OH&S con warning issued by ACCC

Safety Compliance, a company which sells workplace safety material to small businesses across Australia, is suspected of misrepresenting its safety signage products such as posters with CPR procedure, as a legal requirement in order to comply with the new workplace safety laws which come into force in January 2012.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has issued public warning notices in relation to the conduct of Safety Compliance Pty Ltd.

It states: “Safety Compliance operates its business from Tweed Heads, NSW.  The ACCC has issued the public warning notices in response to conduct reported in all states and the Northern Territory. The notices allege that Safety Compliance made misrepresentations about occupational health and safety requirements and engaged in harassment, coercion and misleading or deceptive conduct.

The ACCC may issue a public warning notice to alert consumers to a suspected breach of certain provisions of the Australian Consumer Law.

“Consumers including businesses who wish to obtain information in relation to their obligations under the relevant workplace safety laws should contact their respective state and territory workplace safety agency.

Businesses who are approached by Safety Compliance should report the incident to the ACCC’s Infocentre on 1300 302 502.