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18 March 2022

Alternative services in place for clinical waste following facility outage

The facility uses hammers and cutters to crush and treat solid clinical waste, churning through 270 tonnes each week. An outage at the site in late February meant that alternative disposal methods were needed until the hammermill is back online.

11 March 2022

Exemption for self-assessment and reporting FY 2021-22

In line with our commitment to support health services during the COVID-19 pandemic, HSV has applied an exemption to the following reporting requirements for mandated health services for the financial year 2021-22.

11 March 2022

OHS Act changes impact health services using labour hire workers

Victoria’s Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHS Act) has recently changed. Health services using labour hire workers should be aware of the changes to the Act, which provide additional rights and protections for labour hire workers.

11 March 2022

New HSV Distribution Centre becomes Victorian RAT hub

HealthShare Victoria (HSV) opened Victoria’s largest distribution centre for public health goods in December 2021 and it has already proved valuable as a hub for Victoria’s Rapid Antigen Tests (RATs).