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For Faculty OH&S resources: http://www.ics.mq.edu.au/ohs/

For Faculty Higher Degree Research: http://web.science.mq.edu.au/for/higher_degree_research_candidates/

For details of the University's insurance policies: http://www.ofs.mq.edu.au/university_insurance/

University Health & Safety: http://www.pers.mq.edu.au/HealthAndSafety.html

General Faculty OH&S Safety Information: http://web.science.mq.edu.au/intranet/ohs/

Macquarie University Sponsored Pre Overseas Travel & Guides: http://www.hr.mq.edu.au/HealthAndSafety/InternationalTravel/TravellingOverseas.html

Macquarie University Global Assistance Program: http://www.internationalsos.com/MasterPortal/default.aspx?membnum=12AYTC000008

For All Emergencies:

Within Macquarie University - 9850 9999.

Outside Macquarie University - Call 000, or From Mobiles 112.

Faculty of Science Fieldwork Manager Contacts

Faculty of Science Fieldwork Manager Contacts - Before doing any fieldwork, you are required to attend initial safety
inductions prior to the commencement of any fieldwork activities. Please contact your Department Fieldwork Manager
for both advice and to submit your plans before departing.

           Craig Angus Terrestrial Fieldwork Manager Biological Sciences & CBMS.
           Biological Sciences Fieldwork Resources: http://www.bio.mq.edu.au/bio-fieldwork/bioindex.html
           Location: E8A173
           Ph: 9850 8249
           M: 040 816 8983.
           Email: cangus@bio.mq.edu.au

           Russell Field Terrestrial Fieldwork Manager Environment & Geography & Graduate School of the Environment.
           Environment & Geography Resources: http://www.bio.mq.edu.au/bio-fieldwork/RField Presentation 2009.doc
           Graduate School of the Environment Resources: http://www.gse.mq.edu.au/resources/resource_home.htm
           Location: E5A 331.
           Ph: 9850 8341.
           Email: russell.field@mq.edu.au

           Paul McCann University Dive Officer, Marine Fieldwork Manager & Boat Manager.
           Macquarie University Diving Safety: http://www.marinescience.mq.edu.au/diving/ 
           Faculty of Science Marine Fieldwork: http://www.marinescience.mq.edu.au/fieldwork/               
           Location: E8A173
           Ph: 9850 4078
           M: 0430355524
           Email: paul.mccann@mq.edu.au

           Nigel Wilson EPS Fieldwork Resources Earth & Planetary Sciences.
           Location: E5A 155.
           Ph: 9850 8333.
           Email: nigel.wilson@mq.edu.au   

           For all other terrestrial fieldwork activities, please contact your Head of Department:   
           http://www.science.mq.edu.au/schools_departments_centres.

Faculty of Science Generic Fieldwork Forms

FORM 1. Fieldwork Notification - used to notify / be approved each time a party wishes to carry out fieldwork. Talk to your Department's Fieldwork Manager first about appropriate methods of notification to suit your project.

FORM 2. Fieldwork Participant - to be completed ONCE by each person (Staff, Student, Visitor, Volunteer) wishing to do fieldwork and to be kept on record for next of kin, contact, medical, qualifications and other useful information.

Generic Fieldwork Risk Assessment Forms

To be completed for each new field location and activity undertaken. In other words, needs only to be done once if your field
site location and activity remain the same. However, UPDATES ARE REQUIRED for each new activity and location that you may add to your project later on. Please contact your Department's Fieldwork Manager for further information.

To assist with obtaining  contact details of hospitals, police and environmental agencies both within NSW and interstate, please refer to  Useful Websites.

Form 3. Risk Assessment - to be completed for each fieldwork activity. Use to assess any risks your fieldwork activity imposes on the health of your team and state your procedures to offset these. This may be reused for repeated field trips, if activities / methods / locations remain similar, and any updates should be sent to your Fieldwork Manager.

FORM 4. Teaching Course Fieldwork Notification / Risk Assessment - used only for undergraduate and postgraduate course fieldwork, rather than Forms 1 & 3.

Approval to travel to medium to high risk countries -  all travel to countries rated Medium to High Risk or above must be approved in advance by the Vice-Chancellor & require completion of Approval to Travel to High Risk Destination form & Overseas Travel Risk Assessment form. Allow one month for the approval to be considered. Contact the Health & Safety Unit on Ext 9725 for further information.

Chemical Risk Assessment - any hazardous chemical used in the field requires prior completion of a chemical risk assessment and associated MSDS documents must be carried with you. Contact Jenny Minard, the Faculty Chemical safety Officer for further information.

Generic Expense Claims - The Science Travel Pack

Expense Claim Approval for students - used if you wish to claim for fieldwork & travel expenses. Requires Head of Department and  Head of Faculty approval and therefore must be handed in to your Department's Financial Officers well in advance of your trip. Please check that the grant allocation you wish to use allows for any trip related expenses.

For Academic and General Staff - An absence on duty form ( pdf / doc ) is required for any expense claims made during trips outside the Sydney region - North of Newcastle, South of Nowra, West of Bathurst.
                                               - Faculty of Science International Traval Policy for Academic & Professional Staff.

Vehicle Expence Claims - use for claiming mileage on private vehicles used for your research. Copies of your drivers licence.
vehicle registration and your latest comprehensive insurence payment slip.

University Insurance Policies - please refer to this page for all information regarding insurance coverage, including accident, public liability, travel and vehicle insurance.                                 

Incidents In The Field

It is a legal requirement that any incident requiring first aid in the field be reported to Macquarie University. If incidents occur, you must contact your Supervisor, your Department's Fieldwork Manager and or Head of Department as soon as possible. As soon as web access is available to you, you must complete, print and submit the University's online incident reports. Please also send printed or pdf saved copies to your Fieldwork Manager, John ten Have (the Faculty's OH&S Officer) & Ron Claassens (the Faculty's Building Services Manager).
 
Incident and Accident Report: http://www.ohs.mq.edu.au/form5a.php
Incident and Accident Investigation Report: https://webapps.mq.edu.au/ohs/Form5c.php

University Vehicle accidents - Please follow the procedures listed on the adjacent link from the Office of Financial Services.

Travel Insruance - Coverage
When on approved University business, the following categories are automatically covered for the first 180 days of any one trip, whether domestic or international travel.

• Employees, Officers, Guest Speakers and Delegates including accompanying spouses/partners and dependant children;
• Council Members whilst on University business including accompanying spouses/partners and dependant children;
• Honorary Employees, Visiting Lecturers and Job Applicants;
• Voluntary workers including accompanying spouses /partners and dependant children;
• Students undertaking journeys associated with Post Graduate Studies; and
• Students participating in Outreach program and/or work experience.

Media Releases: Articles published in the daily media that provide important safety information when working out doors.

Training

Specific training courses are available which are open to students and staff. Some are required to be undertaken before certain types of work can be started. Funding for these courses will need to be sorted so please consult your Course conveyor, Supervisor or OH&S representatives. The University offers on campus Chemical and Radiation Safety Training. Depending on interest, on and off campus Work Cover accredited First Aid courses can be organised on campus covering the Basic Senior, Remote Area and Advanced Resuscitation.

For Senior First Aid Training, Human Resources are running both two day courses & one day refreshers through out the year. For more information, contact: michael.carley@mq.edu.au.

Advanced 4WD courses can also be organised for individuals and laboratory groups. For more information, contact your Department's Fieldwork Manager.        

Page written by Craig Angus April 2008, last updated 20th February 2012.

 

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