Prioritising occupational health and safety at Duke-NUS

The School and all our employees and associates are committed to the following:

• Providing a safe and healthy workplace to prevent injuries and ill-health for our employees, students, contractors and visitors through a robust and certified Occupational Health & Safety Management System
• Complying with all applicable legal requirements, standards, codes of practice and university requirements
• Taking reasonable and practicable measures to manage hazards and reduce Occupational Health & Safety risks that may impact the community and environment
• Maintaining an open communication channel and encouraging a ‘Just Culture’, where available and accessible reporting of all safety and health hazards and matters are encouraged in good faith without the fear of reprisal
• Providing and supporting services, programmes and initiatives to foster an inclusive and consultative culture of safety, good health and wellbeing 
• Establishing a system of accident and incident reporting and analysis to encourage staff to learn from them and to minimise the possibility of reoccurrence
• Assessing the effectiveness of the safety management system through regular audits of safety procedures and practices
• Establishing relevant training programmes to ensure safe work practices
• Continuously reviewing and improving the School’s safety performance

At Duke-NUS, safety is our individual and shared responsibility, and we will work together to create a safe workplace for everyone.

This policy applies across the board at Duke-NUS Medical School.