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Growing Together: Seeking Advice from Tech Staff

Julie Gray from the University of Wollongong shares insights on seeking advice from tech staff for solutions, savings, and popular trends to enhance operational efficiency in academic settings.

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Growing Together: Seeking Advice from Tech Staff

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

  2. Questions arise…… jag@uow.edu.au

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  15. 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 jag@uow.edu.au

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

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

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

  19. In Adelaide Flinders Uni • School of Biology • Central Admin jag@uow.edu.au

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  28. OHS Compliance jag@uow.edu.au

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  44. jag@uow.edu.au

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