Resource List

Note:Other states’ OHS legislation may differ from NSW. For information related specifically to OHS legislation in NSW, use only NSW website references.

WEBSITES

NSW
  • WorkCover NSW

  • Safety Zone

  • Australian Legal Information Institute

  • Youth Safe

  • Office of Industrial Relations
/ Detailed information on all aspects of workplace safety. Legislation, case studies, statistics, etc.
Interactive resource that highlights hazards in the workplace.
Full copies of OH&S legislation and regulations.
Young workers occupational health and safety issues in the workplace, rights and responsibilities as an employee, responsibilities of their employer.
Contains information on all aspects of employee entitlements in relation to work.
VICTORIA
  • Victorian Workcover Authority

  • Victorian Workcover Authority and Department of Education and Training – SafetySchool

  • Victorian Department of Education and Training
/ Detailed information on all aspects of workplace safety.
Links to relevant information regarding safety issues in the different type of rooms found in a school e.g. technology rooms.
An excellent on-line health and safety resource package for secondary school students who undertake workplace learning programs.
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
  • WorkCoverCorporationSchool Safe
/ Student and teacher resources on OH&S including an interactive resource where students need to identify hazards in a given work scenario.
QUEENSLAND
  • Department of Industrial Relations – Workplace Health and Safety

  • Department of Industrial Relations – Workplace Health and Safety - Schools/Youth
/ Detailed information on all aspects of OH&S.
Various resources for students including an interactive resource and an on-line activity on OH&S rules and regulations.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
  • WorkSafe Smart Move
/ Online OH&S package for secondary students, particularly those undertaking work placement.
AUSTRALIA
  • National Occupational Health and Safety Commission (Commonwealth of Australia)

  • New South Wales Department of Commerce
/ Good source of information on OH&S and links to many other sites in various states. Also targets OH&S in VET courses.
Information on all aspects of workers conditions including OH&S issues.
CANADA
  • Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety

  • Youth Worker Awareness Program
/ Information relevant to young workers.
NEW ZEALAND
  • Safety Net New Zealand

PRINT MATERIALS

Safety First or Expect The Worst

Produced by the NSW Labor Council with the assistance of six NSW high schools and colleges. Production of the kit was funded under the WorkCover NSW Injury Prevention, Education and Research Scheme. The kit contains information, teaching aids and suggestions to promote the concept of safety at work to students as they begin to enter the workplace. The kit is suitable for photocopying as hand-outs. It has games and quizzes adaptable to all levels.

Additional kits are available through cmSolutions 1300 799 003. Publication number 998.

It can also be downloaded from the Youth Safe website.

A copy of this resource is included in this package.

VIDEOS
Name / Description / Distributor
Work Safety Essentials
This video has been provided with this package to support Unit 2 / This program provides an excellent induction to all employees, especially young employees. It introduces the basic principles of workplace safety. The video explores subjects such as knowing your workplace, slips, trips and falls, electrical hazards, manual handling and working in a confined space. The importance of managing a safe work environment is also demonstrated.
Duration 18 minutes 30 seconds. / Vocam Worldwide PublishingWebsite:
Safety Now / Introduces employees to safety principles in their day to day tasks. This video explores the topics of risk management, personal protective equipment (PPE), handling hazardous materials, good housekeeping, lock out/tag out, manual handling and fire safety.
Duration 20 minutes 20 seconds / Vocam Worldwide Publishing
Website :
Industrial Ergonomics / Ergonomics is the study of the interaction between people and their work environment. This video examines awkward postures, repetitive movements and the use of external force.
Duration 17 minutes. / Vocam Worldwide Publishing
Website :
Start Safe: Work Smart / Covers the 4 key areas:
  • Ergonomics: looks at how to adapt your workplace to suit your needs. Posture, light, temperature, noise, work station design and job design and Occupational Overuse Syndrome Injuries are also discussed.
  • Chemicals: Five steps for responsible use of chemicals and how chemicals enter the body.
  • Good Housekeeping: maintaining a tidy workplace and a positive safe attitude to work.
  • Safety when working with tools: looks at the 7 golden rules of tool safety.
Duration 20 min / Training Direct
Phone
(03) 9802 9222
Fax
(03) 9884 5333
Website

The Big 4 / Four key areas addressed:
  • Eye safety
  • types of eye hazards (mechanical, chemical and radiation)
  • eye protection
  • what to do in an emergency (insects, cuts, blows and chemical burns to the eye)
  • Back safety: correct way to lift and looks at the problems caused by lifting incorrectly.
  • Hearing protection: describes how the ear is damaged from loud noise and the results - either deafness or a constant irritating ringing. Also looks at how to control noise.
  • Machine safety: deals with sensible work practices, safety guards and good housekeeping in the workplace.
Duration 17 min 30sec / Training Direct
Phone
(03) 9802 9222
Fax
(03) 9884 5333
Website

Office, Health and Safety / A good video that deals with each of the following:
  • Housekeeping and the need for a tidy office
  • Hazards in the office
  • Hazardous spills
  • Ergonomics and occupational overuse syndrome
  • Exercises to improve flexibility and back exercises for people who spend a lot of time at a computer.
  • Lifting and handling loads
  • Security
Duration12 min / Training Direct
Phone
(03) 9802 9222
Fax
(03) 9884 5333
Website

Harassment: Keeping it out of the workplace / This video has been produced to provide the viewer with a better understanding of the destructive and negative consequences of workplace harassment. It defines and discusses the most common forms of this behaviour and briefly suggests methods and actions that can be taken to help eliminate its occurrence. The areas covered include:
  • Sexual harassment (improper or unwelcome conduct)
  • Indirect harassment (ignoring or exclusion of a work colleague)
  • Discrimination against a person with a medical condition
  • Electronic harassment (phone, e-mail and internet)
  • Deliberate exclusion
  • Abusive manner (rude to the point of harassment)
  • Reasons why some people harass others
  • What to do if you are harassed (covered briefly)
/ Training Direct
Phone
(03) 9802 9222
Fax
(03) 9884 5333
Website

No Bull – say no to bullying and violence in the workplace / The video comes with accompanying booklet and aims to provide teachers with information about workplace bullying and violence. The video presents three case studies of students who were victims of bullying while on work experience.
Duration 19 minutes. / Victorian Employers’ Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Phone
(03) 8662 5395
email:

August 2004