Occupational Health Programme

The NUS Worker Health Management Questionnaire helps the attending physician understand an employee’s health factors and advise on appropriate health management. It was developed by OSHE, OHR and UHC and aligns with Total Workplace Safety and Health. New hires should complete it and present it to the attending physician; instructions for private and overseas doctors are available.

1. Complete the Authorisation Form.
2. Use the form selection guide and complete every additional form relevant to your work.
3. Book an appointment.
4. Bring the completed forms. No cash payment is needed.

Staff or students who do not wish to participate in occupational health programmes should inform their PI or supervisor by completing the NUS Immunisation and Investigation Waiver Form. Certain high-risk activities, including BSL3 work and research diving, require mandatory assessment before work begins.

A work accident or disease from exposure to a biological or chemical agent is notifiable when it results in outpatient or hospitalisation leave, light duty, death or an occupational disease. A death during work or at a workplace caused by work is also notifiable. ORMC will notify MOM once it is established that the condition was sustained at work.

Refer to MOM’s current work accident reporting requirements for the authoritative reporting criteria.

Submit claims to OHC within one month of injury where possible. Claims for undergraduate and postgraduate students are made under the NUS insurance scheme; staff claims are made under work injury compensation insurance.

Since 1 September 2017, PIs must include both variable and fixed occupational health costs in new research grant applications. Variable costs depend on the services required for the research. Consult the clinical fees. The fixed component is a $150 buffer per researcher for ad-hoc or additional evaluations. See the budgeting examples.

“OHC Clinical Fees” are the clinic’s charges. “OHC Clinical Fees (inclusive of UHC Admin Fee)” include a 10% UHC administration fee for managing the cashless system and integrating patient care with UHC systems. PIs should budget using the inclusive fees. See the 2016 billing circular.

The relevant Faculty, School, Research Institute or Research Centre (FSR) may continue paying for OH expenses in an ongoing grant. If costs are recharged to the grant but it cannot bear them, approach the FSR about using its Indirect Research Cost allocation.

Ask the PI for the WBS number of the research grant to which OH expenses should be billed. If the grant cannot bear the costs, the PI should approach the relevant FSR about using its Indirect Research Cost allocation.

The PI should approach the relevant FSR or Department about meeting the costs from the FSR’s or Department’s Indirect Research Cost allocation, according to their agreement.

Contact Ms Dion Lim at uhcljnd@nus.edu.sg.