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Free workshops to boost the health and safety of workers in small businesses are being rolled out in Brisbane, Ipswich, the Gold Coast and some regional centres, including Cairns, Townsville, and Toowoomba.
The workshops give business owners and managers ideas and systems which they can put in place to make their workplaces healthier and safer. They help ensure businesses have access to the latest and best safety tips and are better equipped to manage health and safety in their workplace.
The most common causes of injuries in the workplace are slips, trips, falls and inappropriate or excessive lifting - types of injuries that can easily be prevented by implementing appropriate workplace health and safety practices.
The workshops, which have limited positions still available, give employers a chance to talk one-on-one with Workplace Health and Safety Queensland experts to identify areas where they can improve their workplace health and safety.
The Managing for Safety - Getting Started workshops will cover:
The getting started workshops are just that, perfect for businesses that are looking at health and safety for the first time and need to know where to start.
The second series of workshops - Managing for Safety - tools and techniques expands on the getting started content and provides additional tools, templates and techniques to boost workplace health and safety.
During the Managing for Safety - tools and techniques course participants will:
People can register online to attend the workshops.
For further information call the Workplace Health and Safety Infoline on 1300 369 915 and ask for a small business advisor or email safesmallbusiness@justice.qld.gov.au.
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