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Safety FirstA Work Health and Safety Guide for Fitness BusinessesLast revised July 2012ContentsWork Health & Safety Responsibilities 2Key Components of an WH&S Program 3Success Factors for WH&S Programs 4WH&S Risk Assesment 5Safety Inspection Checklist 26WH&S Program Checklist 29Next Steps 31State Work Safe Authority Contact Details 32Dear Industry Member, Fitness Australia has a strong history of raising the standard of excellence within the Fitness industry. One example of this is to assist our Fitness businesses with developing an effective Work Health and Safety (WH&S) program. Ensuring your business has an adequate WH&S program is critical to protecting staff and clients from injury and illness and in turn, protecting the long term viability of your business.

This duty of care also requires the employer to ensure that people (other than employees) are not exposed to health and safety risks arising from the operation of the business. Work Health & Safety (WH&S) legislation within all states specifies obligations for …

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