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Occupational Health & Safety and Injury Management Profile

Occupational Health & Safety and Injury Management Profile

Doc type: Policy Directive
Compliance with this policy directive is mandatory.

Doc No.: PD2007_030

Functional Group - Sub Group:
Personnel/Workforce - Occupational Health & Safety

Summary
The Profile is an audit tool for assessing performance in essential aspects of OHS and injury management. All public health organisations are to ensure that each public hospital is audited by accredited Profilers at least once every two years. The current biennial cycle concludes at the end of June 2007. Specific rules apply to the maintenance and renewal of Profiler accreditation. At the end of each biennial cycle, the Department will collate and review Profile results.

This document was amended on 4/9/07 to correct B scores on elements 3.8, 3.9 & 5.1. These scores were changed from 10 to 15.

Date of Publication: 16 May 2007

Replaces:

Occupational Health, Safety and Rehabilitation Numerical Profile [PD2005_189]

Author Branch: Workplace Relations and Management Branch

This document applies to: Area Health Services/Chief Executive Governed Statutory Health Corporation, Board Governed Statutory Health Corporations, Affiliated Health Organisations - Non Declared, Affiliated Health Organisations - Declared, Community Health Centres, Dental Schools and Clinics, NSW Ambulance Service, Public Hospitals

Audience: OHS staff, risk managers, executive directors/general managers of public hospitals

Distributed to: Public Health System, Health Associations Unions, NSW Ambulance Service , NSW Department of Health, Public Hospitals

Review Date: 16 May 2012

File No: 06/2244-9

Status: Active

File link: Occupational Health & Safety and Injury Management Profile
File size: 475Kb