About Skilling, Communications and Business Management (SCBM)

The main roles and functions of the Directorate are:

• manage the Defence OHS strategic change agenda, facilitate and support the Defence Occupational Health and Safety Committee in setting long term direction and maintain compatibility between Defence's internal and external environment;
• provide advice to Defence senior leaders, supporting and facilitating required senior leadership behaviour in relation to OHS;
• facilitate accountability for and visibility of Defence's OHS performance through maintaining OHS governance arrangements and structures, report performance internally and externally;
• provide advice to Groups (via Group Safety Coordinators), in the implementation of OHS programs;
• develop OHS competencies in Defence at all levels, including e-learning;
• manage, distribute and communicate OHS information to Defence via various means such as the OHS Branch websites; and
• manage the Branch business operations.

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