“Workplace Health and Safety (WHS)" is the discipline concerned with protecting the health and safety of all stakeholders in the workplace from exposure to hazards and risks resulting from work activities”(Workplace Health & Safety, n.d.).
Workplace Health and Safety requires employers to provide something called a ‘Duty of Care’ which ensures:

• A safe working environment is provided and maintained.
• Safe systems of work are provided and maintained.
• Safe use, handling and storage of plant, structures and substances are upheld.
• The provision of adequate facilities.
• Adequate information, training, instruction and supervision are given to workers    
        needed for them to work without risks to their heath and safety and that of
        others around them.
• Effective systems are in place for monitoring the health of workers and workplace
        conditions.
• Maintenance of the owned or managed premises is upheld which ensures the health
        and safety of workers.

         (Safe Work Australia, 2016, p. 7)

Employee’s and students also have a responsibility under Section 29 of the Workplace Health and Safety Act 2011 to:

• Take reasonable care for their own health and safety; and
• Take reasonable care that their acts or omissions do not adversely affect the health and
        safety of other persons; and
• Comply, so far as the person is reasonably able, with any reasonable instruction that is
        given to you by the person conducting the business.

  Make sure you understand your personal responsibilities by:

• Familiarising yourself with the first aid officers on your campus.
• Familiarising yourself with the evacuation points on your campus.
• Ensuring you report any accidents on campus to a staff member or
        workplace health and safety officer.
• Knowing who to contact in the event that there is an emergency.
• 000 is the national emergency number in Australia.
• 112 is the secondary number for a mobile phone.

Workplace, Health & Safety Manager: Christina Langham | Assistant Campus Manager - c.langham@sae.edu
Workplace, Health & Safety Officer: Mel Bertram | Technical Coordinator - m.bertram@sae.edu
Workplace, Health & Safety Officer: Cameron Brunker | Technical Officer - c.brunker@sae.edu