John Hutchings, Pro-Visual Publishing CEO, says, “There is no doubt that health and safety in the workplace is a hot topic in Australia. The number of workplace inspectors has grown considerably over the past 12 months, as has the size of the penalties for anyone failing to comply with legislation.
“Feedback from the first chart was overwhelmingly positive and after a lot of research and work, we’re very happy to release our second annual edition.”
Pro-Visual Publishing has more than nine years experience providing high quality, easy to understand health and safety resources to industries throughout Australia and New Zealand. Every year, all resources are fully researched, updated and checked by qualified health and safety professionals to ensure information is accurate and relevant.
This year the topics include an overview of health and safety legislation and what this legislation says about the responsibilities of employers, employees, managers and supervisors.
According to the number of workers compensation claims and the cost of these claims, manual handling, slips, trips and falls, and hazardous substances are the three biggest hazards in this industry. The guide addresses each with practical tips on how to ensure accidents are avoided. Information is also provided about ventilation, shift work, fatigue and what you should know in case there is an emergency.
The eye-catching design and practical examples specific to print make this wall chart an ideal additional resource for staff inductions and training, workplace consultation and discussion, health and safety meetings, toolbox talks and as a daily reminder of more formal means of health and safety training.
Ideally this wall chart guide should be displayed where it can be easily seen and accessed by all staff involved with safety on the factory floor – this includes directors, managers, supervisors, printers, offsiders, contract workers and others.
David Skegg, National President of the Safety Institute of Australia says, “One of the keys to reducing the chances of something going wrong is to have good information available as widely as possible. I commend Pro-Visual on the Printing Industry Guide to Workplace Safety and recommend it as a useful step in any safety program within the printing industry.”
If you have not yet received your copy of the Printing Industry Guide to Workplace Safety 2005, or if you would like an additional copy, a limited number are available free of charge by contacting Pro-Visual Publishing on (02) 8272 2611.
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