Before conducting research or teaching activities<\/h2><\/div>You must identify the hazards inherent in your work, document your safety protocols in a written risk assessment, and seek any approvals you need from Curtin or Government regulatory bodies.<\/p>
\u00b7 Identify hazards using a Research Initiation Guide (RIG)<\/a><\/p>\u00b7\u00a0 Assess risk in\u00a0CHARM<\/a>\u00a0or our\u00a0Generic Risk Assessment Form<\/a>\u00a0or your local areas form<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div> Before acquiring hazardous materials or equipment<\/h2><\/div>- Complete a Pre-Acquisition Tool (PAT)<\/a><\/li>
- Biological Management Flow Chart<\/a><\/li>
- Chemical Management Flow 3-page summary<\/a><\/li>
- Chemical Management Flow Guidelines<\/a><\/li>
- Radiation Management Flow Chart<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Before leaving Curtin<\/h2><\/div>Either for a leave of absence or permanently, ensure that you hand over responsibility for\u00a0all<\/strong>\u00a0hazardous material, equipment, and research to your supervisor.<\/p>All students are to complete the following\u00a0HDR Supervisor\u2019s Checklist for Exiting Students<\/a>\u00a0prior to leaving Curtin.<\/p>For staff, please use the Staff exit check list link below, to ensure you have appropriately handed over responsibility for all hazardous materials and equipment before departing Curtin. <\/p><\/div>
- Staff Exit Hazmat Checklist<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div> <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n
Join the Hazardous Materials User Forum<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nIf you are interested in hazardous materials management and want to be consulted about improvement projects, please feel free to join the Hazardous Materials User Forum by emailing HazardousMaterials@curtin.edu.au<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\nTypes of hazardous materials and equipment<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Follow the links below or on the left of this page to find out how to manage the various types of hazardous materials and equipment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n \n\n \n ![\"Two](\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/healthandsafety\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Students_experiment-480x240.jpg\")
<\/div>Chemical safety<\/h2><\/div>Examples of hazardous chemicals in the workplace include printer toners, cleaning products, batteries, solvents, paints, herbicides, agricultural chemicals, fuels, herbicides, and laboratory chemicals.<\/p><\/div>
- How to work safely with chemicals<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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<\/div>Biological safety<\/h2><\/div>Biohazards include Genetically modified organisms (GMOs), imported biosecurity materials, pathogenic microorganisms and clinical samples from humans or animals<\/p><\/div>
You must identify the hazards inherent in your work, document your safety protocols in a written risk assessment, and seek any approvals you need from Curtin or Government regulatory bodies.<\/p>
\u00b7 Identify hazards using a Research Initiation Guide (RIG)<\/a><\/p> \u00b7\u00a0 Assess risk in\u00a0CHARM<\/a>\u00a0or our\u00a0Generic Risk Assessment Form<\/a>\u00a0or your local areas form<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div> Either for a leave of absence or permanently, ensure that you hand over responsibility for\u00a0all<\/strong>\u00a0hazardous material, equipment, and research to your supervisor.<\/p> All students are to complete the following\u00a0HDR Supervisor\u2019s Checklist for Exiting Students<\/a>\u00a0prior to leaving Curtin.<\/p> For staff, please use the Staff exit check list link below, to ensure you have appropriately handed over responsibility for all hazardous materials and equipment before departing Curtin. <\/p><\/div> If you are interested in hazardous materials management and want to be consulted about improvement projects, please feel free to join the Hazardous Materials User Forum by emailing HazardousMaterials@curtin.edu.au<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n Follow the links below or on the left of this page to find out how to manage the various types of hazardous materials and equipment.<\/p>\n\n\n Examples of hazardous chemicals in the workplace include printer toners, cleaning products, batteries, solvents, paints, herbicides, agricultural chemicals, fuels, herbicides, and laboratory chemicals.<\/p><\/div> Biohazards include Genetically modified organisms (GMOs), imported biosecurity materials, pathogenic microorganisms and clinical samples from humans or animals<\/p><\/div>Before acquiring hazardous materials or equipment<\/h2><\/div>
Before leaving Curtin<\/h2><\/div>
Join the Hazardous Materials User Forum<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Types of hazardous materials and equipment<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>Chemical safety<\/h2><\/div>
<\/div>Biological safety<\/h2><\/div>
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