WorkCover assisting you to keep your business safe and successful

Health and Community Services

safe business is good business

The health and community services industry includes:

hospitals
nursing homes
hostels
community and residential care
all medical and health services
dental
blood banks
veterinary services.

Please see the tools, publications and frequently asked questions below to help you to identify possible industry-specific hazards that may be present in your workplace and the best way to eliminate or control any risks.

Further information, publications and FAQs can also be found on the WorkCover website.

Health and Community Services Publications and Alerts

Serious about safe business

The Small Business Safety Pack contains tools to help you identify what you need to do to make your workplace safer – and outlines how to do it. The pack is a practical approach to help you achieve compliance and involves:
- management commitment
  (PDF Format - 129KB)
- consultation
  (PDF Format - 319KB)
- safe work procedures
  (PDF Format - 318KB)
- training and supervision
  (PDF Format - 129KB)
- reporting safety
  (PDF Format - 165KB)
- workers compensation and return to work
  (PDF Format - 317KB)
Use the ' Compliance at a glance' checklist (PDF Format - 121KB) to determine how you rate and understand what you need to do to improve safety at your workplace.
- Online Safety Self Assessment Tool
Managing Loss and Grief in the Aged Care Industry

This guide was developed in response to occupational health and safety statistics showing that the Health sector in NSW has one of the largest (and most rapidly increasing) rates of workers compensation claims for mental disorders under the WorkCover Scheme.