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• Health and Safety - Accountability and Responsibilities ProcedureThis Procedure ensures all Victoria University staff understand and comply with their health, safety and wellbeing accountabilities and responsibilities as outlined in the Occupational Health and Safety Act (2004) VIC and reinforced by the University’s Health and Safety Policy.
• Health and Safety - Asbestos Management ProcedureThis Procedure has updates to roles and responsibilities and reflects current organisational structure.
• Health and Safety - Chemical Management ProcedureThe Procedure have been updated following a review, and clarifes roles and responsibilities, as well as a re-ordering of content.
• Health and Safety - Confined Spaces ProcedureThe Procedure has minor updates to definitions, roles and responsibilities, and formatting.
• Health and Safety - Contractor Classification ProcedureThis Procedure classifies the types of contractors who are engaged by VU and directs the Manager or Employee to the appropriate contractor management procedure (i.e. general contractors, capital planning or outsourcing major services). These procedures are then used to ensure the health and safety of contractors and any other people who could potentially be affected by the contractor's activities.
• Health and Safety - Contractor Management Procedure - Facilities Department (Capital Planning)This Procedure ensures that Victoria University (VU) undertakes OHS due diligence when engaging contractors so that contractors and their employees, sub-contractors or others are not exposed to health and safety risks whilst on VU premises.
• Health and Safety - Contractor Management Procedure - General ContractorsThis Procedure:
  (1) Defines the three different types of general contractors engaged by Victoria University (VU).
  (2) Provides instruction on how to manage each type of general contractor at VU.
  (3) Ensures that VU is not exposing general contractors or others to health and safety risks.
  
• Health and Safety - Contractor Management Procedure - Outsourcing Major ServicesThis Procedure details Victoria University's (VU) process for engaging contractors that provide major services to VU or on behalf of VU so that these contractor's activities are undertaken safely.
• Health and Safety - Document Control ProcedureThe purpose of this Procedure is to outline the process for creating and maintaining Health, Safety and Wellbeing documentation for the Victoria University Health, Safety & Wellbeing Management System.
• Health and Safety - Electrical Safety ProcedureThe Procedure has minor updates to definitions, roles and responsibilities, and formatting.
• Health and Safety - Hazard Management ProcedureThe Procedure has minor updates to reflect organisational roles and responsibilities.
• Health and Safety - HSW Monitoring and Performance Evaluation ProcedureThis Procedure sets out the requirements for monitoring and evaluating the performance of workplace health and safety processes, and the health and safety of workers at Victoria University in order to provide oversight of workplace conditions and identify improvements for the Workplace Health and Safety Management System (WHSMS).
• Health and Safety - Ionising Radiation Management ProcedureThe Ionising Radiation Management Procedure has been updated following a full review. It was updated with the current VU procedure template and to ensure that it still complies with current Radiation Safety legislation.
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• Health and Safety - Lock-Out and Tag-Out ProcedureThe Procedure has been updated to the latest template, with the addition of a definition at Clause 13.
• Health and Safety - Manual Handling ProcedureThis Procedure:
  a. ensures that Victoria University has a system established to eliminate or reduce risk of injury, as far as reasonably possible, to all employees, students, contractors and volunteers from hazardous manual handling;
  b. describes what manual handling is and how it may be hazardous to people; and
  c. prescribes a system of identification of hazards involved in manual handling tasks and instruction on controlling hazardous manual handling for all tasks related to work at the University or in relation to any activity under the university's control.
• Health and Safety - OHS Alcohol and Other Drugs Procedure (Staff)The procedure provides information and outlines responsibility for the safe and approved use of alcohol and other drugs at VU Campuses.
  
• Health and Safety - OHS Consultation and Participation ProcedureThe Procedure has been updated following a review, and changes include updating of templates, and further details on how Management Representatives and Health & Safety Representatives are involved in the Consultation and Participation process.
• Health and Safety - OHS Incident Reporting and Investigation ProcedureThe Procedure has been updated to the current template, included some extra definitions and added information on Granting Additional Access to View Reports.
• Health and Safety - Permit to Work ProcedureThe Procedure has been updated to the latest template; roles and responsibilities, and updates to form linkages and definitions.
• Health and Safety - Pets on Campus ProcedureThis Procedure:
  a. ensures Victoria University provides a safe workplace for all of its employees, students, contractors and visitors on all the campuses and in relation to all activities under the control and management of the University;
  b. provides instructions for privately owned pets brought to VU campus for purposes unrelated to any VU activities; and
  c. ensures protection of employees, students, contractors and visitors from an allergic reaction, animal attack, and stress caused by fear of animals while attending University sites, activities and protection of the animals brought on-site.
• Health and Safety - Plant Management ProcedureThe Procedure has minor updates to template and links to forms/form names.
• Health and Safety - Staff Immunisation ProcedureThis Procedure:
  - ensures that Victoria University (VU) meets the immunisation requirements enacted by legislation, and its duty of care under the VU Health & Safety and Biosafety Policies; and,
  - outlines the process for identifying immunisation requirements, accessing vaccinations and the responsibilities associated with immunisations.
  
