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Aust University Safety Assoc, Hobart, June 2017

Why is your job so hard? Andrew Hopkins

Emeritus Professor of Sociology Australian National University

CEO

Business unit leader

Sub-business unit leader

Engineer

Senior engineers

Figure 1 – Base level engineer reports to sub-business unit leader – a decentralised organisation

CEO

Business unit leader

Sub business Unit leader

Engineer

Senior engineers

Engineer

Figure 2 - Base level engineer reports to more senior engineer

CEO

Business unit leader

Sub business Unit leader

Engineer

Engineer

Engineer

Figure 3 – Engineering line reporting to CEO – a centralised organisation

Group CEO

Global head S&OR

BP’s Safety and Operational Risk Function (S&OR)

VP, S&OR, Trinidad

London-based S&OR mgr

Other global heads

Other VPs ,Trinidad

CEO, Trinidad business ?

Surface Elevator shaft

Void Surrounding rock Surrounding

rock

CEO

Chief Operations Officer

Safety Mgr

Legal Counsel Finance Mgr HR Mgr

Org Structure of Electricity Infrastructure Company before review

CEO

Chief Operations Officer

Safety Mgr Legal Counsel Finance Mgr HR Mgr

Org Structure of Electricity Infrastructure Company after review

Dean of College of Arts and Social Sciences

Director of School of Social Sciences

Lecturers Level C

Head of Dept/School of Sociology Associate Professors

Professor of Sociology

Admin assistants

Lecturers Level B

Academic Status Hierarchy Administrative Hierarchy

VC

The Twin University Hierarchies

Lecturers Level A

Dean of College of Arts and Social Sciences

Director of School of Social Sciences

Lecturers Level C

Head of Dept/School of Sociology Associate Professors

Professor of Sociology

Admin assistants

Lecturers Level B

Academic Status Hierarchy Administrative Hierarchy

VC

“Professoriate”

Reporting lines Lecturers Level A

ANU WHS Policy

• The University Council, University Executive, College Deans and Directors, and Directors of Service Divisions must exercise due diligence to ensure that ANU complies with its primary duty of care.

• In this context due diligence includes taking reasonable steps to:

• acquire and keep up to date knowledge of WHS matters

• gain an understanding of the nature of the University's operations and generally of the associated hazards and risks………

• ensure that ANU has, and implements, processes for complying

with any duty or obligation under the WHS Act 2011.

• verify the provision …of resources and processes referred to above.

In performing these duties, the University Executive, College Deans and Directors, and Directors ofService Divisions shall:

• hold staff with supervisory or management responsibilities

accountable for managing Work Health and Safety ….. • make satisfactory budgetary provision for WHS programs and

initiatives • include WHS on the agenda of Executive/College/School/Service

Division and senior management meetings • check and review WHS performance including:

• local WHS committee meetings • workplace inspections • trial evacuations • induction of new staff and students.