Safety, health and wellbeing

Advice and support programmes

• Get advice or support: Seek safety, health and wellbeing support
• Access the Critical Incident and Personal Stress Support (CIPSS) programme
• Procedure: Get flu vaccinations
• Procedure: Get vaccinated or check immune status
• Further topics can be found in the Safety, health and wellbeing how do I pages and SHW manual
• Support: Firefighters Welfare Society(external link)

Report events and what to do if I get injured

• Procedure: Report workplace safety, health or wellbeing event
• System access and help guides: Safe@Work
• Seek safety, health and wellbeing support
• Access the loss of wages payment and top up when receiving ACC: UFBA Accident Assurance Scheme(external link)
• Access the UFBA Benevolent Fund(external link) if you or your family are going through tough times financially or have suffered misfortune

What if I'm pregnant?

• Pregnancy and operational firefighting policy
• Agree on alternative duties during pregnancy
• Pregnancy health and safety information

Committee information and templates

• Safety, health and wellbeing committee information
• Template: Safety and wellbeing committee minutes
• Volunteer station SHW meeting discussion prompts