Information for Supervisors

Supervisors are those who are responsible for overseeing:

the work program of other staff;
the study program of honours and postgraduate students; and
undergraduate students in lectures, tutorial and practical classes and on field trips.

The responsibilities of supervisors include:

actively practicing and developing in their staff and students proper attitudes towards occupational health and safety and environmental matters;
controlling the risks associated with the work and study that they supervise using a documented risk management process;
implementing university and local occupational health and safety policies and procedures;
ensuring that they, and the staff and students that they supervise, undertake recommended occupational health and safety training;
actively participating in workplace occupational health and safety inspections and audits;
including occupational health and safety performance as part of staff appraisals; and
the supervisor of staff or students has a particular responsibility for safeguarding the occupational health and safety of those in their charge. The supervisor can delegate the supervision or training of a staff member or student to a suitably qualified and/or experienced person, as appropriate for the task. The supervisor is, however, responsible for ensuring that the staff member or student has received appropriate training and has gained sufficient competence to undertake the task.

Policy Documents Useful To Supervisors

Occupational Health and Safety Policy
Environment Policy
Procedures for health and safety of students undertaking studies in laboratories, studios, workshops or clinical activities
Procedures for hazard and incident reporting, investigation and recording
Risk Control Program
Workplace inspection program
Immunisation Policy and Procedures
Drugs and Alcohol Policy
After Hours Work Policy
Guidelines for the development of safe work instructions

Guidelines for health and safety during: