Inducting Students: Risk Assessment, EH

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Inducting Students Risk Assessment, EHS
matters, Ethics Matters
Susanna Gorman David Lloyd-Jones Tony Moon
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Inducting Students

• Council policy
• What is RIF? Introduction to RIF and where to
  find it
• Risk Management
• what it is
• why UTS has adopted a structured approach to RM
• how RM has been integrated into UTS practices
• EHS matters
• EHS plan and responsibilities
• researchers guidelines
• Ethics responsibilities
• ACEC
• HREC
• Q A

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Inducting Students

• COUNCIL POLICYUTS staff and students work within
  the framework of State and Federal legislation
  and in accord with UTS Council rules and
  policieswww.gsu.uts.edu.au/lrp.htmlwww.gsu.uts.e
  du.au/policies/riskmanagement.html
• What is RIF? You must complete the Research
  Information Formfor ALL research projects,
  funded or not.
• Where do you find the form for postgraduate
  students?Go to the UGS website gt forms gt
  general

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Inducting Students

• RISK MANAGEMENT what it is
• Realising opportunities for gain whilst
  minimising losses
• Formalises process based on
• Identification of sources of risk
• Assessing the level of risk presented
  (considering existing control measures)
• Treat risk (develop and implement strategies to
  reduce cost and increase benefits)

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Inducting Students

• RISK MANAGEMENT - why UTS has adopted a
  structured approach to RM
• UTS policy
• OHS legislation major provision of Regulation.
  Responsibility of supervisors covered in section
  26 of the Act. In précis
• Managers and supervisors are directly
  responsible for OHS within areas under their
  control. If they are in a position to influence
  the conduct of the organisation or those
  involved, the responsibility is extended to any
  area where a health and safety hazard exists

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Inducting Students

• RISK MANAGEMENT - how RM has been integrated into
  UTS practices
• Research activities research supervisor
• Curriculum subject coordinator
• Facilities (e.g. workshop or laboratory)
  facility manager

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Inducting Students

• EHS MATTERS- how RM has been integrated into UTS
  practices
• EHS Plan
• Researcher Guidelines