Safety & Injury Prevention
Organizational Commitment
Nova Scotia Health Authority is committed to provide a safe and healthy work environment for all staff. We ensure the Nova Scotia Occupational Health & Safety Act and Regulations as well as other relevant federal acts/regulations are implemented as a minimum standard for occupational health and safety.
Management System
The Department of Safety & Injury Prevention provides a group of programs that form the basis of a Nova Scotia Health Authority Safety Management System for:
- Contracted groups (housekeeping, security)
- Employees
- Physicians
- Students
- Volunteers
All of the programs address the need to have a system that deals with:
- Control
- Documentation of workplace hazards
- Identification
- Investigation
- Monitoring/assessing
- Reporting