Yearly Archive: 2012

First aid in the workplace, and your obligations

14-12-2012

Under the Victorian OHS Act, 2004, the employer has a legal duty to: ‘Provide, so far as is reasonably practicable, adequate facilities for the welfare of employees at any workplace under the control and management of the employer’ What does this mean in terms of first aid? Compliance can be a mind field, SafetyZone@YCM has...


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Machine guarding

08-11-2012

According to the Safety Institute of Australia Ltd almost 450 body parts have been amputated from Victorian workers as a result of incidents over the last 5 years. According to the Safety Institute of Australia Ltd almost 450 body parts have been amputated from Victorian workers as a result of incidents over the last 5...


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