Resources
WorkSafe guidance
- Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) in schools: A practical guide for school leaders(opens in a new window)
- Consultation: A guide for Victorian workplaces(opens in a new window)
- Employee Representation: A comprehensive guide to part 7 of the OHS Act 2004(opens in a new window)
- The importance of health and safety representatives(opens in a new window) – including their entitlements
- Electing health and safety representatives(opens in a new window) – including disqualification
- Consultation with health and safety representatives(opens in a new window)
- Powers of health and safety representatives(opens in a new window) – including their involvement in workplace inspections
- Provisional improvement notices and directions to cease work(opens in a new window)
Templates and forms
- OHS risk register (XLSX)(opens in a new window) – a register of identified OHS hazards, their associated risks and control measures within the workplace
- OHS issue resolution flowchart (DOCX)(opens in a new window) – outlines the process for resolving OHS issues
- OHS training planner/register (XLSX)(opens in a new window) – helps to identify and schedule OHS training for each individual employee to assist in closing competency gaps
- OHS activities calendar (XLSX)(opens in a new window) – to assist with planning OHS related meetings and the scheduling of OHS required activities
- Health and safety representative election process flow chart (DOCX)(opens in a new window) (staff login required) – to guide schools through the process of electing a HSR
- Health and safety representative nomination form template (DOCX)(opens in a new window) (staff login required) – to assist schools with the HSR nomination process
- Health and Safety Committee Terms of Reference template (DOCX)(opens in a new window) (staff login required) – for schools to use when establishing a Health and Safety Committee
- Health and Safety Committee meeting minutes template (DOCX)(opens in a new window) (staff login required) – to assist the management of a Health and Safety Committee
- OHS noticeboard guide (DOCX)(opens in a new window) – contains information about mandatory items that must be displayed on the OHS noticeboard:
- Health, safety and wellbeing policy poster (PDF)(opens in a new window)
- OHS issue resolution flowchart (DOCX)(opens in a new window)
- OHS meeting and/or committee meeting minutes (DOCX)(opens in a new window)
- First aid summary sheet (DOCX)(opens in a new window)
- If you are injured at work poster (PDF)(opens in a new window)
- Employee Wellbeing Support Services poster (PDF)
- Notifiable incidents to WorkSafe Victoria flowchart (PDF)(opens in a new window)
- Returning to Work Following a Workplace Injury poster (PDF)(opens in a new window)
- Reporting and management of incidents and hazards poster (PDF)(opens in a new window)
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