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4.6 Occupational health and safety

The National Blood Authority is committed to the health, safety and welfare of its staff members and visitors while inside the National Blood Authority's premises. To ensure this, the National Blood Authority developed and implemented an occupational health and safety policy in 2006.

Key to this commitment to staff members were regular workstation assessments and the immediate implementation of corrective measures such as personally designed ergonomic equipment. A range of initiatives to improve the work environment were introduced during the year and included:

The National Blood Authority's workplace injury rate was 1.25 percent, and the organisation continued to look for ways to reduce risk to its staff members. The National Blood Authority managed two compensation claims in the period, and the issues are being resolved with assistance from Comcare.