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Volunteer health and safety: a handbook for community service organisations

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This handbook provides guidance on work health and safety responsibilities when involving volunteers in community service organisations. The resource explains legal duties, common risks and practical approaches to managing health and safety for volunteers.

Benefits for volunteer managers

Understand legal duties and responsibilities under health and safety law

  • manage health and safety for volunteers
  • identify and manage volunteer?related risks
  • create safe systems of work and support wellbeing for volunteers.

How to apply this resource

Use this handbook to inform policies, procedures and risk management practices related to volunteer health and safety.

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Western Australia Department of Fire and Emergency Services delivers emergency management, fire and disaster response services.
dfes@dfes.wa.gov.au Contact State of Western Australia, Department of Fire and Emergency Services
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