The Departmental Health & Safety Officers (DHSOs) are departmental representatives for health and safety issues and form part of the University of Otago Employee Participation System. Their main functions are:
- To complete hazard identification and maintain the hazard registers for their Department. Any hazard requiring escalation should be reported to their supervisor or HOD.
- To oversee incident reporting for the department including investigations utilising the health and safety IT system.
- To complete the staff induction for new staff with respect to health and safety requirements
Study days
The DHSO study day is designed to provide a regular update and professional development for all DHSOs.
2021 DHSO study day details:
- Date:December 8th 2021 at Arana College
- Time: 09:00am to 3:30pm
- Cost: Free
Book for the DHSO study day
Vault system guides and support
How to add an incident when logged into Vault
Adding Training using Course Scheduling (larger groups)
Adding incidents via the web portal
How to produce an event/incident report
How to produce a Risk Register report
How to check whether you have any overdue incidents for investigation
