AS/NZS 4801, OHSAS 18001
OHS20309
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MONASH UNIVERSITY OHS AUDIT PROGRAM 2016
January 2016
A representative sample of academic/administrative units has been selected for Faculty, Division, and Portfolio and
School level audits.
1.
OHS SELF AUDITS
Each year, each unit/entity is responsible for completing the self-audit questionnaire to provide a guide to the
OHS compliance of their unit/entity and to the continual improvement of their OHS compliance status.
2.
INTERNAL OHS AUDITS
Areas to be audited by OH&S staff in 2016 include the following:
Area
Faculty/Division/
Type of audit
Portfolio

Monash University Museum of Art
Office of the VC & President
General OHS Management

Monash Center for Electron
Microscopy
Office of the Provost and Senior
VP
General OHS Management

Monash Student Organisations
Monash Student Organisations
(Caulfield)
General OHS Management

Physiology
Medicine Nursing & Health
Sciences
Chemical , OHS Management

Monash MicroImaging
Office of the Provost and Senior
VP
General OHS Management

Civil Engineering
Engineering
Chemical, OHS Management

AMREP ( Alfred Hospital)
Medicine Nursing & Health
Sciences
Ionizing Radiation

School of Biological Sciences
Faculty of Science
Chemical, OHS Management

Center for Drug Candidate
Optimisation
Faculty of Pharmacy and
Pharmacology (Parkville)
Chemical, OHS Management

Chief Operating Officer & Senior
VP, Marketing, Communications&
Student Recruitment
Vice –President Services
General OHS Management
3.
EXTERNAL OHS AUDITS
External OHS audits will be conducted to provide a check of hazardous activities by field experts and to
provide a quality check for the internal OHS audit program. Areas to be externally audited in 2016 include:
Area
Faculty/Division/Portfolio
Type of audit
To be determined
Audit program 2016 .doc
Reviewed: March2016
Responsible Officer: Manager, OHS
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4.
OHSAS 18001 & AS 4801 CERTIFICATION AUDIT
A Surveillance audit is scheduled in 2016. Areas to be audited in 2016 include:
Area
Faculty/Division/
Portfolio
Type of audit

Maintenance and Grounds (Caulfield)
Contractor Management
Office of VP Services, Buildings and
Properties Division
OHS Management

Residential services
Campus Community Division
OHS Management
( incorporating new Building)

MIGR ( Monash Institute of Graduate
Research)
MIGR ( Monash Institute of Graduate
Research)
OHS Management

Team Monash
Campus Community Division
OHS Management

Eastern Health Clinical School
Faculty of Medicine
OHS Management
Office of VP Services, Buildings and
Properties Division
OHS Management
(Box Hill)

Plant and equipment safety
(OHS in Procurement)

Project Management for Building
Renovation
Buildings and Properties Division
OHS Management

Offsite and international work
Sciences and Education- School of
Earth Atmosphere and Environment
Faculty of Science
OHS Management

Chief Operating Officer and Office of
COO
Office of the Chief Operating Officer and
Senior Vice President
OHS Management

Monash Oakleigh Legal Services
Faculty of Law
OHS Management

Nutrition and Dietetics (Notting Hill)
Faculty of Medicine
OHS Management

OHS
Buildings and Properties Division
OHS Management
5.
TYPES OF OHS AUDITS
AUDITS WILL BE CONDUCTED TO:
5.1
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5.2
THE AUDIT PROGRAM WILL REFLECT:
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5.3
Assess compliance of the Monash University OHS management system with the
requirements OHSAS 18001:2007 and AS 4801:2001;
Assess the extent of implementation of the Monash University OHS management system in
the university's operations and activities; and,
Verify the implementation and effectiveness of OHS policies and procedures.
The level of risk associated with the activity, policy or procedure;
The OHS importance of the specific element of the Monash University OHS management
system;
The results of previous audits; and
The significance of problems encountered in the areas to be audited.
The audit procedure is outlined in the Monash University OHS Audit Procedure
Audit program 2016 .doc
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Responsible Officer: Manager, OHS
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