Training

Health, Safety and Wellbeing training

Training is provided in a number of ways to help you work in the safest way possible for yourselves and others. The University-wide training matrix provides details of the training each individual must complete and the intervals. Additional localised face-to-face training occurs where you are required to know specific information in relation to your job and work area.

This training covers social and environmental aspects of sustainability in respect to the way we work and operate.

Health, Safety and Wellbeing Training Modules

All Health, Safety and Wellbeing Training modules are available for completion using Canvas and can be accessed using the below enrolment links or via accessing the course in the Griffith Catalog.

University Wide Training

Mandatory Training Courses

Emergency Response and Evacuation (Annual Fire Safety) Training

Health and Safety Induction

Other University Wide Courses

Manual Tasks/Office Ergonomics Training

Wellbeing for Work and Life Training

Annual Warden Training (only required for Fire Wardens)

Musculoskeletal Injury Prevention and Management Training

Assessing and Managing Risks Training

Health, Safety and Wellbeing Committee Training (for committee members)

Health and Safety Induction - WIL Placements

Specialty Training Courses

Biosecurity and Biosafety Training Courses

Contains:

General Biosafety
Genetic Biosafety
Biosecurity

Chemical Safety Training Courses

Radiation Safety Training

Laboratory and Special Area Safety

Resources

Quick Reference Guides

The University wide training matrix - Who needs to do what when

Frequency of completing health and safety training

Frequency on training to be completed once in the period listed. Refer to specific Group/Element training matrices, where available, for specific School or Workgroup detail.

	All staff	Supervisors/ managers	Postgraduate students	Placement students	Contractors (internal)	LHSC	Fire warden	First aid officer
MANDATORY TRAINING
Health and Safety Induction	3 Years	3 Years	3 Years		3 Years	3 Years	3 Years	3 Years
Emergency Response and Evacuation	Annually	Annually	Annually		Annually	Annually	Annually	Annually
Cyber Security Essentials Training	Annually	Annually	Annually (staff members)			Annually	Annually	Annually
Fraud and Corruption Essentials Training	Annually	Annually	Annually (staff members)			Annually	Annually	Annually
WIL Health and Safety Induction (as required)				Completion required
MANDATORY - ROLE BASED
Wellbeing for Work and Life	3 Years	3 years
First Aid Training								3 Years
Maintain CPR								Annually
Fire Warden Training							Annually
GENERAL AWARENESS TRAINING
Musculoskeletal Injury Management and Prevention
Assessing and Managing Risk
Secure Global Engagement	Completion Required

*Denotes: Training only stipulated if prescribed for a specific location/work area.

Certified facility training

The following additional training is required to be completed once in the period stated for all people (staff, students and contractors) that access certified facilities.

SPECIALIST TRAINING - ROLE BASED	Biological Material Workers	Biosecurity Workers	Chemical Laboratory Workers	Radiation Workers	Laser Workers (Class 3 and Above)	Workshop /Studio Workers	Clinic Workers	Maintenance Workers (Laboratory)
Lab and Workshop Safety	2 years	2 years	2 years	2 years	2 years	2 years	2 years	2 years
PC3 Training	Annually*	Annually*
General Biosafety	2 years	2 years	2 years*	2 years*	2 years*			2 years
General Radiation Safety				Annually
Genetic Biosafety	2 years	2 years						2 years
Biosecurity	2 years*	2 years						2 years
Chemical Safety	2 years	2 years	2 years			2 years*	2 years*	2 years*
Scheduled Substances (under review)	Under review	Under review	Under review	Under review	Under review	Under review	Under review	Under review
Gas Cylinder Safety	2 years*	2 years*	2 years*		2 years*	2 years*	2 years*	2 years
Laser Safety (Class 3 and Above)					2 years
Animal Ethics	2 years*	2 years*

*Denotes: Training only stipulated if prescribed for a specific location/work area.

University Wide Training Matrix**

**Please note that Practical Incident and Hazard Management has been discontinued and Assessing and Managing Risk is recommended.

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Health, Safety and Wellbeing General Enquiries

Health, Safety and Wellbeing are the first point of contact for university staff for all general health and safety enquiries including those related to training, first aid, risk management, wellbeing, and injury and disability support.

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