University of Canterbury has a diverse range of workplace environments and activities. Monitoring health and safety performance includes reviewing administration systems along with assessing the physical aspects of these environments. Health and safety behaviours, and the health and safety culture, also forms part of these assessments.
The type of assessment, the frequency of them, and the amount of time and detail that goes in to each is proportional to the level of risk being managed. Areas of the university managing higher risks are subject to more detailed assessments.
The physical condition checks are scheduled by the Department or Service area as part of a regular sweep for hazards and the adequacy of controls.
The following assessment toools can be accessed through Assura:
- Physical Conditions Checklist - Laboratory
- Physical Conditions Checklist - Office
- Physical Conditions Checklist - Workshop
Or alternatively, using the respective paper-based template which can be found in the Health and Safety Forms area.
