Workplace OH&S

Melbourne Nursing Agency is committed to Occupational Health and Safety. We want to ensure a safe workplace for all our staff and members. We remind you that you can alert us to OH&S concerns by any means available including phone, fax, email, mail, or by speaking to us in person. Any concerns members raise will be taken seriously and managed accordingly.

Relies on members working within their own scope of practice as well as seeking advice about OH&S issues from host employer representatives as well as from Melbourne Nursing Agency. Please ensure that you are appropriately oriented. Recommended information to be gained prior to commencing a work placement at a non-familiar facility:

• Health and Safety policies and procedures
• Fire safety procedures
• Emergency procedures
• Lifting policy and use of equipment
• Documentation and plan of care policies and procedure
• Reporting of incidents, injuries or unsafe work practices
• Issue resolution
• OH&S representative
• Staff amenities

Manual handling is the biggest cause of injuries in Victorian workplaces.While working in the field you are responsible for using approved manual handling techniques. Please consult the comprehensive guide published by the Work Safe Authority to help you understand the problem, and to explain what you need to do to make your workplace safe. Click to find out more about Manual Handling.

If you have an injury at work you should follow hospital protocol, in the first instance by reporting your injury to the Nurse-in-charge. As soon as possible thereafter you should notify us at Melbourne Nursing Agency to enable us to make suitable follow on. Your well-being is our primary concern.