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Monash University > Occupational health and safety > Roles

Supervisors’ responsibility for occupational health and safety

Supervisors include those who oversee staff work programs, student research, lectures, tutorials, practicals classes and field trips.

You must:

Encourage appropriate attitudes towards OHS
Ensure you, your staff or students do recommended OHS training
Use a documented risk management process to manage OHS risks
Apply relevant OHS policy and procedures
Actively participate in OHS inspections and audits
Include OHS performance in staff appraisals

If you supervise students, you are responsible for their health and safety.

You can delegate the supervision or training of staff and students to a suitably qualified person, but you are responsible for ensuring they are competent and have had the relevant training.

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