17 December 2021 |
Fact sheets
The food delivery industry involves delivery riders picking up food and drinks from restaurants, cafes and other food outlets and delivering them to members of the public. Riders may work for the business that produces the food, or work for a delivery…
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Page last updated: 17 Dec 2021
17 December 2021 |
Fact sheets
A food outlet in the food delivery industry provides food and/or drinks to a delivery rider for delivery to customers. The food outlet may engage the delivery worker directly or use a food delivery platform.
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Page last updated: 17 Dec 2021
17 December 2021 |
Fact sheets
A food delivery platform provides food delivery services marketed to food outlets, usually through a mobile device application. The platform engages delivery riders to deliver food produced by a food outlet.
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Page last updated: 17 Dec 2021
19 February 2016 |
Information sheet
Use this information sheet if you, or the workers you manage, unpack shipping containers that have been fumigated with methyl bromide.
Methyl bromide is used as a fumigant to stop pests, like insects, from being imported into Australia.
This…
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- Cargo handling
- Hazardous chemicals
- Stevedoring
- Cargo handling
- Supply chains and networks
- Hazardous chemicals
- Safety by industry and business
- The work environment
Page last updated: 23 Nov 2021
19 February 2016 |
Information sheet
Use this information sheet if you, or the workers you manage, unpack shipping containers.
Shipping containers can have hazardous chemical residues in the air and on surfaces.
Airborne hazardous chemicals are a significant risk to workers’ health and…
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- Cargo handling
- Hazardous chemicals
- Stevedoring
- Cargo handling
- Supply chains and networks
- Hazardous chemicals
- Safety by industry and business
- The work environment
Page last updated: 23 Nov 2021
19 December 2012 |
Reports
Several European studies have reported high levels of residual chemical levels in sealed shipping containers. The Australian Customs and Border Protection Service found similar results when testing containers in Australia. These findings raise potential…
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- Cargo handling
- Hazard surveillance research
- Hazardous chemicals
- Stevedoring
- Cargo handling
- Supply chains and networks
- Hazardous chemicals
- Research and studies
- Safety by industry and business
Page last updated: 23 Nov 2021
28 June 2018 |
Statistical reports
This snapshot provides work health and safety insights into the industries identified as a priority in the Australian Work Health and Safety Strategy 2012-2022.
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- Disease and injury data by industry
- Statistics
- Accommodation services
- Food services
Page last updated: 09 Nov 2021