Workplace health and safety

BNIT has a workplace health and safety policy designed to protect students while on any BNIT site or engaged in BNIT activities.

Evacuation procedures

During emergency evacuations, supervisors and teachers act as emergency coordinators and retain absolute authority in respect to any actions, instructions or requests relating to an emergency. Students are required to familiarise themselves with emergency procedures for their specified areas of study.

Evacuation maps can be found in the campus information section of this website.

Students with special needs
Statement:
TAFE Institutions have plans and processes in place to ensure the safe evacuation of all staff, students and visitors to the campus.

It is important for all students, especially those with a mobility or other impairment, to familiarise themselves with the TAFE Institutes emergency procedures. There are many reasons why an area of campus could be evacuating, listening to those persons who are appropriately trained and following their instructions will ensure a safe exit from the respective building out into the designated evacuation assembly point.

People who have a mobility or other impairment, which would impact on their safe and speedy evacuation, have an obligation to communicate the nature of their disability to their Course Teacher/Instructor (if applicable) and/or their lecturers prior to any emergency event requiring evacuation. During an emergency, emergency officers will assist the person with the disability to the best of their ability. The person with a disability may be directed to a landing or a fire isolated staircase with an emergency officer or other responsible person until they are evacuated by the Emergency Services.

Accidents and hazards

Students must report all accidents and hazards on BNIT property to a staff member. The appropriate forms must be completed.

First aid

There are a number of staff on each BNIT campus who are trained first aid officers. Initial contact for assistance is the teacher, the Access Team or the security officer on campus.

Insurance cover

Students of BNIT are not covered by insurance of any type while on campus, except in the following circumstances:

Apprentices are covered by their employer's work cover policy.
Work experience, industry placement and vocational placement students are insured against permanent-partial disability and property damage providing the appropriate documentation has been completed within the specified time limits.

Note: Private property or vehicles are not covered by departmental insurance. This is the individual's responsibility.

Cleaning work areas

Students are responsible for the cleanliness of their work areas and designated work areas. For example, benches, desks, machines and tools should be cleaned after each use.

Eating and drinking in classrooms, laboratories and workshops is prohibited.

Breakages, losses and damage

Students are required to report all damage to BNIT property to a staff member whether involved in the damage or not. If a student wilfully breaks or damages BNIT property, or personal property, the student will be asked to pay for the replacement of that property. Disciplinary action may result.

Drugs and alcohol

Students are not permitted to attend class or any BNIT site, or participate in any BNIT activity (such as industry placement) following the consumption of performance inhibiting substances such as drugs or alcohol. By law, any drug offence is automatically reported to the police.