OHS Awareness NSW Taxi Operators - NSW Taxi Industry
OHS Awareness NSW Taxi Operators - NSW Taxi Industry
OHS Awareness NSW Taxi Operators - NSW Taxi Industry
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1. OH&S and <strong>Taxi</strong> Driving<br />
As a new <strong>Taxi</strong> Driver you have a very important role in Occupational Health and Safety<br />
(OH&S).<br />
OH&S is about making sure that the workplace is a safe and healthy place to work. In the<br />
<strong>Taxi</strong> <strong>Industry</strong> our workplace includes our taxi vehicle. As a <strong>Taxi</strong> Driver you must make sure<br />
that your work is as safe as possible. This means safe for our passengers, safe for <strong>Taxi</strong><br />
Drivers and safe for other road users.<br />
Under the <strong>NSW</strong> OH&S Laws it is the responsibility of everyone involved in the workplace<br />
to promote health and safety for workers, customers and other members of the public. This<br />
means that taxi drivers must follow good health and safety practices. If you don’t use good<br />
safety practices in the workplace, you not only risk injury to yourself and others but may<br />
also be driving illegally. There are severe penalties for not adhering to requirements of the<br />
OH & S Act, you may break the law and can be fined or even jailed.<br />
Activity<br />
What do you think are some of the risks to health and safety involved in taxi<br />
driving?<br />
List your ideas below<br />
Example: Danger from traffic accidents<br />
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<strong>OHS</strong> <strong>Awareness</strong> for <strong>NSW</strong> <strong>Taxi</strong> <strong>Operators</strong>: Information Guide<br />
<strong>NSW</strong> <strong>Taxi</strong> <strong>Industry</strong> Association Page 44
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