Emergency Dispatch Centres
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From: Lauren Doocy
Dear Brooke van Velden,
Please provide information on what investigations and monitoring Work Safe have in place for Emergency Dispatch Centres across New Zealand. In particular:
1) What has Work Safe put in place to prevent acoustic shock in ambulance, police and fire dispatch centre workers?
2) Does Work Safe regularly check to determine whether appropriate pre-work assessments, in-work monitoring, noise reduction and personal protective equipment is in place for ambulance, police and fire dispatch centre workers?
3) What monitoring for sick leave and worker turnover does Work Safe have in place for ambulance, police and fire dispatch centre workers?
4) What interventions has Work Safe put in place to prevent post-traumatic stress injury in ambulance workers more broadly, but specifically in relation to the repeated/constant abuse experienced by Ambulance Dispatchers?
5) Has Work Safe issued any notices to Emergency Dispatch Centres in the past five years?
6) What measures has Work Safe and the minister taken to ensure organisations that have not complied with previous notices, or do not have effective assessment and monitoring systems in place, are held accountable for this?
Yours faithfully,
Lauren Doocy
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From: Brooke van Velden (MIN)
Brooke van Velden
Hi Lauren,
On behalf of Hon Brooke van Velden thank you for your OIA request.
The information you have requested is more closely connected to the functions of WorkSafe. Therefore, your request is being transferred to that WorkSafe in accordance with section 14 (b)(ii) of the Act.
You can expect to hear from a member of their staff directly in due course.
Kind regards,
Office of Hon Brooke van Velden
Minister of Internal Affairs
Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety
MP for Tâmaki
Website: www.Beehive,govt.nz
Private Bag 18041, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand
Authorised by Hon Brooke van Velden, Parliament Buildings, Wellington
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