Putting you first at the centre of what we do. Keeping you healthy and safe at work. Supporting you when you are harmed at work. Ensuring your scheme works and is sustainable.
Reference list and main sources of information
The Comcare website
Visit www.comcare.gov.au to access the following resources referenced throughout this guide:
- All about workers' compensation: A guide for employees injured at work on or after 13 April 2007 (Pub 71)
- Body stressing injuries - Key messages for agency leaders (Pub 63)
- Body stressing injuries - Key messages for case managers (Pub 64)
- Information on Certificate IV in Government Injury Rehabilitation Management
- Comcare annual reports
- Information about Comcare scheme legislation
- Checklist for early intervention
- Customer information system (CIS), CIS manual and CIS PowerPoint presentation
- Directory of Comcare approved rehabilitation providers
- Information about early intervention
- Employee's rights and responsibilities under the Comcare scheme fact sheet
- Essential information for rehabilitation case managers
- Government leaders safety leaders. A joint publication by ASCC and Comcare
- Guide to understanding customer information reports
- Implications of McGuiness vs Comcare: effective return to work
- Information on making a claim for compensation
- Injury management information, including rehabilitation assessments, operational standards and working with rehabilitation providers
- Jurisdictional policy advice on Definition of suitable employment
- Leadership commitment Early rehabilitation assistance to employees (Pub 31)
- Looking after your employees during times of change (Pub 72)
- Medical records, reports and certificates fact sheet
- OHS Code of Practice 2008
- OHS risk management model
- Operational standards for rehabilitation program providers (Pub 59)
- Preventing and managing psychological injuries in the workplace Agency heads and senior managers guide (Pub 7)
- Principles of effective OHS risk management
- Positive performance indicators: measuring safety, rehabilitation and compensation performance (Pub 10)
- Recognition, resolution and recovery: early intervention to support psychological health and wellbeing (Pub 46)
- Rehabilitation guidelines for employers (Pub 19)
- Rehabilitation guidelines for employers - s. 41 guidelines 2005
- Rehabilitation: managing return to work. A better practice guide for senior managers and supervisors 2001. A joint publication by ANAO and Comcare
- Rehabilitation: managing return to work. A better practice guide for managers and supervisors 2001 (Pub 16)
- Return to work easy reference guide (Pub 22)
- Return to work key steps for supervisors and line managers (Pub 21)
- Return to work management systems workbook
- Safe and sound: a discussion paper on safety leadership in Government workplaces (Pub 35)
- Suitable employment jurisdictional policy advice
- Targets for achieving better workplace health, safety and rehabilitation (Pub 9)
- Information about working with approved rehabilitation providers
- Working with you Issue 39 Winter 2008: implications of McGuiness vs Comcare effective return to work plans
The Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission website
Visit www.srcc.gov.au to access the following resources referenced throughout this guide:
- Comcare scheme performance
- Guidance on consultation on health and safety Jan 09
- LIP national audit tool audit report template
- National OHS strategy 2002-12
- Return to work management systems assessment workbook 2005
- Rehabilitation management system audit tool (Pub 73)
- Rehabilitation management systems audit workbook July 2008: a user guide to auditing rehabilitation management systems of licensed self insurers under the Safety Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988
- Rehabilitation management systems audit report template 13 January 2009
- Information about the SRCC Safety Awards 2007 and 2008
- SRCC annual reports
Other resources
- Agency health: monitoring agency health and improving performance www.apsc.gov.au
- Case study on use of approved rehabilitation providers www.rehabmanagement.com.au
- Comcover better practice guide: risk management www.finance.gov.au
- Example of an audit approach www.unisa.edu.au
- Injury management code of practice guidance notes www.workcover.wa.gov.au
- Integrated leadership system www.apsc.gov.au
- Literature review: Best practice in injury management and return to work
- National privacy principles www.privacy.gov.au
- Return to work knowledge base website www.rtwknowledge.org/
- Return to work monitor 2007/08 www.hwca.org.au
- SMART principles