What the source explains
This publication outlines the elements of occupational health and safety programmes at national, regional and facility levels. It links prevention of work-related illness and injury with workforce protection and care quality. The executive summary is useful for a hospital leader deciding how to organise responsibility before selecting individual interventions. It is a programme-development resource, not a certificate that a particular facility is safe or compliant.
Using this reading in your hospital
Prepare a one-page programme map showing the accountable leader, staff representatives, reporting route and review meeting. List existing services that can contribute, such as infection control, occupational health, human resources and security, and identify the gaps between them.
A question for your team
If a staff member moves between departments, does the same support and reporting pathway follow them?
Original source
- 2022 guide · Caring for those who care, executive summary ↗WHO and International Labour Organization · Source checked 2026-09-10
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