About the WHS&W Unit

Paolo Spinetti
Director, Work Health Safety and Wellbeing
(02) 9852 5177

• Executive reporting and governance
• Creation and deployment of WHS&W strategies
• Risk management accountability
• Advisor on WHS&W related matters
• Enabler of WHS&W awareness and training
• Enabler of WHS&W Communication and Consultation
• Notifier and liaison in relation to regulator related Notices and breaches

• Provide information for staff with disability or chronic health conditions
• Advise on requirements for reasonable adjustment plans
• Develop reasonable adjustment plans
• Arrange workplace assessments
• Arrange relevant equipment for staff with disability
• Disability consultation
• Incidents recorded, assist managers to complete investigation, conduct audits and investigations
• Risk assessment reviewer

• Health and safety advice including:
  • General Laboratory Safety
  • Chemical Safety
  • Biological Safety
  • Radiation Safety (First point of contact)
  • Plant and Equipment
  • Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
• Advice on Technical Risk Assessments, Field work Risk Assessment
• Creation and delivery of Specialised training packages: Biosafety, gene Technology, HazChem, Risk Assessments
• Member of the Biosafety and Radiation Safety Committee (BRSC)
• Chemical information system management
• Hygiene and toxicology:
  • Laboratory/Workplace exposure monitoring
  • Noise Management
  • Health monitoring
• Laboratory Incident Investigations
• Laboratory/Facility Inspections and audits

• Workers compensation and injury management including return to work
• Injury prevention strategies
• Incident Notification and Investigation
• Incidents recorded; assist managers to complete investigation, conduct audits and investigations
• Injury Management, RTW, RAW and RAP
• Workers Compensation Management & Reporting
• Suitable Duties Plans
• Individual Safety Management Plans
• Personal and workplace Risk Assessments
• Injury Trend Analysis
• Health Surveillance and Rehabilitation Provider Liaison
• Early Learning  and Office of Marketing WHS & Wellbeing Key Contact
• Risk assessment reviewer

Renae Dean
WHS&W Compliance and Reporting Officer
(02) 9678 7198

• Development of governance, SafeWork and other reports
• Awareness of new/changes to legislation/regulations and an analysis of required resultant actions.
• Workplace Inspections and audits
• Ensure compliance of the WHS Committees and WHS Working Groups
• WHS Mandatory training compliance
• Investigate hazard and incidents (non-hazardous chemicals and goods) related to high to medium risk
• Assist in the management of the WHS inbox, triage and respond

Tanya Sartori
Work Health Safety and Wellbeing
Support Officer

• First Aid Training, ordering of First Aid Supplies and contact lists coordination
• Coordination of Health programs such as vaccines
• Assisting with Reasonable Adjustments Plans
• Administration support to the WHS&W Unit
• Incidents recorded, assist managers to complete investigation, conduct audits and investigations
• Risk assessment reviewer

• Research, develop, implement and promote health and wellbeing initiatives
• Emergency warden contact lists coordination
• Administration of WHS&W training programs
• Development, implementation and coordination for the health and wellbeing calendar
• Assessment, monitoring and improvement of Human Factors integration
• Mental Health First Aid training programs
• Incidents recorded, assist managers to complete investigation, conduct audits and investigations
• Risk assessment reviewer