GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY & ORAL HEALTH

Workplace Health and Safety Requirements

Aims of this presentation:

To inform students of the mandatory Workplace Health and Safety requirements to progress through their program

Explain the schedule for testing and recording of health information

Inform students about: the general forms to be completed Applications required Competencies that are mandatory to be

maintained Where to locate the required resources

Immunisations

Hepatitis B (Adult course) Start early as this process takes about four months

Measles, Mumps & Rubella (MMR), Diptheria,Tetanus & Pertusis (DTP-Adult

dose) Varicella (Chickenpox) Hepatitis A (optional) Influenza Vaccination (optional)

Blood Tests & Screening

Yearly test for:

HIV& Hepatitis C (EPP form) Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) levels

(EPP Form)Keep original EPP form and take back to your GP each year of your program for testing and recording.

Tuberculosis(TB) Screening (once only I & H Record Form)

Health forms to complete

Exposure Prone Procedure (EPP) form Immunisation and Health Record Form

Exposure Prone Procedures

Exposure prone procedures* (EPPs) are a subset of invasive procedures characterised by “potential for contact between the skin (usually finger or thumb) of the health care worker and sharp surgical instruments, needles or sharp tissues (splinters/pieces of bone/tooth) in body cavities or in poorly visualized or confined body sites including the mouth.”

(NSW Health (2007) Occupational Assessment, Screening & Vaccination Against Specified Infectious Diseases http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/policies/pd/2007/PD2007_006.html)

Page 1 EPP form

Page 2 EPP form

Page 1 Immunisation & Health Record form

Page 2 Immunisation & Health Record form

How to complete Health forms

Make an appointment to see your doctor Take the EPP form & Immunisation &

Health Record forms with you to your appointment

You will need enter your name, DOB & student number on both of these forms

Your doctor or the registered nurse need to complete these forms

General Forms to complete

Griffith Health Deed poll Statutory Declaration Authority to release information Lab & clinical placement rules Standards of Confidentiality

Griffith Health Deed Poll

Please read this form carefully as you are signing a statement that is a legal document

Statutory Declaration

Student confirms that he/she: Understands Clinical & Laboratory

requirements Read the Health Policy Completed all required immunisations, and TB

testing Undertaken CPR and FA – currency Read and understood the GU Radiation Safety

and Protection Plan Blue card holder, etc

Is signed and dated = Legal document

Authority to Release Information

QLD & NSW Health may request information such as proof of immunisation, blue card, police check as part of your placement agreement and compliance with provider policies

Laboratory & Clinical Placement Rules

Please read carefully as you will be signing an agreement to abide by the rules of the school laboratories, clinic & Placements

Standards of Confidentiality

This document outlines your responsibilities regarding confidentiality & your signature confirms that you agree to abide by the requirements for confidentiality as set down in these standards.

Competencies

The School of Dentistry and Oral Health require you to maintain current First Aid and CPR competencies throughout the course of your program.

Training is to be provided by an accredited organisation (RTO)

Apply First Aid is valid for 3 years, includes CPR

Cardiac Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) is valid for 12 months only (annual updating required).

Applications:

Blue Card ( end 1st yr) Radiation Licence (end 2nd yr; D Tech

students exempt) Criminal History Check (end 1st yr;

AFP)

All application forms are available on the School website under the “Pre-placement Requirements” link.

Workplace Incident/InjuryWhat should be reported? Incident/accident Injury, work caused illness and significant first aid treatment Near miss (an incident which could have caused serious injury or extensive property

damage but did not) Dangerous event (eg failure of specified high risk plant, implosion, explosion or

uncontrolled fire, collapse of a structure, escape of hazardous material or dangerous goods, object falling from height)

Property damage or hazardous activity observed.

Incident/Injury report form to completed if incident/injury occurs in GH1 or offsite

For more information go to:1) the Portal: search <Insurance and Risk Management> <Forms and Resources> <Incident/Injury report>OR2) Email: safety@griffith.edu.auMail: H&S Operational Unit, G09 1.65

Questions?Please view the School website, “Pre-placement

Requirements” to view all documentary requirements and links to download forms.

Clinical Placement Officer #80670 or doh-placement@griffith.edu.au