Essential service disruption during emergencies
Food safety
Look at the Department of Health website (external link) under Food Safety for the fact sheets:
- Emergency Power Failure Food Storage Checklist
- Food Safety and Emergency Power Failure
- Emergency Catering - Food Handlers Checklist
- Emergency Catering Supervisors Checklist
Hygiene
- First-aid advice for burns is available from St John Ambulance (external link)
Hot weather
Look at the Department of Health website (external link) under bushfire for the factsheet:
- Preventing heat related illness
Cold weather
Fact sheets are available on the Better Health Channel:
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