Occupational health and safety

Health and Safety

At Peninsula Residential we hope to provide a comfortable, safe and clean living environment for all residents, so issues of cleaning, maintenance and OHSE are very important to us.

The Residential office can be contacted on extension 44039 Monday to Friday 8:30am to 5:00pm.

After hours emergencies should be reported to your Resident Advisor/Supervisor or Monash Security on 44318.

Induction and Training

Peninsula Residential staff and volunteer Resident Advisors receive training in many aspects of health and safety to ensure that they are aware of current requirements. This training is in areas such as fire safety and evacuations, first aid, mental health, risk assessments, safety audits and emergency asthma.

Residents are given a safety induction upon arrival to ensure that they are familiar with the safety equipment provided and the location of first aiders and Monas Security for emergencies.

Building and Safety Inspections

Building and safety audits of ALL rooms are conducted twice a year to ensure that all potential safety and maintenance issues are identified and resolved.

Routine checks are made of electrical equipment, smoke and fire warning systems and fire extinguishing equipment.

Trial evacuations are conducted, and trained First Aiders are available.

Electrical Safety

Residents are reminded that only Australian compliant power boards with 10amp cut off switches are permitted at Peninsula Residential.

The following items are prohibited from being used in resident’s rooms:

• Double adaptors
• Portable heaters
• Cooking equipment (of any kind)
• Candles and incense

Please refer to Power Extensions - Hazard Alert #4 on the main MRS on-campus page for more information on electrical safety in residence.

For information on other Safety Hazard alerts, please view the Safety and Security section of the main MRS on-campus website.

Environment

At Peninsula Residential we take our responsibility to protect our environment very seriously. To that end we have introduced a couple of simple initiatives to help residents become more environmentally aware.

1. In all residential areas we have recycling bins for paper, cardboard, bottles, tins, cans and glass.
2. All residents are encouraged by way of promotional posters to save water by:
   a. limiting showers to four (4) minutes or less,
   b. using less than 155 litres per day per person (Target 155)
   b. reporting any dripping taps as soon as they are noticed; and
   c. by not running the tap whilst brushing their teeth
3. All shower heads are 3 star rated.
4. Light globes are being progressively changed to the most energy efficient practical for the area.
5. Residents are encouraged to participate in local community activities, ie Clean Up Australia Day.
6. Designated areas have been set aside for vegetable gardens at Samada Street and Student Village properties.
7. Fruit trees are available for residents at Lardner Road and Samada Street  properties.

For further information on OHSE matters please refer to the handbook.