VA's Office of Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) purpose is to provide oversight of VA's OSH and Workers' Compensation (WC) programs in support of VA's Designated Agency Safety and Health Official (DASHO).
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Additionally, the Office of OSH with VA's OSH and WC Steering Committees promotes effective program management utilizing VA's OSH and WC Strategic Plans, which contain VA's national OSH and WC program goals, objectives, strategies, and performance measures.
Safety Strategic Plan - December 2007 (Cover Letter)
- VA's Safety Policies - OSH and WC Documents Page includes Directive 7700, VHA (CEOSH) - handbook, NCA, VBA, and Canteen Service;
- VA Safety Steering Committee (SSC) an Advisory Committee - the last Committee approved meeting minutes was for the November 14th SSC meeting.
- Please note - next scheduled SSC Meeting is March 12, 2013!
Workers' Compensation Strategic Plan - January 2008 (Cover Letter )
- VA's WC Policy - (Directive - 5810 - Updated 10/23/2007).
- Continuation of Pay (COP) Management - Information Letter - dated August 28, 2007;
- Federal Employees' Compensation Act (FECA) - Questions & Answers (Q&A)
- Injury Compensation for Federal Employees - A Handbook for Employing Agency Personnel
- Please note - next scheduled WCSC meeting is February 12, 2013!
WC Education Opportunities:
- Workers' Compensation-Occupational Safety and Health/Management Information System (WC-OSH/MIS) Citrix link & Website link --- This system provides metrics for WC, which includes the return to work employment screens and safety (e.g., three most frequent types of injury locations). The system is the conduit for electronic transmission of WC claims to the Department of Labor (DOL) Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP) and electronically receives case data from DOL.
- WC-OSH/MIS Claim Filing Training Presentations:
VA's Office of OSH in conjunction with other Federal Agencies, such as the Department of Labor (DOL), Occupational Safety and Health Administration , the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Centers for Disease and Prevention (CDC), Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and other safety and health-related Government agencies promotes safe and healthful workplaces and effective management of the WC.
- Information on safety issues, including nationwide daily newspaper articles (In the News) and OSHA news releases
- Pertinent links on this Site - DASHO and HR&A (WC), DASHO Calls, SHARE Page/Links, and Other VA Safety Administrative links!
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