AEU and other publications
The AEU has published an essential OHS handbook for reps and members.
The Health and Safety Rep's Handbook sets out your rights, responsibilities and powers, the legal framework, reporting incidents, where to get help from the AEU and more.
Click on the cover to download the guide, or call the Membership Services Unit on 03 9417 2822 for a hard copy.
You can also find a series of advice sheets for health and safety reps here.
WorkSafe publications
Click on the titles to download these documents from the WorkSafe website, or search for them at www.worksafe.vic.gov.au.
- Information for education workers: WorkSafe's section for the education sector
- Education injury hotspots: WorkSafe's 'Injury Hotspots' website provides a snapshot of how people get hurt‚ and what can be done to prevent injuries‚ including information specific to the education sector.
- OHS in Schools - a practical guide for school leaders (PDF 3.5MB): This guide details common safety issues for schools and provides simple and helpful suggestions on how to manage safety within a school setting.
- Officewise - a guide to health and safety in the office (PDF 2.29MB)
- Stresswise - preventing work-related stress - guide for the public sector (PDF 504KB): This guidance provides information on how to identify potential work-related stress hazards‚ determine work-related stress risks and how to control work-related stress hazards and risks.
- Preventing and responding to bullying at work (PDF 5.7MB): This booklet, which applies to any industry, will help employers set in place systems to prevent and respond to incidents of bullying. it also sets out the legal obligations under OHS laws.
- A handbook for community service organisations - volunteer health and safety (PDF 2.6MB): This handbook includes general health and safety information for people who manage volunteers in community services organisations. It may also be of use to volunteers themselves.
- Information for Health and Safety Representatives (PDF): rights, responsibilties and powers
- Information for Employees (PDF): consultation, representation and resolving health and safety issues
- Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 (PDF): WorkSafe's guide to the Act
- Employee Representation (PDF): a comprehensive guide to part 7 of the OHS Act 2004
- Chemical Safety Self Assessment Tool (PDF): manage chemicals safely, meet legal requirements, and protect people and the environment
- Noise Problems at Work (PDF): A guide for assessing and fixing
- Transferring People Safely (PDF): a practical guide to managing risk for those whose work involves handling clients.
- Workplace amenities (PDF 965KB): WorkSafe compliance code
- Working in Heat (PDF 301KB): WorkSafe guidance note
- Managing Asbestos (PDF 1.8MB): A WorkSafe compliance code
- Asbestos Removal (PDF 3.35MB): WorkSafe compliance code
- Fatigue: Prevention in the workplace (PDF 3.67MB)
- Occupational Violence (PDF 476KB)
- First Aid in the Workplace (PDF 1.04MB): WorkSafe compliance code
Victorian Government publications
- Work and family balance manual: Better practices for better business (PDF 741KB): This is from the Victorian Government Working Families Program.
ACTU publications
- Occupational Cancer/Zero Cancer: A union guide to prevention (PDF 1.9MB): This advice booklet has been produced by the ACTU as part of its campaign.
