WorkSafe Victoria have urged business owners to be wary of people offering safety services or selling advertisements in publications that might not exist. A Warrandyte builder was approached by someone seeking an advertisement in a ‘workplace safety manual’.
The caller said the builder appeared to have an excellent safety record and that on that basis the publishers would like to have him on board. According to WorkSafe Victoria, a number of complaints were received each year about people selling advertisements or other services. They sometimes indicated they were somehow associated with WorkSafe.
WorkSafe Victoria observe that practices such as these can undermine legitimate occupational health and safety magazines, which are important to WorkSafe in getting their safety messages out to the community.