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Public Liability Coverage for Work Experience Placements

Career Development Unit - For staff only

Work Experience - Public Liability Coverage
Eye Saftey Follow Up - eyeware discount

Information Technology Services - For staff only

Career Development Unit - For staff only

Public Liability Coverage for Work Experience Placements

An application form is available on the Occupational Health and Safety Web pages which is to be completed and forwarded to the Occupational Health & Safety Unit when public liability coverage is required for Student Work Experience placement.

The officer currently responsible for processing these applications is Lyn Politis - ext. 4365.

Public Liability Coverage does not cover the student for personal injury whilst on work experience.

Public Liability coverage for student work experience placements can only be issued if the student:

1. is an enrolled student of the University of Wollongong
2. is not employed by the placement organisation
3. will not receive any remuneration in respect of her or his participation in the work experience or community placement programme AND
4. The work experience or community placement programme is relevant to the student's course of study

If you have any questions regarding the above or require a hard copy of the application form, please contact the Occupational Health & Safety Unit on extension 4365.

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Eye Safety follow up - eyeware discounts.

Enquiries:

Robert Sackett - 4227 3311 NIB Eyesafety 63 Market St Wollongong

In September this year, the OH&S Unit provided the opportunity for staff to attend workshops on Eye Safety presented by Robert Sackett of NIB Eye Safety.

As a follow-on from these workshops Robert has provided the following information - if you wish to make further enquiries, please contact Robert Sackett direct.

Protective eyewear covers both prescription and non-prescription. University staff will receive a 15% discount off the retail prices for non-safety (personal) eyewear .

Safety Frames: Only safety frames complying with Australian Safety Standards, will be supplied (This includes sideshields on all models, fixed to the frame).

Safety Lenses: Only Lenses that comply to Australian Safety Standards, will be supplied within safety frames. This includes various lens types per individual needs ie single vision, bifocal or multifocal.

Each faculty/dept has different needs, (break resistance, chemical resistance etc) so to ensure the best eyewear appropriate, contact NIB Eyesafety.

Prices: All specific safety eyewear will be supplied at Industrial Prices.

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Information Technology Services

Don't forget, Training has moved to the new IT Resource Centre, located between the Library and the Unicentre. All courses will now be held in the new Training laboratories on Level 2 of Building 17.

There are no current entries for the Information Technology Services training centre.

Last Revised: 3 December, 1998
Wollongong UniAdvice
Comments and questions should be directed to Bernie Goldie