Assessment Part A Workplace project
OHS policy
Young aged care recognizes its responsibility to provide a healthy and safe working environment for employees, contractors, patients and visitors. At Young aged care, Occupational Health & Safety (OHS) is understood in a broad context and beyond the once traditional view of physical injuries sustained from accidents in the workplace. Occupational Health & Safety now extends to the evaluation of the workplace climate.
Young aged care is committed to the provision of a safe and healthy work environment for all patients, families, staff, volunteers, contractors and visitors. RCH maintains a process of continuous development and improvement of its safety management systems in order to achieve key objectives as follows: * Incorporate OHS considerations in relation to physical and mental wellbeing into all work processes * Consult with staff in a meaningful and effective manner on OHS and related issues * Identify, assess and control risks in consultation with staff * Provide OHS and related training and instruction * Provide Emergency Management training and drills * Set OHS performance targets at organisational, divisional, management and individual levels * Seek continued improvement of OHS performance through analysis of best practice and benchmarking. * Provide OHS equipment, services and facilities to achieve best practice OHS performance for the health sector * Report, record and investigate incidents, accidents, injuries and illnesses and provide associated employee assistance program services in a timely manner and in accordance with all relevant laws and regulations * Comply with all relevant OHS legislation, codes of practice and appropriate standards * Provide an environment that promotes and supports the physical, mental