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State boosts health safety

22/2/2018

 
The Victorian Government has put up $7 million to help keep frontline health workers safe.

Minister for Health Jill Hennessy says the Victorian Government’s new Health Service Violence Prevention  Fund will benefit 11 metropolitan health services and 11 regional and rural health services, of which 14 are health services with mental health services.
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The funds will cover more CCTV systems, duress alarms, access control doors, as well as projects to redesign waiting areas, build sensory rooms and redesign entrances.

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Tradies warned to be alert for asbestos

6/2/2018

 
Tradies will be warned to always check for asbestos before starting jobs, in an awareness campaign that will hit airwaves next week.

Inhaling asbestos can cause mesothelioma, a cancer of the lining around the lungs.

The latest statistics from the Australian Mesothelioma Register reveal that an estimated 60 per cent of mesothelioma cases are due to asbestos exposure in the workplace.

There were at least 95 mesothelioma deaths in Victoria in 2016 and 145 new cases of the disease.
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WorkSafe Acting Director of Health and Safety, Paul Fowler, said although many tradies knew asbestos posed a significant health risk, many did not know how to identify it.

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