Under funding from WorkSafe Victoria, MINTRAC has committed to supporting the crucial work effort required to ensure the health and safety of the meat industry and its workforce. MINTRAC undertook a wide scan of publicly available health and safety collateral and found that whilst there are a plethora of good quality resources for industry to leverage, accessing this information required comprehensive searching across endless websites on the internet.
  • Safe Work Australia has released the latest Australian workers' compensation statistics (Published 05-12-2021)
    Read the report here
  • Long term effects of COVID-19
    Download the fact sheet here
    Other language translations are available here.
  • New WA Work Health and Safety Legislation The Work Health and Safety Act 2020 comes into effect in January 2022. Here is an overview of the new regulations.
    Find out more here

MINTRAC Work Health and Safety Gateway

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  • New to MINTRAC WHS Gateway?

    Use this tutorial to learn how to navigate through our website to access WHS, mental health, COVID-19, injury prevention resources and online training programs.

  • What is work health and safety (WHS)?

    Work health and safety (WHS) – sometimes called occupational health and safety (OH&S) – involves the management of risks to the health and safety of everyone in your workplace. This includes the health and safety of anyone who does work for you as well as your customers, visitors and suppliers.

    WHS or OHS?

    Each state has its own WHS laws and a regulator to enforce them. the WHS framework for each state includes the :
    • Act - outlines your broad responsibilities
    • Regulations - set out specific requirements for particular hazards and risks, such as noise, machinery and manual handling.
    • Codes of practice - provide practical information on how you can meet the requirements in the Act and Regulations
    • Regulating Agency (regulator) - administers WHS laws, inspects workplaces, provides advice and enforces the laws. Check their Website for WHS information and resources.
    NOTE: in some states, there is a different regulator for workers' compensation On the next slide, you can select the right state for the you.
    Reference: https://business.gov.au/risk-management/health-and-safety/work-health-and-safety

  • Select your state.

    Western Australia
    South Australia
    Northern Territory
    Victoria
    Queensland
    New South Wales
    Australian Capital Territory
    Tasmania

About Us

MINTRAC is internationally recognised for its expertise in developing training and professional development solutions to Australian meat industry business development requirements. MINTRAC is an independent national company at the forefront of innovation in skills and training, with strong links to Industry and Registered Training Organisations. Managed by a meat industry Board of Directors, the organisation has well-established industry relationships and is valued by the industry for its expertise in education and training.
Since its establishment in 1992, MINTRAC has sought to provide highly valued products and services to the Australian Meat Industry in the areas of education and training. MINTRAC prides itself on being innovative and adaptable, anticipating and responding to emerging industry needs and global challenges.

  • Services

    Find links and contact details to assist with various issues you may face in the workplace such as financial assistance, mental health helplines, WHS and COVID-19 contacts.
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  • Employer Resources

    Find various links and resources to aid in the development of WHS, mental health and COVID-19 training resources for the workplace.
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  • Employee Resources

    Find various links and resources to aid you in the workplace and assist you with your WHS, mental health and COVID-19 knowledge in the workplace
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Industry News

COVID-19 Current Information
Links to websites containing current COVID-19 statistics by individual states as well as national information.
WHS News
Links to WHS government sites for each state, and through media providers.
Meat Industry News
Links to Meat Industry websites and information providers as well as access to relevant newsletters.
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The MINTRAC WHS Gateway aims to provide Meat Industry employers and employees with quick and easy access to training tools, resources, service links and news providers.

Here's what the Meat Processing Industry views as the top 6 workplace risks

Data sourced from SafeWork Australia's - Workers Compensation Claims. These statistics are representative of the 2785 meat processing industry workers compensation claims made in 2017-2018.

01

Body Stressing
Such as sprains, strains, tears and fractures as a result of moving heavy objects, repetitive movements and machinery movements.

02

Being hit by moving objects or hitting objects with a body part
Such as fractures, bruising, sprains and in severe cases fatalities as a result of machinery and crushing injuries, being hit by objects or infrastructure.

03

Falls, trips and slips
Resutling in sprains, strains, fractures, wounds and cuts which can be the result of high risk work conditions, slippery surfaces, moving objects and uneven work surfaces.

04

Vehicle incidents
Involving trucks, forklifts, pallet jacks and workplace utility vehicles resulting in fractures, bruising, crushing injuries and in severe cases fataility.

05

Cuts, wounds and amputations
Involving knives, hooks, slicing machinery, saws and hock cutters which can result in deep cuts, scrapes and grazes, amputations and crusing injuries.

06

Mental health conditions
Such as increased anxiety, depression, stress and heightened emotions resulting from stressful work conditions, fast paced work environments and demanding work.
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Meat Industry Employer Survey Results

In the initial stages of this project, MINTRAC conducted a survey with industry members looking into WH&S protocol in place both before and after Covid-19, as well as investigating the impact of the pandemic on meat industry workplaces.

Take our new survey and tell us how your workplace has been impacted since Covid-19:

Employers Have your say hereEmployees have your say here

Available Resources

COVID-19 Online Training
Access to multiple free COVID-19 training resources for both employers and employees.
WHS Workplace Resources
WHS program templates, training resources, posters and signage for use in the meat processing industry.
Injury Prevention Training
A collection of resources and videos for use by employers and employees to develop injury prevention programs in the workplace.
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Mental Health Tools
Multi-media resources for developing workplace mental health awareness and providing workers with mental health support systems.
Service Links
Links and phone numbers providing access to financial, mental health, WHS and training services.
WHS Online Training
Access to multiple free WHS training resources for both employers and employees.
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