Infectious Diseases Management of Workers Policy
Version 1.0 approved 27 March 2025
The Infectious Diseases Management of Workers Policy (PDF 324KB) provides the mandatory requirements for SA Health workplaces in meeting their primary duty of care and responsibility under the Work Health and Safety Act 2012 (SA) (the WHS Act) to minimise the risk to health care workers from acquiring infections, injury or harm through exposure and infectious disease transmission occurring in the workplace.
Applicability
This policy applies to all employees and contracted staff of SA Health; that is all employees and contracted staff of the Department for Health and Wellbeing (DHW), Local Health Networks (LHNs) including state-wide services aligned with those Networks and SA Ambulance Service (SAAS).
These policy requirements must be considered for inclusion in contracts and/or agreements for labour hire agency staff, contractors, volunteers, and students on clinical placements.
This policy does not apply to patient-to-patient infectious disease exposures, refer to the Infection Prevention and Control and Healthcare Associated Infection (HAI) Surveillance and Reporting Policy and Clinical Incident Management Policy for further information.