I work for the DHS in Victoria, and visit aged care clients in there home. I do an OH&S check over the telephone before going in, and then again when I arrive. Ring them back and ask what it is all about if you are concerned.
Most of it is to ensure that I am going into a safe environment, and minimising risk to me, or anyone else I employ to go in after me.
Marlene is correct an OH & S check is the norm when the come around to your place for a visit, they`ll ask who`ll be there with you, animals, any safety issues, drugs/alcohol, there`s a number of other things as well but I can`t think of them right now. When it first happened with me I was a bit like you T wondered what it was all about but it`s just the norm for them to have to do a OH & S check nowdays.
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