Protecting People and Property

​​NSW Health Policy and Standards for Security Risk Management in NSW Health Agencies

The Protecting People and Property Manual outlines NSW Health policy on key aspects of personal and property security that assist NSW Health Agencies to maintain an effective security program that is based on a structured, on-going risk management process, consultation, appropriate documentation and record keeping and regular monitoring and evaluation.

 

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Protecting People and Property Manual

​​Amendment

This Manual version is amended as at January 2026.

Amendments have been made to Chapter 7: Education and Training as a Strategy to address Security Risk, and reflect changes arising from the review of the Violence Prevention and Management Training Program. This chapter also replaces and rescinds the NSW Health Policy Directive Violence Prevention and Management Training Framework for NSW Health Organisations (PD2017_047).  

Additional minor changes have been made throughout the Manual to remove references to the rescinded PD2017_047 and replace them with references to this chapter. Updates have also been made to Chapter 29: Code Black Arrangements, to ensure training references are consistent with the amendments to Chapter 7. 

Chapter 7 of the Manual now also applies to NSW Ambulance.​

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Please direct any enquiries regarding the content of this Manual to Work​place Relations​​​ at the NSW Ministry of Health.

Current as at: Tuesday 17 February 2026
Contact page owner: Corporate Governance and Risk Management - Policy