The health and safety of you and others. At Ambulance Wish Western Australia volunteer safety, and the safety of everyone who is involved in our organisation, is a priority. In Western Australia, the Occupational Health and Safety Xxx 0000 (OHS Act) applies to many volunteers because all organisations that engage workers or manage or control a workplace owe OHS duties to everyone in the organisation (including volunteers). Under the OHS Act and other laws, Ambulance Wish Western Australia has a duty of care to minimise risks to everyone affected by its conduct (including volunteers). It also means that as a volunteer, you may have OHS duties too. These include: to take reasonable care for your own health and safety; to take reasonable care for the health and safety of others; to comply with any reasonable instruction by Ambulance Wish Western Australia; to let Ambulance Wish Western Australia know of any concerns you may have about safety and/or fitness in undertaking our role; and to cooperate with any reasonable policies and procedures of Ambulance Wish Western Australia. We will provide you with a full induction, safety equipment and role training when you commence as a volunteer with our organisation. However, please do not hesitate to talk to your Volunteer Coordinator or Health and Safety Officer at any time if you have any health and safety concerns. When the Work Health and Safety Xxx 0000 is proclaimed in WA, and replaces the OSH Act, many volunteer associations will not be covered under the new legislation. Ambulance Wish Western Australia will continue to adopt good safety and health practices and meet industry guidelines to ensue, so far as is reasonably practicable, the health and safety of all its volunteers, including minimising the risks to wish recipients and their families.
The health and safety of you and others. At THRIVE Project, volunteer safety, and the safety of everyone who is involved in our organisation, is a priority. In some states, the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 (OHS Act) applies to volunteers as all organisations that engage workers on a paid basis or manage or control a workplace can owe OHS duties to everyone in the organisation (including volunteers). Also, there may be other legal actions (such as negligence claims) that mean we always need to consider work health and safety issues. Under the OHS Act and other laws, THRIVE Project has a duty of care to minimise risks to everyone affected by its conduct (including paid employees and volunteers). It also means that as a volunteer, you may have OHS duties too. These include: • to take reasonable care for your own health and safety; • to take reasonable care for the health and safety of others; • to comply with any reasonable instruction by THRIVE Project; • to let THRIVE Project know of any concerns you may have about safety and/or fitness; and • to cooperate with any reasonable policies and procedures of THRIVE Project. We will provide you with a full induction, safety equipment and role training when you commence with our organisation. Please do not hesitate to ask at any time if you have any health or safety concerns.
The health and safety of you and others. 6.1. At the World’s Biggest Garage Sale volunteer safety, and the safety of everyone who is involved in our organisation, is a priority.
The health and safety of you and others. At (organisation name) volunteer safety, and the safety of everyone who is involved in our organisation, is our priority. In Victoria, the Occupational Health and Safety Xxx 0000 (OHS Act) applies to many volunteers because all organisations that engage workers on a paid basis or manage or control a workplace owe OHS duties to everyone in the organisation (including volunteers). Also, there may be other legal actions (such as negligence claims) that mean we always need to consider work health and safety issues. Under OHS and other laws (organisation name) has a duty of care to ensure all its workers (paid employees and volunteers) are not exposed to any risk to their health or safety. It also means that as a volunteer, you have OHS duties too. These include: To take reasonable care for your own health and safety To take reasonable care for the health and safety of others To comply with any reasonable instruction by (organisation name) To cooperate with any reasonable policies and procedures of (organisation name) We will provide you with a full induction, safety equipment and role training (insert other safety measures here) when you commence as a (volunteer role) with our organisation. You can also find out more about our OHS policies in the Volunteer Handbook. However, please do not hesitate to talk to your contact officer at any time if you have any health and safety concerns. Induction and training required before you start in a volunteer role (Organisation name) is committed to providing suitable training and support of our health and safety policy, a copy of which is in our Volunteer Handbook. For this reason it is our policy that all volunteers undertake induction and / or training at (organisation name) prior to commencing their volunteer position. We will be holding the next volunteer induction session at (insert induction details). Please contact (volunteer manager’s name and contact details) to confirm you are able to attend this session or for details of alternative sessions. Information we require before you can start in a volunteer role Before you can commence the volunteer role, we need the following information: (insert background checks required including CV, ID checks, reference checks, police checks, licence checks, etc.) All background check information will be conducted in accordance with the ‘Background Check’ policy set out in our Volunteer Handbook. More information on our information handling practises, privacy and record-keeping, ...
The health and safety of you and others. At NSW Stoma Ltd volunteer safety, and the safety of everyone who is involved in our organisation, is a priority. In NSW the NSW Occupational Health & Safety Xxx 0000 applies. Also, there may be other legal actions (such as negligence claims) that mean we always need to consider workplace health and safety issues. Under the OHS Act and other laws, NSW Stoma Ltd has a duty of care to minimise risks to everyone affected by its conduct (including paid employees and volunteers). It also means that as a volunteer, you may have OHS duties too. These include: • to take reasonable care for your own health and safety • to take reasonable care for the health and safety of others • to comply with any reasonable instruction by NSW Stoma Ltd • to let NSW Stoma Ltd know of any concerns you may have about safety and/or fitness in undertaking our role, and • to cooperate with any reasonable policies and procedures of NSW Stoma Ltd We will provide you with a full induction, safety equipment and role training when you commence a volunteer role with our organisation. However, please do not hesitate to talk to your contact person or supervisor at any time if you have any health and safety concerns.
