Branch Contact
DGOHS
Ph: (02) 612 72131
Fax: (02) 612 72118
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Branch Description
Vision
A Defence environment where people work together to improve capability by preventing injury and illness and effectively manage their impact on people, reputation, recruitment and retention.
Mission
To support Defence’s leaders in fulfilling their leadership and corporate OHS responsibilities.
Role
In supporting Defence Leaders the OHS Branch will:
- Manage and guide the implementation of the Defence OHS Strategy and its Implementation Plan to realise objectives and their outcomes;
- Provide whole-of-Defence corporate OHS products and services which assist Services and Groups to minimise the incidence and severity of work-related injury, illness and disease.
- Formulate and/or coordinate the design, development, implementation, maintenance, review and evaluation of:
- a Defence-wide OHS management system;
- corporate OHS, injury management and rehabilitation policy, procedures, projects and products; and
- corporate OHS and rehabilitation skilling programs.
- Facilitate improved OHS management reporting and analysis;
- Provide strategic, OHS stakeholder engagement, communication coordination, representation and external liaison, and issues monitoring;
- Provide specialist OHS advisory services.
Branch Website
Occupational Health & Safety
The official website for Defence safety, rehabilitation and compensation matters, and the website for the Occupational Health & Safety Branch of PSPG. Provides information, forms and services for Occupational Health and Safety, Safety Management, Compensation Policy, Military Compensation and Rehabilitation, Civilian Rehabilitation and Compensation. |
