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  • About
    • Purpose of this manual
    • Definitions
  • Safety
    • Hazard and risks
      • Asbestos
      • Hazard identification, risk assessment and risk control
      • Fire protection
      • Electrical safety
      • Sharps safety
      • Food safety
      • Lone worker
      • Dogs at sporting events
    • First aid
    • Manual handling
    • Personal protective equipment and clothing
    • Accident and incident reports
    • Insurance
    • Safety forms
      • Incident accident reporting form
      • Risk assessment form for community and recreation facilities
      • Safe disposal of needles and sharps
  • Committee
    • Management options for council facilities
    • What is my role?
      • Delegation of authority
      • Criteria for appointment as a council delegate
    • Code of Conduct and disputes
    • Creating an operating committee
      • Meetings
    • Position descriptions
      • Chairperson
      • Secretary
      • Treasurer
      • Booking Officer
      • Volunteer Safety Officer
    • Member contact information
    • Volunteer recognition
    • Workshops, induction and training
    • Signing on and off
  • Administration
    • Checklist for sending information
    • Finance
      • Financial statement
    • Hiring
    • Keys for facilities
    • Purchasing and procurement
    • Insurance
    • Electricity accounts
      • Electricity - frequently asked questions (FAQ)
    • Fees and charges
  • Guidelines
    • Environment
      • Waste
      • Electricity
      • Water
      • Noise
      • Drainage
    • Capital works
    • Fundraising
    • Smoke-free areas
    • Car parking
    • Advertising
    • Field closure
  • Maintenance
    • Curating of turf wicker
    • Equipment
    • Field closure maintenance
    • Goal posts
    • Irrigating fields
    • Line-marking fields
    • Maintenance responsibilities
    • Movable goal posts
    • Planting and removal of trees and shrubs
    • Playing courts
    • Top dressing and fertiliser
  • Contact us
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Hazard and risks

Asbestos

Reminder that Asbestos may be present in buildings.

Hazard identification, risk assessment and risk control

Learn how to indentify and control risks associated with operating and using community and recreation facilities.

Fire protection

Information about the provision, responsibility, use and maintenance of fire safety equipment.

Electrical safety

Instructions to ensure the safety of your facility concerning electrical equipment such as extension cords, power outlets, and wiring to appliances.

Sharps safety

Instructions for safely dealing with sharps such as needles, syringes, and glass.

Food safety

Under the NSW Food Act 2003, not-for-profit groups such as those who run community and recreation facilities, are exempt from the food safety supervisor requirement.

Lone worker

Working alone presents obvious risks. Here are some tips to ensure your safety.

Dogs at sporting events

Instructions for managing the safety hazard of dogs at playing fields and sporting facilities.

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Acknowledgement of Country

We remember and respect the Ancestors who cared for and nurtured this Country. It is in their footsteps that we travel these lands and waters. Lake Macquarie City Council acknowledges the Awabakal people and Elders past, present and future.

Contact us

Lake Macquarie City Council

126-138 Main Road,
Speers Point, NSW 2284

Box 1906, Hunter Region
Mail Centre, NSW 2310

Phone 02 4921 0333
Email [email protected]

Local number for Wyee residents 02 4357 1999
Telephone Interpreting Service 131 450 
National Relay Service 133 677

ABN: 81 065 027 868

 

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