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• Conducts audits and inspections related to chemicals, Schedule poisons and radiation use and storage.
• Develop and provide advice for specialist high risk procedures and assessments to ensure compliance and user safety.
• Manage high risk chemical and radiation incidents that occur within the Faculty of Science.
• Assist with incident reports and investigations pertaining to chemicals and radiation, maintaining, and reporting on incident data, developing, and implementing systems to reduce incident occurrence.
• Assist teaching and research staff in the safe purchase, application and disposal of high risk hazardous substances.
• Manage the clean up and disposal of chemicals and safe radioactive isotope storage left over from research groups that have ended or relocated.

• Conducting specialist risk assessments and provide advice to staff, students and tenants
• Supporting and conducting audits and inspections to facilitate the application and integration of health and safety principles, systems, policies and legislation and raise awareness of the importance of compliance with.
• Providing leadership and advice on EHS matters to University staff, students and visitors
• Managing Training Needs Analysis for staff and students
• Assisting in facility and operational activities, including managing quarantine, poison and radiation permits and OGTR and other compliance
• Assisting in managing the safety of construction and renovation projects

Responsible for supporting the development, maintenance and administration of a new OHS Management System which was being introduced across the organisation. Conduct stakeholder engagement across the organistion to identify user needs for the new system and to relay these to the developers. Conduct training for relevant stakeholders that ensured a smooth.

• Conducted inspections and audits of all Victorian sites and assisted in external audits
• Provided safe and environment advice and assistance to SITA workers and maintained the EQS Management System and accreditations.
• Organised and presented environment, safety and health training for SITA workers.
• Assisted in compiling and disseminating EQS statistical information for reports and stakeholders
• Organised health and environment appointments for all SITA sites.
• Attended community reference group meetings and local events, communicating with stakeholders.

Master Of Occupational Health, Safety And Environment Management, Ohse Management

The course includes study in the areas of environmental assessment and modelling, auditing, environmental and safety law, and research.

Bachelor Of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Environment And Resource Management

Bachelor of Applied Science Major - Environment and Resource Management Minor - Medical Microbiology

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