Work Health and Safety Field Trips, Boating and Diving
Field Trips, Boating and Diving
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RiskWare Field Trip Module
Purpose and Benefits
The Field Trip Module was created to meet the requirements outlined in the WHS Regulations 2011 (s) 48. In minimising risks to the health and safety of workers associated with remote or isolated work, a person conducting a business or undertaking must provide a system of work that includes effective communication with the worker.
This module will standardise the field trip management process throughout the University. The icon will appear on the dashboard when signed into RiskWare for staff and students to create and manage field trips.
- Accessible from any computer with internet
- Integrated with the existing incident and risk management system, RiskWare
- Consistent method to create, manage and approve field trips in a controlled environment
- Track all changes made to a field trip with an audit trail function
- Link existing risk assessments to a field trip
- Prepopulate class lists
- Google Maps interactive travel plans
- Automated email alerts
- Access to current record of active and archived field trips
- Clone existing field trips
- Peer Review function
Training is being delivered via a variety of delivery methods including face-to-face, webinar, customised groups and one on one.
Objective: Provide the skills to use field trip module in RiskWare
Course Aim: This course will provide a systematic and consistent approach to creating, managing and approving field trips in a controlled environment at аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø.
Audience: All staff and postgraduate students
Summary of Content:
- How to create a new field trip
- Enter details about field trip including description, destination, dates
- Identify activities occurring on the field trip and link risk assessments
- Enter details of field trip leader, approver, communication person, first aid and participants individually or add a class
- Enter field trip itinerary and communication plan
- Provide details of vehicles and attachments to support field trip
- How to clone a field trip
- How to request a peer review
- How to view audit trail
- How to approve a field trip
- Managing the work environment and facilities -
Boating and Diving at аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø
аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø is a government workplace. As such, all diving and water-related activities are subject to work health and safety regulations.
WHS Safety Framework
аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø Boating Work Health and Safety Management Framework
аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø Diving Work Health and Safety Management Framework
Visit the Boating and Diving site.
For support or advice, please contact the Boating and Diving Office.
Boating and Diving Committee
The аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø Boating and Diving Committee is a sub-committee to the аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø Work Health and Safety Advisory Committee (WHSAC). The current Terms of Reference for the committee are maintained by the WHS Unit.
The Sub Committee is a forum to share information and consult with аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø Boating and Diving User Group representatives who will be impacted by the management of or any changes to, the University boating and diving operations. Information that may be discussed at this committee includes but is not limited to significant changes to:
- Vessel fleet
- Vessel safety management systems
- Boating Framework
- Diving Framework
- Dive Manual
- Boating and Diving Register
Changes to the above may be due to:
- Incidents
- Industry changes
- Legislative changes
- Audit / inspection results
- Suggestions from Users
Composition of Committee | Member and Position Title |
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Chairperson (Member appointed by WHSAC) | Ian Atkinson (or Nominee) Dean of Research |
Member of the Collee of Science & Engineering | Professor Mike Kingsford (or Nominee) Marine and Aquaculture Sciences Professor Andrew Hoey (or Nominee) Research Fellow Ms Deborah Burn (or Nominee) PhD Student |
University Boating & Diving Officers (Subject Matter Experts - SME) | Mr Glen Ewels (or Nominee) Supervisor, Boating and Diving Mr Greg Suosaari (or Nominee) University Boating and Diving Officer (Townsville) Ms Jenni Calcraft (or Nominee) Diving Officer, Orpheus Island Research Station Mr James Judge (or Nominee) Boating Officer, Orpheus Island Research Centre Mr Paul Leeson (or Nominee) University Boating and Diving Officer (Cairns) |
Member of Research | Dr Rob Coles (or Nominee) Principal Research Scientist Associate Professor Jamie Seymour (or Nominee) Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine |
Member of Academy Office | Ms Jana Birkby (or Nominee) Field and Technical Officer |
Permanent Advisor Health, Safety and Environment Unit | Ms Kara Carless (or Nominee), WHS Advisor Work Health and Safety Unit |
Secretariat | Ms Kahlia Strid (or Nominee), Divisional Support Officer Work Health and Safety Unit |