AMBULANCE VICTORIA

ü  Responds to more than 840,000 emergency and non-emergency cases, and transports more than 660,000 patients by road or air each year.

ü  Provides emergency medical response to more than 5.8 million people in an area of more than 227,000 square kilometres.

AV Health and Safety Strategy 2016-2019

AV Health and Safety Strategy Four key focus areas

AV HEALTH AND FORUM 2016

Ø Manual handling

Ø Mental Health

Ø Occupational Violence

Key risks

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Ø Supportive leadership Ø Reducing stigma and

isolation

Ø Evidence-based treatment and recovery options.

Ø Strengthening partnerships between our people, families, leaders, unions and health providers

Ø Research

Occupational Violence Working Group

• Policy development

• Procedure review

• Communication

• Training

• Reporting

Occupational Violence

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Occupation Violence reporting

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Safety is everyone’s responsibility

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