1.0 Objective

The objective of the Department of Medicine Safety Committee is to promote a safe and healthy working environment for staff and students in the department.

The Safety Committee works to develop safety goals for the department. The committee’s dedication focuses on:

1. Creating interest in workplace safety and health by engaging staff and students to achieve and maintain a safe and healthy workplace
2. Evaluating and monitoring all safety-related incidents, injuries, accidents, and near misses (if any), and charting prevention strategies
3. Promoting cooperation and coordination amongst staff and students
4. Reviewing the department safety and health program and recommending improvements to management
5. Compliance with NUS Safety and Health policy

2.0 Roles and Responsibilities of the Department Safety Committee

The Safety Committee is a key element to attaining continuous improvement in workplace safety and health, and an effective tool for resolving safety and health problems in the workplace. Comprising of appointed staff representatives of the Department of Medicine, the duties of the committee are summarized as follows:

1. Establish annual department safety and health goals
2. Review safety and health policies, practices and standard operating procedures
3. Ensure all staff and students attend the relevant ORMC safety training courses and undergo on-the-job safety training programs
4. Create a safety culture through promotion, education and motivating others to work safely
5. Conduct regular workplace safety inspections in order to identify unsafe and unhealthy work conditions and practices, and recommend corrective measures to eliminate the hazards
6. Respond to staff and students’ safety and health concerns and work with management to resolve them
7. Investigate and review workplace accidents, incidents, injuries and near misses (if any) to identify their root causes, and recommend preventive measures
8. Exercise emergency plans and conduct drills
9. Contribute ideas and suggestions for improvements in workplace safety and health

3.0 SAFETY COMMITTEE MEMBERS

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