Description

AS 4485 Part 1 – 2021 Edition – Security for healthcare facilities, Part 1: General requirements

This Standard sets out the minimum requirements for healthcare facilities in developing policy, principles and procedures for the protection of —

(a) patients, workers and others required to attend such facilities;
(b) drugs and other controlled substances;
(c) information; and
(d) property owned or controlled by the facility, and the property of patients, workers and others at the facility.

Together, AS 4485 Part 1 and AS 4485 Part 2 provide requirements and guidance for the development and implementation of policy, principles and procedures for all public and private hospitals, facilities in remote locations, primary care facilities, community and residential aged-care facilities, and other locations where healthcare is delivered.