1. jag@uow.edu.au1 Growing Together: Ask other Tech staff for advice Julie Gray School of Biological Sciences University of Wollongong

2. jag@uow.edu.au2 Questions arise……

3. jag@uow.edu.au3 Questions arise…… Has someone else figured out how to do this? Has someone else figured out how to do this?

4. jag@uow.edu.au4 Questions arise…… Has someone else figured out how to do this? Has someone else figured out how to do this? Can it be done cheaper? Can it be done cheaper?

5. jag@uow.edu.au5 Questions arise…… Has someone else figured out how to do this? Has someone else figured out how to do this? Can it be done cheaper? Can it be done cheaper? Could we find a more popular solution? Could we find a more popular solution?

6. jag@uow.edu.au6 How do we find out?

7. jag@uow.edu.au7 How do we find out? We ASK!

8. jag@uow.edu.au8 ….and who do we ask?

9. jag@uow.edu.au9 ….and who do we ask? We ask the tech staff

10. jag@uow.edu.au10 So that is what I did….

11. jag@uow.edu.au11 ‘development leave’ Assisted greatly with travel and accommodation costs

12. jag@uow.edu.au12 Who to talk to?

13. jag@uow.edu.au13 Who to talk to? My time and UOW’s money vs The many, varied Campuses in Aus.

14. jag@uow.edu.au14 In Canberra ANU

15. jag@uow.edu.au15 In Canberra ANU  John Curtain School of Medical Research  School of Botany and Zoology  OHS unit  School of Biological and Molecular Biosciences  Research School of Biological Sciences

16. jag@uow.edu.au16 In Canberra (cont) Uni of Canberra

17. jag@uow.edu.au17 In Canberra (cont) Uni of Canberra  School of Health Sciences  Corporate Services

18. jag@uow.edu.au18 In Adelaide Flinders Uni

19. jag@uow.edu.au19 In Adelaide Flinders Uni  School of Biology  Central Admin

20. jag@uow.edu.au20 In Adelaide (cont) Uni of Adelaide

21. jag@uow.edu.au21 In Adelaide (cont) Uni of Adelaide  School of Earth and Environmental Sciences  School of Molecular and Biomolecular Sciences

22. jag@uow.edu.au22 In Adelaide (cont) Uni of South Australia

23. jag@uow.edu.au23 In Adelaide (cont) Uni of South Australia  School of Pharmaceutical, Molecular and Biomedical Sciences  School of Health Sciences

24. jag@uow.edu.au24 In Adelaide (cont) TechNet SA Forum 2003

25. jag@uow.edu.au25 What was I trying to learn?

26. jag@uow.edu.au26 Access control to labs

27. jag@uow.edu.au27 Access control to labs There is no simple effective solution. There is no simple effective solution. Individual access controls on each door is the best that is being done. Individual access controls on each door is the best that is being done.

28. jag@uow.edu.au28 OHS Compliance

29. jag@uow.edu.au29 OHS Compliance Management support Resourcing Resourcing Persuasion Persuasion

30. jag@uow.edu.au30 Regulatory Body Compliance (OGTR, AQIS, EPA)

31. jag@uow.edu.au31 Regulatory Body Compliance (OGTR, AQIS, EPA) Currently trying to hit a moving target

32. jag@uow.edu.au32 -80 freezer storage

33. jag@uow.edu.au33 -80 freezer storage Local and remote alarms on battery backup Local and remote alarms on battery backup CO2 backup to hold temp down CO2 backup to hold temp down Alternate power supply – diesel generator Alternate power supply – diesel generator

34. jag@uow.edu.au34 Summary The exercise was beneficial to me and to UOW at a variety of levels.

35. jag@uow.edu.au35 Summary (cont) My School now has a comprehensive plan to protect the contents of the -80 freezers – (we just have to fund it)

36. jag@uow.edu.au36 Summary (cont) My Faculty is in the position to redesign its liquid nitrogen storage, to a safe and reliable automated system (funding issues again)

37. jag@uow.edu.au37 Summary (cont) The OHS unit is pursuing electronic submission of incident reports – removes time lag and makes process ‘easy’

38. jag@uow.edu.au38 Summary (cont) The University is pursuing improved contractor compliance with local systems

39. jag@uow.edu.au39 Summary (cont) I was both challenged and inspired by the things I discovered.

40. jag@uow.edu.au40 Futures Improved use of general staff within units  Admin vs teaching vs research  Career paths  Staff structures

41. jag@uow.edu.au41 Futures (cont) Components of working OHS management systems.

42. jag@uow.edu.au42 Futures (cont) Management of animal holding facilities and animal research.

43. jag@uow.edu.au43 Ask someone else how they solved it.

44. jag@uow.edu.au44