Amendments to EH&S Forms

Section 13 of the OH&S Act (2000) requires that the University must consult with their employees to enable the employees to contribute to the making of decisions affecting their health, safety and welfare at work.

For consultation to have been meaningful and effective, Section 14 of the Act requires:

• the sharing of relevant information about OH&S and welfare with employees;
• that employees be given the opportunity to express their views and to contribute in a timely fashion to the resolution of OH&S and welfare issues at their place of work; and
• that the views of employees are valued and taken into account.

Section 15 of the Act requires that consultation be undertaken in the following circumstances:

• When changes that may affect health, safety or welfare are proposed to the systems or methods of work; and
• When risks to health and safety arising from work are assessed or when the assessment of those risks is reviewed;

Accordingly, two of the current EH&S forms relating to Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and risk assessments undertaken using the Risk Register, have been amended to include a new section to be added to the rear of the forms, that contain a certification that OHS consultation has occurred.

The amended forms can be viewed directly from the following links, of from the 'Forms' section of the EH&S web-site.

Standard Operating Procedure
Risk Register