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
  
  • Work Health and Safety Policy
  • Vice-Chancellor's safety message
• 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
  
  • Risk Management Policy and Procedures
  • Risk Management Factsheets
  • Risk Management Tools
• 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)