When something breaks in our building if you report it you end up as the point of contact for that job. This also means you end up as the escort for the repair people and have to hang out with them while they work.

I sort of ended up as the OHS person for our area. It's a good fit because I am Mr Civic in that I report stuff when it breaks.

I reported two dead light bulbs in the lads' toilets. The electrician contacted me for the escort the other day. Turns out the sockets were broken and he needed to look at the them to get their part numbers.

Then he came back again and did the exact same job - getting the part deets. Bulbs still not fixed.

This has meant thus far 30 minutes in total of me escorting this dude around. Read more »

With little likelihood of the Australia and New Zealand Food Regulation Ministerial Council handing on its final report of the Review of Food Labelling Law and Policy before the federal election this year, I imagine that the biotech industry in Australia is feeling confident that it will not come under real scrutiny during the election campaign.
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