USQ Safety Management System elements
Elements
Information on all safety issues at USQ can be found within the 12 elements of the safety management system.
- Element 1 Management commitment
- Element 2 Safety organisation structure
- Safety structure within USQ
- Standard Operating Instructions
- Safety and wellbeing Contacts
- Safety structure within divisions, faculties and schools
- WHS Queensland
- Element 3 Risk management
- Element 4 Workplace health and safety procedures
- WHS Procedures
- Work Method Statements
- Hazardous substance management
- Element 5 Suppliers, contractors and purchasing controls
- Obligations of employees, contractors and suppliers
- Contractor safety management
- Safety controls for purchasing
- Labour hire
- Element 6 Incident and hazard management
- Hazard inspections
- Incident and hazard reporting
- UniHIRTS (Incident and hazard management system)
- Investigation procedures
- Suggestion box
- Element 7 Injury and illness management
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Worker's compensation
- Rehabilitation and return to work procedures
- Ergonomics
- Element 8 Emergency management
- Emergency procedures
- Emergency contacts
- Crisis management
- Emergency equipment
- Evacuation plans
- Pandemic preparedness
- Emergency planning committee
- Element 9 Participation and consultation
- Health and Safety Representatives (HSRs)
- Safety committees
- Terms of reference
- Element 10 Education and training
- Safety training schedule
- Safety induction training
- Publications
- Tea Break Talks (TBTs)
- Element 11 Wellbeing
- Fit and Well (USQ Corporate Health program)
- Smoking
- Element 12 Audit and survey
- Audit tools
- Audit program
- Executive safety checklist (PDF 419KB)