School of Chemistry Safety Committee Planner 2009

January

• Completion of Chemical inventories from laboratory groups.

• Follow up of Nov 08 Laboratory workplace inspection

• Faculty OHS induction planning

• Clean up of stores – equipment, solvent, dry and chemical store, checking of signage

• Emergency Evacuation Drill

February

• Safety Committee Meeting Tuesday 3rd February: OHS News- OHS Induction for new students and staff.

• Wednesday February 11^th 11.00am 18.G01 – School OHS training: ChemAlert for Stock Managers and users

• Emergency procedures for undergraduate students reminder

• Audit of Spills kit/ Safety shower check

• Faculty Working Safely in Science Wednesday 25^th March 9:00am – 12:30pm

• Honours students information session Wednesday 25^th March 2:00pm – 4:00pm

• Friday 27^th February – Labcoat Washing

March

• Hazardous Substances in the Workplace & ChemAlert, Wednesday 4^th March 9:30am -12:30pm

• Wednesday March 25^th 11.00am 18.102 – School OHS training: Purchasing and storing chemicals

April

• Safety Committee Meeting Tuesday 5th April: OHS News - Workplace inspection, School Safe Work Procedures

• Archiving of Risk Assessments

• Wednesday April 29^th 11.00am 18.102 School OHS training: Handling Liquid Nitrogen

• Friday 24^th April – Labcoat Washing

May

• SWP update and review month

• Laboratory workplace inspections

• Wednesday May 27^th 11.00am 18.102 – School Safe Work Procedure training

June

• Safety Committee Meeting Tuesday 2nd June: OHS News –Incident Reporting

• Wednesday June 24^th 11.00am 18.102 – School OHS training: Risk Management, SafetyNet and Incident Reporting

• Office workplace inspections

• Friday 5^th June– Labcoat Washing

July

• Archive Risk Assessments

August

• Safety Committee Meeting Tuesday 4^th August: OHS News- Report office inspections

• Friday 21^st August – Labcoat Washing

September

• OHS Document update month

October

• Safety Committee Meeting 6^th October : OHS News- lab inspections

• WorkCover Safe Work Month

• Laboratory workplace inspections

• Archiving of Risk Assessments

• Friday 6^th August - Labcoat Washing

November

• Reminder –Project release form for students completing work

• Reminder of UOW Drug and Alcohol Policy – Risk Assessments for UOW functions

December

• Safety Committee Meeting 1st December: Chemical stock-take

• School Cleanup Day & Chemical Stocktake

• Prior to break - Archiving of Risk Assessments

• Friday 4^th December - Labcoat Washing