Plastics and rubber manufacturing news

Network forums

Over the past year the Plastics and Rubber Committee has facilitated bi-monthly network forums for the industry.

Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) representatives and others from companies within the industry are invited to attend. The forums enable industry people to get together to learn and discuss ideas and information about safety issues particular to the plastics industry.

The forums cover topics such as:

• Drugs and alcohol in the workplace
• Manual handling
• Trimming techniques
• Machine guarding
• Hazardous substances.

Self-paced learning kit

In 2003 the National Safety Council of Australia were contracted to develop an Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S) kit for the Plastics and Rubber Industry.  An innovative, informative and simple to use self paced learning kit is now available.

Useful for both employers and employees, the kit is designed to help the industry's small and medium size businesses improve safety by providing individual safety modules which they can work through at their own pace.

The occupational health and safety self paced learning kit is available under plastics and rubber manufacturing resources.