Working Groups

Privacy Move Policy working group

Members:

Jack

Sarah D

Sasha

Privacy Move Policy (Family and domestic violence) related pages:

Privacy Move Policy

DV Phone Booking Protocol

Report Unsafe Work Environment

Safe manual handling and fatigue management policy working group

Members:

Sasha

Matt

Anthony

Tim

Safe manual handling and fatigue management policy related pages:

Fatigue Managment Policy

Fatigue Break Policy

Report Unsafe Work Environment

Safe Driving Procedures For Employees 

Injury Policy 

Lifting & Loading 

Compliance Codes relevant to Safe Manual Handling

1 Hazardous manual: https://www.worksafe.vic.gov.au/resources/compliance-code-hazardous-manual-handling

2 First aid in the workplace: https://www.worksafe.vic.gov.au/resources/compliance-code-first-aid-workplace

3 Workplace amenities and work environment: https://www.worksafe.vic.gov.au/resources/compliance-code-workplace-amenities-and-work-environment

Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 2017 S.R No. 22/2017

Part 3.1 Hazardous Manual Handling pp72-5

https://content.legislation.vic.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-07/17-22sra014-authorised.pdf

Occupational Health and Safety Amendment (Psychological Health) Regulations

Under the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 (OHS Act), employers must provide and maintain a working environment for their employees, including contractors, that is safe and without risks to health, so far as reasonably practicable.

In Section 5 of the OHS Act, health is defined as including psychological health.

Regulations are currently under development and will be updated here: https://www.worksafe.vic.gov.au/occupational-health-and-safety-amendment-psychological-health-regulations

Fatigue Management

1 Sample Fatigue management policy: https://www.worksafe.vic.gov.au/resources/fatigue-management-policy-and-procedure

2 all relevant Woksafe fatigue info:https://www.worksafe.vic.gov.au/fatigue (edited) 

WorkSafe Victoria

Compliance code: Hazardous manual handling | WorkSafe Victoria

This compliance code provides practical guidance on how to comply with your obligations under Victoria’s occupational health and safety legislation to manage risks associated with hazardous manual handling.

WorkSafe Victoria

Compliance code: First aid in the workplace | WorkSafe Victoria

This compliance code provides practical guidance on how to comply with your obligations under Victoria’s occupational health and safety legislation to provide first aid facilities in your workplace.

WorkSafe Victoria

Compliance code: Workplace amenities and work environment | WorkSafe Victoria

This compliance code provides practical guidance on how to comply with your obligations under Victoria’s occupational health and safety legislation to provide employees with workplace facilities.

WorkSafe Victoria

Occupational Health and Safety Amendment (Psychological Health) Regulations | WorkSafe Victoria

Information about the proposed regulatory change to create Victoria's first psychological health regulations.

WorkSafe Victoria

Fatigue management policy and procedure | WorkSafe Victoria

A sample fatigue management policy and procedure to help manage workplace risk associated with fatigue and to provide guidelines for rostering employees.