• Health and Safety - Working Alone or In Isolation ProcedureThis Procedure has been transferred into the new Procedure template format, with minor amendments made.
• Health and Safety - Workplace First Aid ProcedureThis Procedure ensures Victoria University (VU) provides adequate first aid services for the welfare of its employees, students and visitors on all campuses and in relation to all activities under the control and management of the University.
• Health and Safety PolicyThis Policy has been updated following a review and defines Victoria University's commitment to providing a safe and healthy working and learning environment.
• Higher Degree by Research Scholarships PolicyThe Policy and Procedure cover all Higher Degree by Research scholarships, and will consolidate and replace the current policies and procedures:
  • Research Training Program Scholarships Policy/Procedure
  • Higher Degree by Research Procedure 6: Scholarships
  
• Higher Degree by Research Scholarships ProcedureThe Policy and Procedure cover all Higher Degree by Research scholarships, and will consolidate and replace the current policies and procedures:
  • Research Training Program Scholarships Policy/Procedure
  • Higher Degree by Research Procedure 6: Scholarships
  
• Higher Degree by Research Supervision - Supervisor Registration and Professional Development ProcedureThe HDR Supervisor Registration and Professional Development Procedure clarifies change of supervisor arrangements, processes for appointing and registering external supervisors, mandatory training requirements, and documents the formal supervisor registration review process.
• Higher Degree by Research Supervision PolicyThe HDR Supervision Policy has minor grammatical updates.
• Higher Degrees by Research PolicyThe Policy has been reviewed and updated to reflect the significant improvements made to HDR Procedures 1-9 relating to this Policy and includes minor updates to terminology (e.g. â€~intermission’ to â€~leave of absence’); removal of repetition; and inclusion of English language admission requirements.
• Higher Degrees by Research Procedure 1 AdmissionsHDR Procedure 1 Admissions has been reviewed to align with the centralisation of HDR admissions and in accordance to the University Admissions Procedure.
• Higher Degrees by Research Procedure 2 EnrolmentsThe Procedure has been updated following a review, and responds to the implementation of Student One and associated changes to enrolment processing; ensures consistency across relevant HDR procedures; reflects changes to organisational structure (scholarships now resides in the Graduate Research School); and provides clarity in relation to changes to fee liabilities post timely duration.
• Higher Degrees by Research Procedure 3 Pre-Candidature and CandidatureThe Procedure has been updated following a review, and responds to the implementation of Student One, with key amendments pertaining to Post Timely Duration and Fees. The Procedure provides clarity in relation to fee liabilities post timely duration (in particular, that post timely duration tuition fees will be set in accordance to the approved yearly unit of study fee schedule).
• Higher Degrees by Research Procedure 4 ProgressThis Procedure has been updated to reflect recent updates to the Candidature Milestone Guidelines, which monitors candidate progress.
• Higher Degrees by Research Procedure 5 Researcher Development and SupportThe HDR 5 Procedure has been updated to clarify HDR Researcher Integrity Modules completion requirements, as well as minor grammatical updates.
• Higher Degrees by Research Procedure 7 SupervisionThe HDR 7 Procedure has revisions to clarify roles and responsibilities, student complaints processes, and updates to links.
• Higher Degrees by Research Procedure 8 Thesis RequirementsThe Procedure has updates to hyperlinks, clarity regarding word lengths for doctoral disciplines, the addition of a clause specifying thesis written in English, and merging of repetitive information.
• Higher Degrees by Research Procedure 9 Submission, Examination and ClassificationThe Procedure updates clarify the examination process to ensure procedural fairness, equity across higher degree by research candidates and the integrity and quality of the research degree. It also improves the candidate experience pertaining to the examination process.
• Higher Education Academic Promotions PolicyThe Policy and Procedure have been reviewed in response to recommendations by the 2021 Academic Promotions Panel. Amendments include:
  •Improvement to the assessment process with the introduction of interviews for D and E applicants.
  •Provision for the Panel to make recommendations for and/or assess applicants against categories other than to which they applied.
  •Provision for the Panel to instigate the re-application of unsuccessful candidates (in exceptional circumstances only): where Panel members determines applicant can re-apply within 12 months.
  •Provision for a pre-nomination process where Deans can encourage Academics who would be strong candidates for promotion.
  •Removal of MORA required evidence from the application process.
  •Addition of mandatory Unconscious Bias training for Panel members.
  
• Higher Education Academic Promotions ProcedureThe Policy and Procedure have been reviewed in response to recommendations by the 2021 Academic Promotions Panel. Amendments include:
  •Improvement to the assessment process with the introduction of interviews for D and E applicants.
  •Provision for the Panel to make recommendations for and/or assess applicants against categories other than to which they applied.
  •Provision for the Panel to instigate the re-application of unsuccessful candidates (in exceptional circumstances only): where Panel members determines applicant can re-apply within 12 months.
  •Provision for a pre-nomination process where Deans can encourage Academics who would be strong candidates for promotion.
  •Removal of MORA required evidence from the application process.
  •Addition of mandatory Unconscious Bias training for Panel members.
  
• Hire of University Facilities PolicyThe Policy has been updated to remove all references to the VU Convention Centres in line with VU Management’s decision in February 2021 to close both the Convention Centres.
• Hire of University Facilities ProcedureThe Policy and Procedures have been updated following a review and outline VU’s requirements in relation to the hire of University spaces to internal and external clients.
• Honorary, Adjunct and Visiting Appointments PolicyThe Policy and Procedure have been reviewed and updated to provide more clarity and reflect current processes. It provides for a new category of Adjunct/Industry Appointment â€" whereby the titles of Industry Professor, Industry Associate Professor or Industry Fellow may be used.
• Honorary, Adjunct and Visiting Appointments ProcedureThe Policy and Procedure have been reviewed and updated to provide more clarity and reflect current processes. It provides for a new category of Adjunct/Industry Appointment â€" whereby the titles of Industry Professor, Industry Associate Professor or Industry Fellow may be used.