Contact us
Find out how to contact the Health, Safety and Wellbeing team.
Our location
Street address: Level 4, 49 Symonds St, Auckland Central
General enquiries
Phone: +64 9 923 4896, ext 84896
Email: hsw@auckland.ac.nz
Associate Director Health, Safety and Wellbeing
Angus Clark
Health, Safety and Wellbeing (HSW) Managers and Advisors
Howard Fox - HSW Manager
Anthony Fernandes - HSW Advisor
Faculties
- Faculty of Science
- Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences
- Liggins Institute (LSRI)
Portfolios
- Communication and Marketing
- Org Performance and Improvement/Planning and Info/Research Strategy and Integrity
- Connect
- Infectious diseases
- HSW website & technology
- Document management
- Damstra Safety (incident/ accident reporting) system support
Tracey McGall - HSW Manager
Lizzie Thomson - HSW Advisor
Faculties
- Faculty of Engineering
- Auckland Bioengineering Institute - ABI (LSRI)
- Faculty of Business and Economics
- Faculty of Law
Portfolios
- Human Resources
- Finance
- Property Services
- Maori/Equity/South Auckland campus/Pacifica
- Uniservices
- Fire and Emergency Management
- Training support
Dave Lewis - HSW Manager
Ras Malika - HSW Advisor
Faculties
- Faculty of Creative Arts and Industries
- Faculty of Arts
- Faculty of Education and Social Work
Portfolios
- Campus Life/Event Services
- School of Graduate Studies
- Library and Learning Services
- Academic and Support Services
- Strategic Engagement
- ACC/ Injury claims support via injuryclaims@auckland.ac.nz. Find out more in our Injury Management section
Hazards and Containment team
Francesca Casu - Hazards and Containment Manager
Portfolios
- Hazard and Containment
- Laser Safety Officer
- Biological Safety Officer
- Radiation Safety Officer
- Hazardous materials related to laboratories
- HSNO Act compliance
- Biosecurity Act compliance
Emily Boyd - Chemical Safety and SciTrack Advisor
Portfolios
- Safe handling and storage of chemicals advisor
- Advisory support and management of SciTrack (UoA hazardous and restricted materials management system)
- Chemical disposal
- Hazardous substance locations
- Controlled drugs
- Chemical risk management training
Pooja Yadav - Radiation and Laser Safety Advisor
Portfolios
- Safe use of ionising and non-ionising radiation advisor
- Regulatory compliance with Radiation Safety Act 2016 and relevant codes of practices
- Liaison with external auditors ORS and IAEA
- Radioactive waste disposal
- Safe use of ionising radiation and lasers training
Erica Zarate - Biological Safety Advisor
Portfolios
- HSNO Act compliance
- Biosecurity Act compliance
- Biological Risk Management and Containment
- Containment and Transitional Facilities manuals
- Advisory support for disposal of biological waste
- Biological Safety and Containment training
Document Control
Version: 1.4
Last Updated: Sep 2022
Next Review: Sep 2025
Owner: hsw@auckland.ac.nz
Approver: Associate Director, Health Safety & Wellbeing