UNSW Corporate OHS Management System
UNSW staff and students, contractors and visitors are required to work within SoMS under the UNSW Occupational Health and Safety Management System (OHSMS). This sets out minimum standards and requirements for how the work is to be conducted within the School. UNSW's OHSMS uses AS/NZS 4804:2001 Occupational health and safety management systems - General guidelines on principles, systems and supporting techniques, as it's framework. It also incorporates guidance from AS/NZS 4801:2001 Occupational health and safety management systems - Specifications with guidance for use. The system has six key elements:
- Commitment
- Planning
- Consultation
- Implementation
- Measurement
- Review
The details of the system is located at
OHS Management System.
Implementation Plan
The Head of School, in consultation with the SoMS OHS Coordinator, the Faculty of Medicine OHS Coordinator and the Chair of the SoMS OHS committee, has put together a plan for the implementation of the UNSW OHS Management System. This implementation plan is availble here for reference as to what is required in each of the elements of the system.