Links

Bites and stings

Australian Venom Research Unit

Clinical Toxinology Resources

Museum Victoria - Entomology Department

Museum Victoria - Victorian Snake Database

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Chemical safety

Chemicals - coping with spraydrift

Detox Your Home (Sustainability Victoria 1800 353 233) or Detox Your Home

Farm safety - handling chemicals

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Drug and alcohol services

Australian Drug Foundation

Turning Point Alcohol and Drug Centre

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First aid courses

Australian Red Cross

Australian Education and Training

St John's Ambulance Australia (Victoria)

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Food poisoning

Food Safety Victoria

Food Standards Australia New Zealand

The WHO Golden Rules for Safe Food Preparation

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Health care safety

Adverse Medicine Events Line 1300 134 237

National Prescribing Service Medicines Line 1300 888 763

Ten tips for safer health care

You and Your Healthcare Products

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Helplines and other services

Beyondblue

Kids Help Line (if you are under 18) 1800 551 8000

Lifeline 13 11 14

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Home and child safety, injury prevention

Carbon monoxide poisoning - Energy Safe Victoria

Child Health and Safety Resource Centre

Kidsafe - Victoria

Kidsafe - National

Safety Centre

Victorian Government Health Information: Environmental Health

Remove the Risk - Child Poisoning Prevention Campaign

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Lead

Australian Government Department of the Environment and Heritage - Chemicals Management

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Occupational health and safety

Farmsafe

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Other

Department of Human Services, Victoria - Public Health

Environment Protection Authority (EPA) - Victoria

Product recalls

Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne - Fungi

Death Cap Mushrooms

SAFETYvictoria

Victorian Injury Surveillance Unit (VISU)

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