WORKSAFE Victoria is urging business owners to be wary of people offering safety services or selling advertising in publications that might not exist.
The group says that a Warrandyte builder was approached this week by someone seeking advertising 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.
WorkSafe’s Executive Director, John Merritt, says a number of complaints were received each year about people selling advertising or other services. They sometimes indicated they were somehow associated with WorkSafe.
Merritt says that practices like these have the potential to undermine legitimate occupational health and safety magazines which are important to WorkSafe in getting our safety messages out to the community. He says that as with any business purchase, it’s important that people understand what they are buying and whether they need it. Ask questions and check any claims made.
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