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Manufacturing
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The manufacturing industry employs approximately 11.2% of the NSW workforce. This industry is especially diverse and covers both industrial and consumer manufacturing including the manufacture of:
- wood, paper products
- petroleum, chemical and metal products
- machinery and equipment
- forestry and logging
- food, beverages and tobacco
- textiles, clothing, footwear and leather
- printing, publishing and recorded media.
Please see the tools, publications and frequently asked questions (FAQs) below to help you to identify possible industry-specific hazards that may be present in your workplace and the best way to eliminate or control any risks.
Manufacturing Publications and Alerts
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Serious about safe business
The Small Business Safety Pack contains tools to help you identify what you need to do to make your workplace safer – and outlines how to do it. The pack is a practical approach to help you achieve compliance and involves:
Use the 'Compliance at a glance' checklist (PDF Format - 121KB) to determine how you rate and understand what you need to do to improve safety at your workplace.
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The object of this Code of Practice is to adopt the National Code and Guidance Note and thereby provide practical guidance to employers, self-employed persons and workers to ensure the health and safety of workers handling timber preservatives and timber treated with preservatives.
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