The University of Otago offers an extensive range of health and safety training courses to ensure that the campus is a safe environment to work, study and visit. Training ensures staff are aware of processes, guidelines and any requirements of a particular health and safety role.
- The contractors' health and safety induction is required for all contractors before they can receive an ID card.
- Vault is the University's incident reporting system for recording hazards and incidents for health and safety purposes.
- Departmental Health and Safety Officer training is offered to ensure all requirements of the role are met.
- Fire warden training provides staff with the tools to act as a warden in the event of fire.
- First aid training is provided by the Red Cross to ensure first aid proficiency.
- General health and safety training is available to staff, with many courses being free for University staff.
- Mental health and wellbeing training provides staff tools to create a mentally healthy workplace.