Georges River Council - Resources and factsheets

Resources and Factsheets

The following factsheets have been developed to provide guidance and information to certain environmental and health matters. Please expand on the relevant topic you are interested in below.

If you need further information or have any enquiries in regard to these, please contact the Environmental Health team on ehadmin@georgesriver.nsw.gov.au

COVID-19

The below factsheets relate to COVID-19 matters.

Food safety and COVID-19

Food safety at home and COVID-19
NSW Health - COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Resources
NSW Health - COVID-19 Translated Resources

Food

The below factsheets relate to health matters regarding Food.

Food Businesses

Temporary Food Premises - Food Stalls
Temporary Food Premises - Mobile Food Vehicle
Retail premises trading and operating hours
Retail premises trading and operating hours (Chinese)
Food safety - kombucha
Cockroaches in food premises
Home-based food business
NSW Food Authority - 4-Hour / 2-Hour rule
NSW Food Authority - Be prepared. Be allergy aware
NSW Food Authority - Cleaning and sanitising
NSW Food Authority - Cleaning and sanitising (Chinese)
NSW Food Authority - Cook food thoroughly
NSW Food Authority – Cooling potentially hazardous food
NSW Food Authority – Donating food to charities and not-for-profit organisations
NSW Food Authority – Doner kebabs
NSW Food Authority – Doner kebabs (Arabic)
NSW Food Authority – Doner kebabs (Turkish)
NSW Food Authority – Food grade packaging
NSW Food Authority – Food safety for caterers
NSW Food Authority – Food safety for takeaway chicken shops
NSW Food Authority – Food safety guidelines for the preparation and display of sushi
NSW Food Authority – Food safety guidelines for the preparation & display of sushi (Japanese)
NSW Food Authority – Food safety guidelines for the preparation & display of sushi (Korean)
NSW Food Authority – Food safety requirements for charitable, not-for-profit organisations
NSW Food Authority – Food safety tips for childcare centres

Food borne illness

Food poisoning form - Food poisoning incident form
NSW Health - Campylobacteriosis
NSW Health - Botulism
NSW Health - Listeriosis
NSW Health - Norovirus
NSW Health - Salmonellosis
NSW Food Authority - Ciguatera poisoning

Public Health

The below factsheets relate to public health matters.

Cooling towers and warm water systems

Cooling water systems - Legionnaires disease
NSW Health - Legionnaires disease

Hairdressers, barbers and beauty salons

NSW Health - Beauty treatment – hygiene standards
NSW Health - Cleaning and disinfection of foot spas
NSW Health - Hairdressing and Barbers – hygiene standards
NSW Health - Nail treatment (manicures and pedicures) – hygiene standards
NSW Health - Waxing – hygiene standards

Sewer overflow

Sewer overflow

Skin penetration premises

Skin penetration
NSW Health - Body piercing – hygiene requirements
NSW Health - Control of skin penetration procedures
NSW Health - Tattooing and other body art – hygiene standards
NSW Health - How to sterilize your instruments & comply with the Public Health Regulations 2012

Swimming pools

Intrusive lighting

Intrusive lighting

Animals and Insects

Rodents
Mosquitos
Bees
NSW Health - Mosquitoes - Ross River Fever
NSW Health - Petting zoos and personal hygiene

Environmental Management

The below fact sheets relate to Environmental Management matters.

Air pollution

Contaminated land / acid sulfate

Acid sulfate soils

Stormwater

Stormwater on your property

Noise

Asbestos

Asbestos safety in the home

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