Induction

All new staff and postgraduate students should be inducted with this form:
HS006 - H&S Induction Form

Laboratory based staff/students:
In addition to the standard induction form, all new lab based staff and postgraduate students should be inducted with this form:
HS049 - Laboratory Induction and Authorisation Form

During the induction, consider the specific hazards, risks and safety equipment for the area/s of work and the experience of the individual being inducted and as part of the induction, introduce the staff/student to the following laboratory documentation and practices:

• Evacuation procedures for the building
• Emergency response plans for the lab e.g. what to do if in the middle of an experiment and evacuation is called, or what to do if an experiment catches fire.
• Laboratory Manual (if the lab has a lab manual)
• Risk Assessments
• Safe Work Procedures
• MSDS
• Chemical register
• Chemical storage locations and practices (including labelling)
• Biological register
• Biological storage locations and practices
• Waste disposal system – e.g. distribute local protocol, show where keys to store, secondary containers are kept, induct to waste store(s)
• Spill kit locations and local spill procedures
• Personal Protective Clothing and Equipment, location, requirements in the lab, maintenance
• Laboratory licensing conditions e.g. OGTR certified, radiation, PC2, AQIS
• Where laboratory records are kept including, training, induction, workplace inspection checklists, audit and other inspection records
• Laboratory specific websites &/or computer file locations
• Local H&S Web resources