This section provides quick access to information relevant to business operators.
Cemetaries and crematoria
- Land development Cemetery Land Development Costing Model...
Food and food services
- Food Standards The Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code outlines standards that ensure Australian businesses produce food that is safe to eat...
- Food If you are planning a community group food fundraiser, you will need to know about food business classifications and consequent obligations...
- Donating Obligations on food businesses or individuals donating food to charities or emergency services...
- Egg safety Because of the increase in egg-related salmonella poisoning cases in Victoria, new egg safety laws took effect in 2012...
- Food Eggs require the same precautions you would take when preparing chicken, meat, seafood and dairy products...
- Egg safety – Eggs require the same precautions that you would take when preparing chicken, meat, seafood and dairy products...
- Food Food businesses must safely prepare, store and display the food they sell...
- Home delivery The home delivery guide makes recommendations for food businesses so that food safety procedures are followed during food storage and delivery...
- High risk 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...
- Information for community groups selling hamburgers to raise funds...
Radiation
- Radiation Information about applying for a radiation licence or varying an existing licence.
Water
- Appendices to guide developing RMPs for Appendixes to Risk Management Plan Sections 1-11 to guide industry to develop risk management plans for cooling tower systems...
- Aquatic Pool operators, local government and the community need to follow simple guidelines for health and safety in pools and other aquatic facilities...
- Legionella management for cooling tower systems and water delivery systems...
Pesticides and pest control
- 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 Pest control operators need to be aware of wind conditions and the Beaufort scale, as some conditions are not ideal for spraying pesticides...
- Bedbugs are a relatively common pest in Australia. A combination of non-chemical and chemical treatments is typically needed to control bedbugs...
- Several species of cockroach are common in Victoria. Species identification will help you decide select methods of inspection and control...
- Common Common pest animals in Victoria include ants, bed bugs, cockroaches, fleas, rodents, spiders and termites...
- Falls In Victoria, workplace health and safety legislation is designed to prevent workplace falls...
- Find a licensed pest control 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...
- 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...
Reviewed 05 June 2023