Occupational Health, Safety and Wellbeing Management in Schools

Resources

Hazard and safety alerts, news and events

Health, safety and wellbeing hazard alerts

The alerts listed on this page provide information on serious incidents or current health or safety issues in schools. They include guidance on appropriate procedures, practices and controls that should be implemented to manage the hazard.

In addition to placing current alerts on this page, the department will communicate any new hazard alert relevant to schools through a School Update article or direct email (if the alert relates to a small number of schools).

If the hazard is applicable to your school, the relevant alert must be printed off and posted on the health and safety notice board and/or in the relevant location or area.

Latest hazard alerts

2024

• Health and safety hazard alert: MetalMaster 416A Treadle Guillotine or similar (DOCX)(opens in a new window)
• Safety alert for poisonous mushrooms (DOCX)(opens in a new window)

2023

• Safety alert for poisonous mushrooms (DOCX)(opens in a new window)

2022

• a space chest press unit alert (DOCX)(opens in a new window)

2019

• Recall on open flue gas heaters alert (DOCX) (opens in a new window)
• Isolation and tag out safety alert (DOCX)(opens in a new window)

2018

• Swooping bird alert (DOCX)(opens in a new window)

News and updates

• New requirements for plant and equipment incident notification (July 2024)(opens in a new window) – WorkSafe Victoria
• COVID-19 supports for employee health, safety and wellbeing