Any person who works in South Western Sydney Clinical School must be inducted into the school, and laboratory where relevant, by their supervisor or delegate and complete health and safety training relevant to the type of work they will be doing.
This applies to volunteers, visiting workers, contractors, students and staff. The level of training required will depend on the type of work, experience and expected length of stay with the School in the Sydney South West area.
Course Name | Requirement | How to enrol | |
All students | WHS Awareness (online) | Mandatory | Complete this form. |
Ergonomic (online) | Mandatory | Complete this form. | |
Lab-based students (the above courses plus those listed here) | Lab Safety Awareness - Students (online) (Includes hazardous substances) | Mandatory | Complete this form. |
Green lab - environmental training (online) | Mandatory | Email z-ID to: a.korlimbinis@unsw.edu.au | |
Biosafety for PC2 (classroom) | Mandatory for working in PC2 labs | MyUNSW training registration | |
Gene Technology (working with GMOs) (classroom) | Mandatory for GMO workers (not necessary for short-term students e.g. summer placements) | MyUNSW training registration | |
Ionising Radiation (classroom) | Mandatory for radiation workers | MyUNSW training registration |
Course Name | Requirement | How to enrol | |
All | WHS Awareness (online) | Mandatory | Automatic enrolment for staff after their first pay-day. Otherwise email z-ID to: ohs@unsw.edu.au |
Ergonomic (online) | Mandatory | Automatic enrolment for staff after their first pay-day. Otherwise email z-ID to: ohs@unsw.edu.au | |
Lab-based (the above courses plus those listed here) | Lab Safety Awareness (classroom) | Mandatory | MyUNSW training registration |
Green lab - environmental training (online) | Mandatory | Email z-ID to: a.korlimbinis@unsw.edu.au | |
Hazardous substances (classroom) | Mandatory for working with chemicals | MyUNSW training registration | |
Biosafety for PC2 (classroom) | Mandatory for working in PC2 labs | MyUNSW training registration | |
Gene Technology (working with GMOs) (classroom) | Mandatory for GMO workers | MyUNSW training registration | |
Ionising Radiation (classroom) | Mandatory for radiation workers | MyUNSW training registration |
Anyone who supervises staff or students (e.g. honours, ILP, post-grad students) must attend H&S for Supervisors training. There are 2 courses available, one for lab-based supervisors (3hrs) and another for non-lab based supervisors (1.5hrs). Enrol through MyUNSW for dates for the next training session.
All members of the H&S consultation committee must attend a 2-day training course. Enrol through MyUNSW
The Grants Management office provides various animal ethics training courses, for details see their website.
This course also includes a component for use of Schedule 8 drugs. In 2012 and early 2013 the S8 drugs training was held as a separate course, all future Animal Ethics training should now include this component.
Vincent D’cruz, Workplace Health & Safety Coordinator
South Western Sydney Clinical School
Level 2, Thomas & Rachel Moore Building, Liverpool Hospital
Phone: (02) 8738 3846
Fax: (02) 8738 3846
Email: vincentd@unsw.edu.au