Poster, Hospital Employees' Federation, Australia, 1980s
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
circa 1980s
Hospital Employees Federation of Victoria poster advertising occupational health and safety standards, issued circa 1980s. It includes a checklist, in five different languages, for domestic services staff to see if they work in a danger zone. A Hospital Employees Federation of Victoria poster advertising occupational health and safety standards, and the protection of workers rights.
The poster features a black and white image of a woman cleaning and pouring caustic solution into a bucket. Another man is polishing floorboards in a hospital. The poster contains a checklist of areas that may be subject to working in a danger zone. The background of the poster is purple with white text.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Dimensions
- Overall Dimensions: 63 cm (Length), 45.3 cm (Width)
Technical characteristics
- Place recorded
- Australia
Design
- Marks and inscriptions
- Printed across top of page: "DO YOU / WORK IN A / DANGER ZONE? / CHECKLIST / ........extended text in five different languages......." Printed across bottom: "Hospital Employees' Federation, Victoria No. 1 Branch / 106-108 Victoria St, Carlton South 3053. Tel: (03) 347 0922."
Identification
- Source note
- Transcribed from the Museums Victoria, Melbourne collection record for this single object (sentences kept verbatim apart from removed sale or rarity wording); how far it represents a wider collectible type has not been independently verified.
- Candidate id
- mv-1212792
- Museum object name
- Poster - Do You Work in a Danger Zone?, Hospital Employees' Federation, circa 1980s
- Holding institution
- Museums Victoria, Melbourne
- Museum object number
- HT 12066
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Research required: confirm the wider type, maker and dating against a specialist reference; this entry documents one recorded example.