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     Document Retention  Documents out for comment

Keeping WHS Records

WHS records will be kept in accordance with legislative requirements.  Records must be maintained according to legislative requirements and the relevant jurisdictional disposal schedule.  The records schedule below is a reference guide for the current WHS document retention periods.

Records schedule for WHS record management

Document Control

The University uses its WHS web site for storing and making available WHS document templates. Documents on the WHS website are the most up to date version.

Any printed version of a WHS document is considered uncontrolled and should be checked against the online version for its status.

Document Review

WHS documents are reviewed regularly in the light of legislative, organisational or operational changes, and in any case, every four years.

 

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  • Topics (specific workplace hazards) and how to manage them,
  • policy and procedures
  • risk assessments,
  • forms and checklists,
  • brochures,
  • documents out for comment and,
  • external links.    

Please use the accordions below to view the relevant information to access forms, checklists and topic based information.

 

Topics (specific workplace hazards) keyboard_arrow_up

 

Alcohol and other drugs on University premises

Asbestos

Back care

Biosafety

Boats and boating activities

Children on University premises

Confined spaces

Consultation and Communication

Diving and snorkelling

Driver and Vehicle Safety

Drone safety

Electrical safety

Event safety

Field trips

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Hazardous manual tasks

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Information for tenders/funding applications

International travel

Ladder safety

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Licences/registrations/registers

Noise

Office safety and workstation assessments

Permits and permission to proceed

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Prohibited and restricted carcinogens

Psychosocial hazards in the workplace

Radiation (Ionising)

Slips trips and falls

Smoking

Sunsmart

Volunteers and health and safety

Working after hours or in isolation safety

Working from home - Work, health and safety information

Working in extreme heat or cold and UVR

Workplace safety inspections

 

Policies and procedures keyboard_arrow_up

Work Health and Safety Policies and Procedures

Risk assessments keyboard_arrow_up

Risk assessments

Blank risk assessment form (DOCX) | (PDF)

Blank project risk assessment form (DOCX) | (PDF)

Event safety assessment form (DOCX) | (PDF)

Field trip risk assessment (DOCX) | (PDF)

Manual handling task risk assessment form

Plant safety risk assessment forms

 

Hazardous Chemicals

Hazardous chemicals risk assessment form

Multi hazardous chemical risk assessment form

Hazardous chemical process risk assessment

 

 

Risk Register

WHS risk register

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Accident incident report form

Diving forms

First aid information template

First aid kit contents list

First aid requirements assessment form

First aid treatment form

Laser equipment registration form

Plant safety forms

Radiation licences application forms (external link)

Radiation worker registration form

Safe work procedure

Volunteer engagement form

Workers compensation travel form

 

 

Training Needs

WHS training needs analysis and plan

Checklists keyboard_arrow_up

Barbeque information sheet

Bomb threat checklist

Contractors site safety induction checklist

Event induction checklist

Event planning checklist (DOCX) | (PDF)

General trailer checklist

Hazardous manual tasks worksheet

Plant safety checklists

Slips, trips and falls checklist

Vehicle inspection checklist

WHS Exit checklist (DOCX) / (PDF)

WHS induction checklist

Working from home - WHS checklist

Workplace Inspection checklists

Workstation checklist

Brochures keyboard_arrow_up

WHS Information Brochure

Recovery and Return to Work Brochure 

Documents out for comment keyboard_arrow_up

Current documents out for comment

April 2025 drafts

Health and Safety Committee Procedure

Workplace Inspection Procedure

 

Previous drafts for 2025

Feb 2025 draft

Personal Protective Equipment Procedures

Working in Extreme Hot and Cold Procedures

Contractor Safety Management Procedures

 

If you have any queries about a document and cannot find it on the WHS web site please contact us on whs@flinders.edu.au.

External links keyboard_arrow_up

Australasian University Safety Association

Australian Universities

Environment Protection Authority

Australian Government: Department of Health and Ageing information on flu etc.

Australian Radiation Protection & Nuclear Safety Agency

Legislation - State

Legislation - Commonwealth

National Industrial Chemicals Notification and Assessment Scheme (NICNAS)

Safe Work Australia

Work Health and Safety Act 2012

Radiation

Regulations - State

Regulations - Commonwealth

Safework SA

Safety Member Home Website

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Self Insurers South Australia

Smartraveller Travel Advisories

Standards Australia

Return To Work Act 2014

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