Local area WHS induction

In addition to the mandatory UWA non-staff safety and health induction, managers/supervisors must ensure that a local area WHS induction is completed for all new starters.

A local area induction will be required for all staff including:

• Professional, academic and research;
• Adjuncts, honorary staff;
• Visiting academics, researchers or research students; and
• Volunteers.

Visitors must be provided with relevant safety information by their UWA contact person/host reflective of the risks associated with their site visit. If it is deemed as necessary, the local area manager/supervisor may use the local area WHS induction template to provide relevant safety information.

A local area induction will be required for students including:

• Higher Degree by Research (HDR) student;
• Honours and masters research project students;
• Intern/placement and work integrated learning students; and
• Students given access to laboratories, workshops, field stations or farms.

Contractors, subcontractors and their employees are required to:

• Complete UWA's contractor induction before they commence work on any university site.

Local area WHS induction template

The local WHS induction template has been designed to assist managers/supervisors in creating a fit for purpose induction for persons entering their work area and to raise the awareness of hazards and risks.

Managers/supervisors must refer to the ‘Conduct a local area WHS induction’ page for the local area WHS induction template and complete a template for each new starter.