Training for BABS Staff and Students
All staff or students intending to work in the School of BABS are required to be formally inducted into the School from an H&S perspective. Where required, they must also undertake specific training for particular work areas.
induction Documents
The following documents are available to BABS supervisors when bringing new staff, students, visitors or contractors into their work area.
Researchers
- BABS training plan form (under development)
- HS006 General OH&S Form
- HS049 Lab Induction Form
Office/Admin Staff; Students
- BABS H&S local induction course (code #100017) Contact Helder Marcal: h.marcal@unsw.edu.au; x51578
- HS006 General H&S Form
Visitors
- HS630 Induction Form - Visitors*
- HS700 Laboratory Clearance Certificate
- *Refer to HS414 Visitors Guideline first as there are different induction requirements for visitors entering Low, Medium and High risk areas
- HS010 Fieldwork Volunteer form (for visitors working in a BABS research facility, needs to be signed by BABS HOS)
Contractors
- HS630 Induction Form - Visitors
- HS700 Laboratory Clearance Certificate (only for contractors entering a lab area to do work)
Training guide for babs staff and students
Listed below are the training requirements for BABS staff and research students. For further details please refer to the BABS Training Needs Analysis document (See BABS documents page) or contact Dr Helder Marcal.
How to register for training:
To register for H&S training courses please log in to myUNSW. Click on My Staff Profile, then under My Staff Services click on Training Registration.
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Mandatory training: Training needs to be completed before the beginning of major research/work
- Specialist training: Where a researcher intends to work in specialist area(s), they must undertake the required specialist training before starting work in that area.
- Note to supervisors: Due to specialised research undertaken in many research groups, there may be other training that your staff and students need to complete (provided by scientific companies for scientific equipment/techniques) not covered here. Please ensure you confirm any extra training required and address this where necessary.
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Personnel |
UNSW/BABS Training Required |
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Office-based staff |
Mandatory training
*New staff will be automatically registered after the Monday of their first pay. For manual enrolment, email ohs@unsw.edu.au with your staff/student ID |
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Summer Scholarship, Honours & Practicum Students |
Mandatory training
Specialist training
*Other research facilities, such as BMIF, require you to have done this prior to working in their area |
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PhD & MPhil Students
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Mandatory training
Specialist training
*Other research facilities, such as BMIF, require you to have done this prior to working in their area |
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Technical Officers Professional Officers Research Assistants Postdoctoral Researchers
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Mandatory training
Specialist training
*Other research facilities, such as BMIF, require you to have done this prior to working in their areas |
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Academics Lab Managers Senior Postdoctoral Researchers (with significant supervisory responsibilities) Professional & Technical Staff (Supervising others in a research or teaching Lab)
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Mandatory training
Specialist training
*Other research facilities, such as BMIF, require you to have done this prior to working in their areas |
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Staff in Other Roles
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Floor Wardens
Chief/Deputy Chief Wardens
First Aid Officers
L3 H&S Committee members Electrical Tagging & Testing
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Linked UNSW document OHS320 OHS Training and Induction procedure. Please refer to the UNSW OHS Training website for access to further course information. Contact Helder Marcal for any further training queries.
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