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Occupational Health and Safety Policy Committee

The Committee meets all the requirements of the Victorian Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004. It reports directly to the Vice-Chancellor and meets four times a year.

Terms of reference

  1. Ensure that a uniform approach, based on best practice and continuous improvement, is adopted by the university and all its operations, in Australia and overseas, in all matters of occupational health and safety
  2. Review existing occupational health and safety documents on a regular basis to determine whether they meet the prevailing needs of the University including all its campuses and centres in Australia and overseas, and to identify any new policies that may be required
  3. Monitor and continuously improve university compliance with occupational health and safety legislation, standards, codes of practice, policies and procedures
  4. Review the occupational health and safety performance of faculties, divisions, schools, departments, centres, and Monash controlled companies to ensure that all areas consistently achieve a high standard
  5. Engage with affiliated organisations to ensure a high standard of occupational health and safety is provided to all Monash staff and students
  6. Promote occupational health and safety awareness and appropriate behavioural and cultural change of staff and students throughout the University
  7. Co-ordinate the development and implementation of planning processes that are consistent and aligned with the University's broader strategic planning in order to ensure a proactive approach to occupational health and safety management across the University and all its operations
  8. Provide advice to Occupational Health and Safety on priorities and review any recommendations to the Vice-Chancellor on occupational health and safety budgets

The quorum required to be present at a meeting of the Occupational Health & Safety Policy Committee meetings shall be five (5).

Membership

Members are chosen from a variety of campuses and work groups. This is to ensure that decisions consider the needs and views of all staff and students, and are sensitive to the diversity of the University's teaching, research and support activities. Members include:

The main role of committee members is to promote and facilitate cooperation between staff, students and management in the development and implementation of OHS policy, procedures, guidelines and programs at university.