WorkSafe Victoria has handed out 117 notices requiring businesses to act on breaches after the agency conducted a blitz on the Bendigo area.

 

WorkSafe inspectors visited 212 Bendigo workplaces as part of the Safe Towns campaign conducted earlier this month.

 

The safety improvement notices, which require businesses to fix a health and safety breach by a certain date, were issued for hazards including forklift maintenance, guarding, racking, traffic management, personal protective equipment and insufficient return to work information.

 

WorkSafe’s General Manager for Operations, Lisa Sturzenegger, said the campaign was well received by Bendigo employers who were happy to take on board the information provided by inspectors.


“It was great to find some standout businesses making health and safety a priority with inspectors walking away without having to issue any notices.

 

“We also came across businesses that had made attempts to address issues before the visit and welcomed the opportunity to discuss matters with an inspector.”

 

She said many of the issues identified in Bendigo could be fixed at little to no cost and encouraged businesses to find new ways to address workplace matters.