Accidents and incidents¶
Quick links
First Aid¶
The university policies relating the First Aid can be found on the Safety and Wellbeing site
First Aid Officers¶
Designated First Aid Officers are charged with administering first aid on campus, in addition to ensuring that a given workplace is provisioned with adequate first aid resources, and that said resources are maintained.
| Officer | Office number | Phone number |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew Cole | 412 | +61 3 6226 2438 |
| Andrew Bassom | 413 | +61 3 6226 2403 |
| Danijela Ivkovic | 436 | +61 3 6226 2426 |
| Guifre Molera Calves | 457 | +61 3 6226 5776 |
Becoming a first aid officer
In order to become a first aid officer, one must complete an accredited first aid training course. Training can be provided through St John Ambulance Tasmania. Upon completion, you will be provided with a certification (a statement of attainment or similar) which should be uploaded to the appropriate folder on teams.
First Aid Kits¶
The first aid officers are responsible for ensuring the first aid kits are regularly checked and the contents restocked. At a minimum, this must be done once a year between, prior to the commencement of semester one. As part of the process, a First Aid Kit Checklist must be completed and stored on the appropriate Teams page.
The contents of first aid kits should be in line with the activities undertaken by those who would rely on the kit in the event of an accident. For general kits, the minimum standard is outlined in an appendix of the Safe Work Australia model code of practice.
External auditing of first aid kits
A trail of using a contractor to restock kits is underway with Accidental Health & Safety Tasmania (from 2023) which seems like the best path forward. The cost includes a service charge of 180, which is a modest cost to avoid the organisational nightmare that is ensuring a first aid officer has completed the inspection and restocking of kits.
Mental Health First Aid Officers¶
Becoming a mental health first aid officer
Evacuations and emergencies¶
Emergency situations
In all cases of emergency, contact the Australian emergency call service on 000.
UTAS guidelines for emergency procedures can be found on the ISD website
In the case a building needs to be evacuated, an alarm will sound and you should immediately leave the premises: proceed to the nearest exit and assembly at a designated evacuation point.
Break glass
During an evacuation, it may be necessary to activate a break-glass switch; do not hesitate to do this! Note that most break-glass switches are actually depression switches with a plexiglass cover, so you won't actually break any glass 
Fire wardens¶
A list of fire wardens is stored on the university's spatial information system SISfm; however as of 01/03/2021, this was out of date, with the current wardens listed below:
| Area | Fire warden |
|---|---|
| Level 2 | Jason Cosgrove |
| Level 3 | Krzysztof Bolejko and Jeremy Sumner |
| Level 4 | Amanda Noble and Jane Higgins |
| Roof | Andrew Bassom and Jane Higgins |
Safety signage
Templates for signage: * First aid officers and fire wardens
Misconduct¶
All staff should also be aware of their rights and responsibilities under the University’s [[https://www.utas.edu.au/policy/policies/governance-and-accountability/6.4-Behaviour-Policy|Behaviour Policy]].
Harassment and assault¶
To this end, at the University of Tasmanian we have zero tolerance for any form of sexual harassment or assault.
Your wellbeing is our first priority and we urge you to seek whatever support you need. The Safety and Wellbeing website provides a range of resources including access to counselling services via the Employee Assistance Program.
You can report sexual misconduct, or raise any other concerns regarding behaviour or wellbeing with the Safe and Fair Community Unit. All concerns raised are treated with the strictest confidence.
Supporting others¶
https://www.utas.edu.au/safety-and-wellbeing/health-wellbeing/beyond-ruok
Worker compensation¶
If you are injured at work, you are eligible for compensation. The regulations around so-called workers compensation are managed by WorkSafe Tasmania. As stated on the their website:
Workers compensation is compensation payable to a worker who suffers an injury or disease arising out of or in the course of the worker’s employment.
Explicitly, one may be entitled to compensation for: * Weekly payments while incapacitated for work * Medical and other expenses * Rehabilitation expenses * Permanent impairment
For any issues relating to injury one should contact the Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation Specialist, who at the time of writing is Patty King.
Expenses¶
Expenses accrued as part of any treatment received whilst at work are covered by the University, which is in turn compensated by their insurer, Allianz Insurance. Like any insurance process, it can be protracted and burdensome. It is important that this not inhibit one's access to medical treatment. In the best case, treatment can be arranged as soon as possible and if fees are incurred, the balance can be paid using a university credit card. It is possible to pay with personal funds and receive reimbursement, but such practices should be avoided as they are exploitative.
Expense coding¶
If a credit card has been used to pay for any treatment expenses, the transaction should be coded following the instructions as provided by Patty:
Purpose: Workers Compensation Excess: GP Consultation
Expense Type: When you click in this box the different expense type categories will appear on the right hand side of the screen. In the Search box enter 36136 and 3. Other will appear, click on that and Medical Related will appear click on that and it will fill in the Expense Type box for you.
Tax Code: Click on this box if you need to change these details, when you click on the box options will appear on the right hand side of the screen, select the correct option.
Project No: Enter 051608 and all of the other boxes will autofill. There is no Activity Code required.
PLEASE NOTE: Before it will be approved I will need copies of the expenses/receipts so that I can give a heads up to the powers that be.