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Resources for small businesses
WorkCover has a wealth of information available
to small business on occupational health and safety,
injury management and workers compensation.
The Small Business Safety Checklist
is a good place to start. It contains checklists
on slips, trips and falls, emergency procedures,
electricity, chemicals, machinery and equipment,
and manual handling.
The Small Business Safety Starter Kit
includes a six-step plan for managing small business
safety. It contains health and safety forms for
reviewing your safety system, training staff,
developing procedures and planning for safety,
together with an OHS Policy that can be tailored
to any small business.
The Small Business Assistance Strategy
brochure outlines the resources, incentives and
assistance that is available to small businesses
to encourage them to achieve safe workplaces.
The 15-minute Farm Safety Checklist covers
hazards found in typical rural workplace situations,
such as tractors, silos and hazardous substances.
Risk Management at Work is a guide to
finding and fixing workplace health and safety
problems.
First Aid in the Workplace is a fact
sheet that provides tools and solutions for establishing
a first aid plan suitable for small to medium
businesses.
Subby Pack helps small business in the
construction industry to systematically manage
occupational health and safety. It provides documentation
and procedures for subcontractors.
Code of Practice: OHS Consultation is
a practical guide for meeting the ‘duty
to consult’ obligations set out in the Occupational
Health and Safety Act 2000 and the Occupational
Health and Safety Regulation 2001.
When an Inspector Calls helps employers
to understand the function, role and powers of
WorkCover inspectors. It also explains your rights
and responsibilities during visits by inspectors.
Further information
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