Wright
C Wright
P Watters
K Gregory / 4/9/06
4/9/06
4/9/06 / 3/7/06
3. / Incident Reports:
4. / Workplace safety inspections:
Follow up progress with Heads on actions for each area
Cathy to reformat Hazard Register
Mark asked that inspection team leaders be circumspect about risk priorities. Many hazards are being rated 3 where 4-6 would be more appropriate
Cathy did a short presentation on risk management; / All reps
C Wright
All reps / 4/9/06
4/9/06
4/9/06
5. / Training and information:
-  Cathy previewed the online ICS general safety induction & Chemical induction. Cathy to find some volunteers to test it.
-  Reps to follow up floor warden assignments and training with Heads – encourage discussion at staff meetings / C Wright
All reps / 4/9/06
30/7/06
6. / Report from MU Committee Rep / P Watters / 30/7/06
7. / New Business:
-  Revised electrical testing and tagging legislation and new university electrical safety policy circulated – reps to bring to attention of Heads and staff
-  Changes to dangerous goods legislation circulated – reps to bring to attention of Heads and staff / All reps
All reps / 4/9/06
4/9/06
8. / Next Meeting
- 2.00pm on 4 September 2006 in E6A 202

This is a true and accurate record of the ICS OHS Committee Meeting of 3 July 2006

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ICS OHS Committee Chair