Health, Safety and Environment UNSW Medicine

Q1 2017

Notable hazards and incidents in Medicine since the last meeting (November 2016)

There were six Workers Compensation claims within Medicine for 2016. Of these claims, three were classified as Lost Time

Injuries.

Of the six claims, four claims involved repetitive strain injury (pipette use, poor workstation set-up) and the other two involved

slips/trips/falls on uneven outdoor surfaces.

In response to repetitive strain injuries, free training will be available in March for proper liquid handling/pipette use as well

as centrifuge care, delivered by Eppendorf. There will be courses available on upper campus and lower campus. Liquid

handling and pipette training will cover techniques for ultimate precision, repetitive pipetting and how to avoid injury as well

as maintenance. Centrifuge care will cover correct loading, balancing, maintenance and how to deal with a spill. The training

is open to staff and students.

The upper campus chemical waste store, shared by Medicine and Science, was shut-down for an extended period due to

poor use of the store leading to a spill and unsafe storage of formalin. Containers were discovered leaking due to incorrect

lid types and damages to the container itself. Containers were also stacked and left at risk of falling over.

The UNSW chemical waste contractor rightly refused to collect waste in this state, therefore the store was closed until the

spill was dealt with, storage cabinets decontaminated and unsafe items removed. Staff have been subsequently reminded of

the importance of following the correct protocol for the chemical waste store.

Updates

Some face to face health & safety training for Supervisors, staff/students working in PC2 laboratories as well as

staff/students working with hazardous chemicals will be delivered face-to-face as well as online in modules that are currently

being developed with external consultants who have developed similar training at other universities across the country.

UNSW Health and safety awareness training

Note: New Hires shown are from the period 01 January 2016 – 31st December 2016.

Report was run on 16th

January 2017

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

H&S

H&S Awareness

New Staff

Completed

ERGO

Ergonomics

CLCE 10 10 100% 10 100%

CSD 29 24 83% 26 90%

DOA 14 12 86% 13 93%

DVC E 42 35 83% 39 93%

DVC R 22 21 95% 21 95%

ENG 74 62 84% 68 92%

FASS 37 32 86% 35 95%

FBE 15 14 93% 14 93%

FINS & Ops 39 29 74% 31 79%

FM 12 8 67% 12 100%

MED 146 127 87% 131 90%

SCI 89 87 98% 88 99%

SDVC 7 5 71% 5 71%

UNSW AD 7 7 100% 7 100%

UNSW BS 38 34 89% 34 89%

UNSW CAN 30 28 93% 30 100%

UNSW LAW 18 15 83% 17 94%

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Total New Hires 629

Total WHSA completion 87%

Total ERGO completion 92%

Health and safety awareness training 2016

Note: New Hires shown are from the period 01 January 2016 – 31st December 2016.

Report was run on 16th

January 2017

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

WHSA

% Completion

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Safety Awareness

New Staff

Completed

ERGO

% Completion

Ergonomics

BRC 1 1 100% 1 100%

CBDRH 3 3 100% 3 100%

CPHCE 5 3 60% 5 100%

CRE Mental Health 1 1 100% 1 100%

Medical Development & External Relation 1 1 100% 1 100%

Medicine Faculty Admin 7 6 86% 6 86%

NDARC 8 7 88% 8 100%

Prince of Wales Clinical School 8 7 88% 7 88%

Rural Clinical School 6 3 50% 3 50%

School of Medical Sciences 20 20 100% 20 100%

School of Public Health and Community Medicine 12 12 100% 12 100%

School of Women's & Children's Health 15 14 93% 15 100%

School of Psychiatry 17 14 82% 13 76%

St. George & Sutherland Clinical School 4 3 75% 4 100%

St. Vincent's Clinical School 6 6 100% 6 100%

South Western Sydney Clinical School 6 5 83% 5 83%

The Black Dog Institute 7 6 86% 6 86%

The Kirby Institute 19 15 79% 15 79%

Grand Total 146 127 87% 131 90%

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Prince of Wales Clinical

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Rural Clinical School 2

School of Medical Sciences 6

School of Public Health and

Community Medicine 1

Grand Total 20

Category Hazards

Air Quality 2

Animals & Insects 1

Biological exposure 4

Building Damage/Defect 2

Chemical exposure 4

Electrical 2

Housekeeping 1

Radiation exposure 2

Slips, trips and falls 1

Transport 1

Grand Total 20

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Medicine Faculty Admin 12

Prince of Wales Clinical

School 1

Rural Clinical School 6

School of Medical Sciences 12

School of Psychiatry 1

Grand Total 33

Category Incidents

Air Quality 1

Building Damage/Defect 2

Chemical exposure 3

Electrical 1

Ergonomic 1

Fire/Explosion 1

Housekeeping 2

Manual Handling 1

Needlestick/sharps 2

Other 5

Repetitive movement or

overuse 5

Slips, trips and falls 3

Stress/Psychological factors 3

Temperature 3

Grand Total 33

Workplace Inspections

23

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BRC 23

Medicine Faculty Admin 15

Prince of Wales Clinical

School 8

Rural Clinical School 1

School of Medical Sciences 91

St. George & Sutherland

Clinical School 25

Grand Total 163

Category

Workplace

Inspections

Air Quality 2

Animals & Insects 1

Biological exposure 16

Building Damage/Defect 6

Chemical exposure 59

Electrical 12

Ergonomic 9

Fire/Explosion 4

Housekeeping 29

Manual Handling 4

Needlestick/sharps 6

Noise 1

Other 2

Plant & Equipment 7

Pressure - variations in 1

Slips, trips and falls 4

Grand Total 163

Environment

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Rural Clinical School 1

Grand Total 2

Category Environment

Other 2

Grand Total 2

UNSW: Environmental Incidents

Faculty/Div Open Closed

CLCE 0 2

CSD 0 0

DOA 0 0

DVCE 1 2

ENG 0 0

FASS 0 1

FBE 0 1

FINS & OPS 0 0

FM 0 0

MED 2 2

SCI 0 3

UNSW AD 0 1

UNSW BS 1 0

UNSW CAN 1 0

UNSW LAW 0 0

VPDVC 0 0

Corrective Actions

Department2011 - 2016

CA Closed

2011 - 2016

Total CA

2011 - 2016

CA %

Complete

BRC 25 27 93%

CBDRH 2 2 100%

CCIA 5 5 100%

CPHCE 13 13 100%

Medicine Faculty Admin 784 784 100%

NDARC 61 62 98%

NeuRA 7 7 100%

Prince of Wales Clinical School 147 147 100%

Psychiatry 46 51 90%

Rural Clinical School 729 748 97%

School of Pathology 37 37 100%

School of Public Health and Community Medicine 24 24 100%

Shool of Physiology & Pharmacology 57 57 100%

St. George & Sutherland Clinical School 2 2 100%

St. Vincent's Clinical School 51 51 100%

Viral Hepatitis Clinical Research Program 1990 2017 99%

Grand Total 3980 4034 99%

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