Page 3494 - Week 09 - Thursday, 24 August 2017
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3. In accordance with the operating procedures, a formal debriefing process takes place after every incident. A staff debrief occurred on the day of the incident and welfare checks were performed by management on the day of the incident and on the days after.
As a matter of course for incidents warranting medical assessment, employees are assessed and/or provided treatment by a medical professional either onsite, by their own GP or nearest hospital. If the injury is assessed as minor, with no lost time and without ongoing treatment, or with limited treatment, the Directorate will confirm with employees if any assistance, support or reasonable adjustment is required.
When a workplace injury is reported, the Directorate’s Safety and Wellbeing team will contact the injured worker or their manager to ensure that all necessary supports are available as soon as is practicable. As required, case managers from the Whole of Government Injury Management Team are provided to employees and the Directorate regularly arranges the appointment of a personal rehabilitation consultant to support individual programs for employees who may be injured in the workplace.
The Directorate’s Rehabilitation Policy provides the framework for rehabilitation management in the Directorate and outlines the commitment and responsibility of both the Directorate and the employee to achieve a safe, sustainable and timely return to work of injured employees. This is actively led by the Directorate’s Safety and Wellbeing team.
The Directorate also provides an Employee Assistance Program (EAP). The EAP is an early intervention program operating in the workplace and is also provided to employees who may have been a part of an incident either through individual or group debriefing.
As part of the six week compulsory induction program at Bimberi, all new employees are provided with Workplace Health and Safety training and specific skills development to enable them to undertake their job in a safe way. In addition to this training, all employees are provided with skills maintenance sessions periodically on this knowledge and these skills.
A Senior Safety and Wellbeing Officer is in regular attendance at Bimberi to offer advice and support to employees in relation to all Safety and Wellbeing matters. Bimberi has a network of Health and Safety Representatives (HSRs) and WHS Work Group that meets quarterly as a forum to raise and discuss health and safety matters.
The Directorate has in place a Health and Wellbeing program, Healthy CSD. This is a preventative program that provides support to employees to maintain good health and safety in the workplace. As part of this program, Bimberi employees have participated in online health surveys that provide insights into key Health and Safety issues with the preventative measures addressing these issues included in
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