Goals of the Division

The goal of the Occupational Health & Safety Division is to promote the highest practicable standard of occupational health and safety within the University of Queensland and to ensure compliance with legislation and national standards for occupational health and safety through:

  • developing, maintaining and promoting policies and procedures for the attainment of safe and healthy workplaces; and
  • assisting managers and supervisors to effectively administer occupational health and safety as an integral part of departmental management.

The broad objectives of the OH&S Division in pursuing its goal are to:  

  1. Provide overall direction and leadership to the University on OH&S issues through the development of policies, procedures and guidelines in order to implement effective OH&S management. 
     
  2. Coordinate all aspects of OH&S management within the University.
     
  3. Provide support and specialist input to the OH&S Council, Biosafety Committee, a wide range of University standing committees, ad-hoc working committees and workplace safety committees to ensure their maximum effectiveness. 
     
  4. Identify, monitor and evaluate significant OH&S problems in order to provide advice to senior management and to develop strategies for elimination or minimisation of risks.
     
  5. Provision of expert advice on OH&S matters to enable, as far as possible, departments and sections to resolve problems with their own resources.
     
  6. Maintain a comprehensive/current OH&S reference library.
     
  7. Oversee and audit the performance of departments and sections with respect to OH&S legislation, licensing and national standards in order to ensure compliance.
     
  8. Develop recommendations for capital works, OH&S minor works, maintenance and ergonomics furniture to enable a programmed improvement in the safety of facilities. 
     
  9. Provide effective OH&S training programmes for managers, supervisors, new employees and those involved in particular hazard areas. 
     
  10. Manage an accident and injury reporting and investigation system and a management system for workers' compensation and rehabilitation. 
     
  11. Represent the University on OH&S matters in professional forums, on government bodies and to the media in order to ensure presentation of the University's viewpoint on OH&S, to maintain a high level of awareness of current issues and to project a high profile of the University's OH&S standards. 
     
  12. Promote appropriate OH&S content in the curriculum of courses at the University of Queensland in order to meet the community and professional expectations of our graduates.
     
  13. Assist OH&S officers in departments and specialist staff in other service areas (e.g. Property & Facilities) in the execution of their OH&S-related duties. 

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