The Grampians Occupational Health & Safety Forum (GOHSF) aims to provide a forum in which those people with specific responsibilities for occupational health and safety in health services can meet and discuss common issues and concerns in a supportive environment.

GOHSF also provides an opportunity to develop supportive and advisory networks throughout the Grampians Region. GOHSF will work to facilitate discussion around ideas and strategies which will help address health service related occupational health and safety issues. These strategies could be applied at a regional level or individual agency level. GOHSF also has two working parties: Grampians Region Occupational Violence Working Party and Grampians Region Bariatric Management Working Party.

For further information on GOHSF or its working parties contact Kristy Bellman (Grampians Regional Occupational Health and Safety Coordinator) on (03) 5333 6071 or email kristy.bellman@dhs.vic.gov.au

 Useful links

• Worksafe Victoria
• Victorian Hospitals Occupational Health and Safety website
• U.S Department of Labor Hospital eTool
• Independant Living Centres Australia
• Australian Safety and Compensation Council

Useful publications

• Department of Health and Ageing (2004) Decision- Making Tool: Responding to Issues of Restraint in Aged Care.
• Department of Human Services (2007) Preventing occupational violence in Victorian health services- A policy framework and resource kit