Volunteer Health and Safety

• The Worksafe Home page on Managing Volunteer Safety 

A good overall reference to managing the safety of volunteers in Victoria with links to other relevant information provided by worksafe

• The Worksafe Guidelines on Volunteers Health and Safety

This document includes general health and safety information for those who manage volunteers in community service organisations and may also be of use to volunteers themselves.

• The Worksafe Guide to Incident Notification

Ths document provides detailed explanation to Part 5 of the OHS Act 2004 and Part 9 of the Equipment (Public Safety) Regulations 1997. This document provides information on the incident notification process, when the regulations apply, what to do, when to notify and what record keeping is required.

Further information on managing the Health and safety of Voluneteers will be available in the Victorian Landcare Volunteer Management Manual