Technical Services

Staff

General Inquiries 1: Michael Howard, Laboratory Manager

Phone: 08 8946 6787
Email: michael.howard@cdu.edu.au

General Inquiries 2: Neil Ludvigsen, Chief Technical Officer

Phone: 08 8946 6715
Email: neil.ludvigsen@cdu.edu.au

Full Staff List for Tecnical Services

 

 

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION	1
THE OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY COMMITTEE	1
Supervisors	1
Individuals (staff, students, volunteers or visitors)	2
PREPARATION FOR FIELDTRIP	2
VEHICULAR PREPARATION	3
Different vehicles which might be supplied in various Situations	4
Quad Use Guidelines	5
Itinerary Record	6
Satellite phones	7
Travelling	7
Traverses on Foot	9
Preparation for a Field Traverse	10
Direction and Location	10
Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance on the Trip	11
Bush Etiquette	13
Vehicle Breakdown	13
Vehicle Fire Risks	14
Vehicle Recovery	15
USE OF SMALL CRAFT IN FIELD WORK	15
USE OF SCUBA	16
CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL ON FIELD TRIPS	16
SURVIVAL	17
SAFE DRIVING IN THE NORTHERN TERRITORY	18
BECOMING 'LOST'	20
ANIMALS THAT BITE AND STING	21
Snake Bite	21
Crocodiles	22
Leeches	22
Sea Wasps and Box Jellyfish	22
Warm-climate Diseases and Ailments	22
Insect Borne Diseases	23
DEHYDRATION	24
REST AND CAMP HAZARDS	25
GEOLOGICAL AND COLLECTING HAZARDS	26
COASTAL FIELD WORK	26
FIREARMS	27
ACCIDENT, INJURY AND INCIDENT REPORTING	27
VOLUNTEERS	27
REFERENCES	28
TECHNICAL SERVICES GROUP
Technical Services Staff Structure

APPENDICES

• Appendix A : Vehicle Spares, Tools and Emergency Parts 32
• Appendix B : Suggested First Aid Kit Contents for Fieldwork on Land 33
• Appendix C : Suggested Personal Day Pack 35
• Appendix D : Equipment to be Carried in Small Boats 35
• Appendix E : Driver Fatigue 37
• Appendix F : QUAD Use Form 39
• Appendix G : Movement

Form Fieldwork 40

• Appendix H: HTML format Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment for Field Assessment 41
  Word Document Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment for Field Assessment 41
• Appendix I: Diving Details
• Appendix J: Conditions of Use of EHS Vehicles 51
• Appendix K: Application to Drive CDU Vehicle 53
• Appendix L: Thrane and Thrane: TT-3060 Capsat Mobile Telephone 54
• Appendix M: Hazard identification and risk assessment for Chemical Use
• Appendix N: Chemical Hazard Form
• Appendix O: Risk Matrix
• Appendix P: Transport Requisition Form
• Appendix Q: Volunteers for Bare Sand Island

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS:

The editors of this manual have utilised components of Field manuals that have been used by other universities. In particular we acknowledge the example set by James Cook University of North Queensland's 'Fieldwork on Land Safety Manual' by Doak, G.B. and Stephenson, P.J. (1991). Special thanks to Ian Fordyce for his valuable contributions.

 

 

Table of Contents

	FOREWORD
1	EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
1.1	Alarm systems
1.2	Fire and fire-fighting devices
1.3	Emergency control committee
1.4	Evacuation of building
1.5	Emergency exits in laboratories and offices
1.6	Emergency equipment
2	FIRST AID
2.1	Assistance
2.2	First aid facilities
3	ACCIDENT REPORTING
3.1	Notification
3.2	Injury Exposure Report
3.3	Accident Report Form
3.4	Hazard/Near Miss Report
3.5	Unsafe Condition Report
4	PERSONAL PROTECTION
5	SMOKING AND EATING
5.1	Smoking
5.2	Eating
6	ACCESS TO BUILDING
6.1	Working after hours
6.2	Signing-in
6.3	Work Categories
6.4	Visitors
7	SPECIAL LABORATORIES
7.1	Low-temperature laboratories
7.2	Radio-tracer laboratories
8	SOLVENTS
8.1	Transport of solvents and toxic materials
8.2	Storage
8.3	Disposal
8.4	Toxicity
9	BROKEN GLASSWARE, SYRINGES AND SOLID WASTE
9.1	Glassware
9.2	Solid Waste
9.3	Biological Waste
10	RADIATION
10.1	Unsealed radioactive substances
10.2	Non-ionising radiation
10.3	Lasers
11	MICRO-ORGANISMS AND OTHER BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS
11.1	Importation of biological materials
11.2	Use of micro-organisms
11.2.1	General safety aspects
11.2.2	Recommended Safety precautions
11.3	Disposal of potentially infectious material
11.3.1	General biological material
11.3.2	Recombinant DNA (r_DNA) material
12	HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS
12.1	Multi-gas detector
12.2	Warning notice for toxic or unpleasant smelling gases
12.3	Fluorine
12.4	Liquid nitrogen and solid carbon dioxide
12.5	Anhydrous ammonia
12.6	Liquid helium
12.7	Oxygen
12.8	Cyanide
12.9	Perchlorates
12.10	Alkali metals
12.11	Transport of toxic materials
12.12	"Smells"
12.13	Procedure for the use and dispensing of S4 and S7 Schedule Poisons
12.14	Chemical Waste - Receiving Procedure
13	AUTOMATIC CUT-OFF DEVICES
13.1	Smoke detector units
14	OCCUPATIONAL STRAIN INJURY
15	FIELD WORK
15.1	Field Manual
16	ADDITIONAL RULES AND INFORMATION
16.1	Minor Maintenance
16.2	Cleaning of glassware
16.3	Disposal of waste
16.4	Good Laboratory practice
16.5	Electrical equipment
16.6	Vacuum Pumps
17	MONTHLY SAFETY INSPECTIONS
18	ANNUAL CLEAN-UP
19	LABORATORY GUIDELINES - UNDERGRADUATE
20	LABORATORY GUIDELINES - POSTGRADUATE
21	LABORATORY SAFETY PROCEDURES
22	BIBLIOGRAPHY
	APPENDICES
A	Faculty of EHS OH & S Committee
B	CDU OH&S
C	Floor Plans of Faculty of EHS
D	Fire Wardens
E	Location of First aid cabinets
F	Accident, Injury & Incident Report
G	Hazard Report
H	Hazard identification and risk assessment for Chemical Use
I	Waste Procedures Biological Chemical
J	After Hours Work Chit
K	Chemical Hazard Form
L	Risk Matrix
M	Schedule Poisons Usage Form
N	General Procedure for AQIS

 

Animal House

Table of Contents

1	ANIMAL HOUSE PROCEDURES
1.1	Animal House Agreement
1.2	Animal Use Runing Sheet
1.3	Drug Inventory Log Form
1.4	Induction Procedure
1.5	Inspection Checklist
1.6	Monitoring Animals

 

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