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The following articles will help you to learn about the Wholesale and retail industry
For more information pertaining to the Wholesale and retail industry, see: Health and community services; and Personal and other services.

Alcohol and drugs

• Alcohol and other drugs at the workplace

Asbestos

• Asbestos
• Management and Control of Asbestos in Workplaces [NOHSC:2018(2005)]

Bullying and violence

• Code of practice: Violence, aggression and bullying at work
• Armed hold-ups and cash handling
• Dealing with bullying in the workplace
• Dealing with bullying in the workplace: a guide for workers
• Violence in the workplace

Electricity

• Residual current devices

 Evacuation

• Preparing for emergency evacuations in the workplace

Fatigue

• Working hours

First aid

 Hazardous substances

• Assessment of Risks from Hazardous Substances [NOHSC:3017(1994)]
• Atmospheric Contaminants [NOHSC:3008(1995)]
• Control of Scheduled Carcinogenic Substances [NOHSC:2014(1995)]
• Control of Workplace Hazardous Substances [NOHSC:2007(1994)]
• Environmental Tobacco Smoke in the Workplace [NOHSC:3019(2003)]
• Information on hazardous substances
• Hazardous Substances in the Retail Sector [NOHSC:3018(1994)]
• Labelling of Workplace Substances [NOHSC:2012(1994)]
• National Code of Practice for the Safe Use of Vinyl Chloride
• OSH Management and Contaminated Sites Work
• Preparation of Material Safety Data Sheets 2nd Edition [NOHSC:2011(2003)] 
• Prevention of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
• Proforma for hazardous substances register
• Provision of information (Material safety data sheets)
• Safe Use of Synthetic Mineral Fibres [NOHSC:2006(1990)

Disease / Health

• Contact Dermatitis
• Fact sheet - Watch out for flour dust
• Infection risk
• Migraine at work
• Prevention and Control of Legionnaire's Disease
• Indoor air quality
• Sun safety in the workplace FAQ

Manual handling

• Code of practice: Manual handling
• Manual handling: industrial back belts
• Manual handling in the retail industry
• Manual handling: stacking cartons on pallets
• Manual handling stacking shelves
• Preventing manual handling injuries training package
• Safety priorities for manual handling
• What is a safe weight?

Noise and vibration

• An introduction to noise at work
• Code of Practice: Managing Noise at Workplaces
• Noise control fact sheet: Building quiet
• Noise control fact sheet: Buying quiet
• Noise control fact sheet: Working quiet

Office safety

• Occupational safety and health in call centres
• Prevention of Occupational Overuse Syndrome [NOHSC:2013(1994)]
• Occupational overuse syndrome

Plant and machinery

• Code of Practice for Safe Management of Shopping Trolleys
• Competency Standards for the Operation of Loadshifting Equipment
• Gas welding safety flashback arresters
• Safe movement of vehicles at workplaces

Tobacco

• Guidance note ETS Appendix

Working alone

• Working alone

Working at height

• Code of practice: The Prevention of Falls at Workplaces

General

• Industry guidance document: Checkout workstations in retail

More information may be found in Bulletins, Safety and Health Alerts, Codes of Practice and Guidance Notes.

Additional educational resources can be found via the following links:

• ThinkSafe campaign
• Safety and health representatives
• WorkSafe Library - access our online library catalogue
• SafetyLine Institute - an educational resource for tertiary students
• Safe Work Australia
• The first step - managing safety and health hazards in your workplace
• The next step - systematically managing safety and health hazards using WorkSafe plan 

• Related alerts
• General downloads
• Labour hire industry and duty of care
• Preparing for emergency evacuations at the workplace
• Safe movement of vehicles at workplaces
• Host employers-labour hire
• General duty of care in Western Australian workplaces
• Working alone
• Request for exemption


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