Health and safety coordinators and representatives
This page is for staff who are Work Health and Safety Coordinators (WHSC) and Health and Safety Representatives (HSR).
You can find WHSCs and HSRs for your organisational unit by checking the UQ Safety network contacts.
To find out more about the roles and responsibilities of WHSCs and HSRs, see staff responsibilities for health, safety and wellness.
1. Communications and mailing lists
See Health, Safety and Wellness (HSW) communications for safety notices, incident alerts, memos, newsletters and communiqués from the HSW Division.
If you're new to a health and safety role, or your current contact details have changed, make sure you register your contact details with the HSW Division so you're added to the appropriate mailing lists.
2. Goals and reports
Goals
UQ’s occupational health and safety (OHS) goals 2018-2021 (PDF, 332KB) (staff login required) list the measures, accountable staff and targets for goals aligned to each Health, Safety and Wellness strategic priority.
Work Health and Safety Managers and Coordinators must:
- review your organisational unit’s performance against the goals annually and report to the Health, Safety and Wellness Division
- submit ongoing update reports to your local OHS Committee
- distribute results to relevant workers in your organisational unit.
Annual report
The Health, Safety and Wellness Annual Report 2018 (staff login required) (PDF, 0.9 MB) provides a summary of the health, safety and performance of UQ, including measures against performance targets and activity in related areas.
3. Policy, procedure and guideline consultation
All staff can provide feedback on policies, procedures and guidelines that are under review. All documents are secure – UQ staff login required.
Send your comments directly to the listed document editor.
After consultation, finalised documents are published on the Policies and Procedures Library (PPL). Contact the Health, Safety and Wellness Division if you have a general question about a policy, procedure or guideline development.
There are currently no documents available for feedback.
4. Safety Seminar Series
All UQ OHS Managers and Work Health and Safety Coordinators (WHSCs) are encouraged to attend these seminars to participate in discussions that contribute to the ongoing improvement of the University’s OHS Management System.
Health, Safety and Wellness Forums also provide opportunities to raise and discuss occupational health and safety issues.
Dates for 2019 safety seminars will be published soon.