OH&S
Victorian Trades Hall Survey on workplace injuries and illness
Download the survey here.
Occupational Health & Safety
Individual OHS issues are dealt with by the Industrial Officer for your institution (see the Victorian Division Officers & Staff section for details of Industrial Officer allocation).
From 1 July 2005 the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 replaced the 1985 Act.
The Victorian Trades Hall has established a web site for OHS reps - www.ohsrep.org.au. Full details about the new Act can be found at this site. And if the information you need is not there you can send your questions to the site and they will be answered.
Visit the website and subscribe to the free e-newsletter, SafetyNet.
OHS information can also be found at the WorkSafe web site - www.worksafe.vic.gov.au
Additional information on national OHS issues can be found here.
Below is a downloadable information sheet for Branches on OHS processes in the workplace.
WorkCover
The Division offers specialist support to members on WorkCover issues.
The following information sheets provide a quick reference guide on aspects of workers compensation. They can be viewed on-screen or downloaded in PDF format.
Please contact the NTEU for further information.
Further information:
| Health & Safety in the Workplace | This page provides information on the OHS Act and how OHS processes should operate in the workplace. |
| Workers Compensation (WorkCover) | This page provides information about what you may claim, explains the need to contact your union, how to lodge a claim, your entitlements and other usefull information. |
| WorkCover - Stress Claims | Information on what the NTEU can do to support you. |
| What should happen when I lodge an incident report? | This is a question often asked by members when they put in a report of their injury and hear nothing more. |
| Superannuation Disability Benefits | If you are too sick to work,superannuation disability benefits are available under most of the superannuation schemes to which NTEU members belong. |