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DID YOU KNOW?

THERE ARE ALL SORTS OF RULES AND LAWS ABOUT WORK AND THOSE TO DO WITH YOUR SAFETY ARE SOME OF THE MOST IMPORTANT.

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LIKE

YOUR BOSS HAS TO DO THEIR BEST TO MAKE SURE YOU'RE SAFE AT WORK

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WHICH MEANS YOU SHOULD HAVE PROPER TRAINING AND SUPERVISION

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AND THE RIGHT EQUIPMENT!

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AND YOU HAVE TO DO YOUR BEST TO KEEP YOURSELF SAFE TOO!

[Picture - A young girl is busy cleaning in a zoo enclosure, she is wearing an iPod and oblivious to the fact that a bear looms over her shoulder ready to rip her limb from limb. Her supervisor tries to get her attention in the distance]

LIKE TAKING EXTRA CARE WHEN USING MACHINERY.

[Picture - A young Polynesian worker is operating a meat slicer in a supermarket deli area. Their hand is perilously close to the unguarded meat slicer. A sign on the wall indicated the age of the operator.]

IT BITES!!

[Picture - close up of operator, they are biting their bottom lip. Their hand though not visible has obviously been caught in the meat slicer]

Stop, Think, Do!

If a situation looks or feels dodgy then STOP. THINK about your options and DO act in the safest way.