Business operators

Cemetaries and crematoria

• Land development costings
  Cemetery Land Development Costing Model...

Food and food services

• Food Standards Code
  The Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code outlines standards that ensure Australian businesses produce food that is safe to eat...
• Food fundraisers
  If you are planning a community group food fundraiser, you will need to know about food business classifications and consequent obligations...
• Donating food
  Obligations on food businesses or individuals donating food to charities or emergency services...
• Egg safety awareness
  Because of the increase in egg-related salmonella poisoning cases in Victoria, new egg safety laws took effect in 2012...
• Food businesses
  Eggs require the same precautions you would take when preparing chicken, meat, seafood and dairy products...
• Egg safety – retailers
  Eggs require the same precautions that you would take when preparing chicken, meat, seafood and dairy products...
• Compliance checks
  All class 1 and 2 food premises in Victoria are assessed for compliance and audited to ensure they comply with food safety program requirements...
• Food preparation
  Food businesses must safely prepare, store and display the food they sell...
• Home delivery guide
  The home delivery guide makes recommendations for food businesses so that food safety procedures are followed during food storage and delivery...
• High risk foods
  Food safety for community groups planning to sell perishable foods at a fundraiser, including sandwiches, curries, scones with jam and cream, and other high risk foods...
• Hamburgers
  Information for community groups selling hamburgers to raise funds...

Radiation

• Radiation licensing
  Information about applying for a radiation licence or varying an existing licence.

Water

• Appendices to guide developing RMPs for CTSs
  Appendixes to Risk Management Plan Sections 1-11 to guide industry to develop risk management plans for cooling tower systems...
• Aquatic facilities
  Pool operators, local government and the community need to follow simple guidelines for health and safety in pools and other aquatic facilities...
• Legionella
  Legionella management for cooling tower systems and water delivery systems...

Pesticides and pest control

• Ants
  Ants are considered a pest when they infest buildings and surrounds. Pest ants can be controlled with good food hygiene, sprays, dusts and baits...
• Beaufort wind scale
  Pest control operators need to be aware of wind conditions and the Beaufort scale, as some conditions are not ideal for spraying pesticides...
• Bedbugs
  Bedbugs are a relatively common pest in Australia. A combination of non-chemical and chemical treatments is typically needed to control bedbugs...
• Cockroaches
  Several species of cockroach are common in Victoria. Species identification will help you decide select methods of inspection and control...
• Common pests
  Common pest animals in Victoria include ants, bed bugs, cockroaches, fleas, rodents, spiders and termites...
• Falls prevention
  In Victoria, workplace health and safety legislation is designed to prevent workplace falls...
• Find a licensed pest control operator
  If you need to hire a pest control operator, make sure they are licensed. You can check whether a pest control operator is licensed in Victoria by searching our database...
• Fleas
  The cat flea is the most common flea in Australia. The stage of the flea’s life cycle may determine which pest control method to use...