From election to action: Do you know who your (new) occupational health and safety representative is?
Elections for the occupational health and safety organisation at AU have just been completed. Both new and returning representatives have committed themselves to promoting a good work environment at AU over the coming years. Do you know who is representing your unit?
The new election period for AU’s occupational health and safety organisation began on 1 March. 194 employees have been elected or re-elected as occupational health and safety representatives. They will now join occupational health and safety groups and committees, where they will collaborate with local managers to continue the task of maintaining a healthy and safe work environment at AU – for the benefit of us all.
Including managers, the health and safety organisation now boasts over 350 members. In addition to preventing and managing health and safety issues in individual units, the occupational health and safety organisation plays a central role in conducting the workplace assessment (WPA) every three years – next scheduled for 2025.
Reach out to your occupational health and safety representative
If you have questions or suggestions about the work environment at AU, you can reach out to your local health and safety representative, who can take them to the relevant local health and safety committee for discussion. To find out who represents your unit, please visit the overview of AU's occupational health and safety organisation.
Facts about the occupational health and safety election 2024
- More than 350 active members (managers and occupational health and safety representatives) are part of the occupational health and safety organisation.
- Approximately two-thirds of the occupational health and safety representatives were re-elected.
- Occupational health and safety representatives have been elected and managers have been appointed to 47 local occupational health and safety committees (LAMU) at departments/schools, centres and administrative divisions.
- In the near future, the health and safety committees will convene to elect officer roles, and the newly elected representatives and managers will undertake the statutory occupational health and safety training.