The budget is provisionally agreed in January or February each year, to allow staff time to plan for the work to be carried out in the financial year commencing in August. It is the objective of the Works Division to respond to requests for repairs in the shortest possible time and with minimum disruption. If for any reason these response times cannot be met, it is the responsibility of the Trade Foreman to inform the appropriate Building Manager, Electrical Engineer or Service Engineer, who will arrange for contract labour to undertake the repair. If there is going to be a further delay, a proforma postcard explaining the delay will be sent to the person who generated the repair request. If there is some doubt as to whether some work is truly of an 'urgent' or 'emergency' nature, Works Division staff will discuss the matter with the department concerned and a mutual understanding of the terms will be agreed for each case.
Staff sign a receipt form stating they have read and understood the regulations.
A condition of contractors being accepted onto the approved list is that they return a receipt to say that they have read, understand and agree to comply with the terms in our Code of Safety Practice for Contractors.