Preventing WHS incidents

MOP(S) Act employees in a WHS Site Officer, First Aid Officer role, and other emergency officer roles are provided with ongoing training to support them to effectively perform in that role.

MaPS provides an annual flu vaccination program for all MOP(S) Act employees. MOP(S) Act employees can claim reimbursement for the cost of a flu vaccine administered by a medical practitioner or health professional.

Ergonomic or worksite assessments assist in the prevention of workplace injury and support MOP(S) Act employees who may require specific ergonomic equipment.

A workplace adjustment is a change to a work process, practice, procedure or environment that enables an employee to perform their job and minimises the impact of their disability (temporary or ongoing). A disability can be sensory, intellectual, physical or psychosocial.

In the lead-up to a Federal election, parliamentarians and MOP(S) Act employees may be exposed to, or expose other persons to, a greater range of health and safety risks in the workplace.