Related legislation

www.legislation.vic.gov.au
This is a link to the website where you can search for the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 (Vic) that sets out Victoria’s occupational health and safety laws. Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 2007 (Vic) can also be found at this website address. These are the regulations which set out many of the requirements for employers to keep the workplace safe.

www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au
National model OHS legislation. Worksafe Australia has developed the Model Work Health and Safety Act. The legislation is expected to come into effect in 2011.

WorkSafe Victoria (the Victorian WorkSafe Authority)

www.worksafe.vic.gov.au
This link is to the website of the Victorian government agency that has responsibility for monitoring occupational health and safety laws in Victoria.

Victorian Council of Social Services (VCOSS) information

www.communityohs.org.au
This Community OHS website contains information on the main OHS hazards facing the NFP sector as well as a range of OHS tools and resources for Victorian community organisations.

VTHC's Health and Safety Representative site

www.ohsrep.org.au

This site and has information on health and safety which can be downloaded and used to raise awareness in the workplace.