Staff Development Updates and Opportunities - March / April / May 2015

The School has an obligation to ensure that all staff and students who undertake research as part of their employment or study receive the appropriate OHS training in order to work in a safe environment. Consequently, Heads of Departments and heads of research groups and supervisors must ensure that their staff and students hold current OHS training. I will work with the Heads and SCS and Faculty OHS staff to promote training opportunities during the course of the year.

Many of the training modules can be done on-line, whilst others require a face-to-face course. Most of the OHS training course are valid for a period of three years.  

The University OHS training guide clearly shows the mandatory and recommended courses for staff and students:  http://monash.edu/ohs/training/training-guide.pdf   You can cross-check this with your own training records in ESS: Under the 'Employee Services' tab, select 'My Monash Training Qualifications', which downloads a PDF of your current training.

Forwarded below is a list of upcoming OHS training opportunities over the next three months.

Please click on the links below to learn more about each course and to register. 

If you can make the time to attend any of these courses, it would be very much appreciated.

Occupational Health & Safety
Biosafety Level 1 - 11 March
Biosafety Level 2 - 11 March
Breathing Apparatus - 31 March
Breathing Apparatus skills maintenance - 30 April
Chemwatch MSDS - 13 March
CPR Refresher Course - 6 March, 1 April, 4 May, 13 May
Emergency Warden Training - 30 March, 17 April, 11 May, 25 May
Ergonomics & Manual Handling - 2 April, 6 May
Essential OHS (OHS for Managers & Supervisors) - 26 May
Fire Safety - 17 April
First Aid Level 2 - 13 & 14 April, 7 & 8 May
Hazard & Incident Investigation - 10 March, 23 March, 20 May
Hazardous Substances & Dangerous Goods - 27 March
Laser Safety Training - 25 March
Mental Health First Aid - 17 & 20 March, 30 April & 7 May
Radiation Safety Officer refresher - 31 March
Radiation Safety Officer training - 30 & 31 March
Risk Management / Rick Management Specialised - 12 March, 27 March, 13 May
Workplace Safety Inspections - 10 March, 23 March, 20 may


We are here to support your work and welcome your feedback (staff.development@monash.edu).