Department of Health and Ageing - Comcare
Better Practice, Better People, Better Premiums
The Department of Health and Ageing is committed to providing a safe and healthy work environment for all staff, contractors and visitors in its workplaces, including providing return to work opportunities for ill and injured staff.
The department had experienced a significant increase in workplace injuries and health and safety issues. The department developed its Health and Life Strategy and a new OHS framework through a series of key documents, including the organisation’s Corporate Plan, Collective Agreement and People Strategy to ensure that the required cultural shift would take affect.
The department’s increased investment in injury prevention and management, its extensive OHS education and sustained executive commitment and leadership have resulted in a steady decline in the average claim duration across all injury groups since 2002. The department has also achieved greater awareness of the importance of the return to work process, injury prevention, early intervention strategies and a significant reduction of the department’s workers’ compensation premium rate.
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