25 - Staff Training and Safety Information - Pigment Manufacturers of Australia Limited Guide to Records

Series 25 - Staff Training and Safety Information

Date Range	c. 1962 - 1989
Quantity	27 cm, 9 files
Provenance	Personnel - PMA Ltd
Description	Staff training and safety information including training record cards, communications and chemical plant operator training, emergency procedures, safe work practices, safety inspection reports, and product information. Most of the files registered in this series are thought to have been assembled by the Personnel department of Pigment Manufacturers of Australia Limited. The provenance of Pigment Manufacturers of Australia Limited has been assigned to the first item in this series as it was not possible to determine a finer provenance attribution. All the records appear to be related by their content.
Arranged	Subject

Inventory Listing

25-1	Safety Clothing Costs and Folder of Signage Stencils
	The inscribed title on the file cover is "Clothing". Contains specifications and quotes in relation to safety clothing; and a folder of stencils, for example "All Tools Taken From Store Must Be Signed For". The provenance of Pigment Manufacturers of Australia Limited has been assigned to this item as it was not possible to determine a finer provenance attribution due to the way the records were handled at the time the organisation was closed down. Creator Pigment Manufacturers of Australia Limited (PMA Ltd) Date range 1970 - 1971 Quantity 1 cm, 1 file Formats Ephemera and Loose Notes Inventory Identifier PMA0001 Box Number 49 Series 25
25-2	Staff Training - Training Record Cards
	This file contains training record cards behind alpha dividers. CHECK ACCESS CONDITIONS WITH KEVIN Creator Personnel - PMA Ltd Date range c. 1987 - 1989 Quantity 1 cm, 1 file Formats Forms Inventory Identifier PMA1033 Box Number 49 Series 25
25-3	Communications - Effective Communication Course Notes
	The inscribed title on the file cover is "Communications". Creator Personnel - Pigments Plant at Laverton Date range 1966 Quantity 1 cm, 1 file Formats Loose Notes, Forms and Manuals Inventory Identifier PMA1034 Box Number 49 Series 25
25-4	Chemical Plant Operator - Training
	Exam papers, memos and course notes regarding different courses including "ICIANZ Training Course Chemical Operators Mathematics", "Chemistry and Chemical Manufacturing Methods", etc. Creator Personnel - Pigments Plant at Laverton Date range 1965 - 1966 Quantity 3.5 cm, 1 file Formats Memoranda and Manuals Inventory Identifier PMA1035 Box Number 49 Series 25
25-5	Safety and Training
	Includes an exercise book inscribed "Register Outstanding Safety Items and Jobs to be Carried Out", and papers regarding Uniform Packaging Legislation. Some documents are inscribed "Mr H Grayson - Pigments - Laverton" in the top right corner. Creator Personnel - PMA Ltd Date range 1965 - 1981 Quantity 1.5 cm, 1 file Formats General Correspondence, Ephemera, Memoranda, Notebooks, Loose Notes and Facsimile Transmissions Inventory Identifier PMA1036 Box Number 49 Series 25
25-6	Emergency Procedures
	Includes scores of copies of "Bromine Emergency" procedures; procedures and papers regarding chlorine and chlorine emergencies; "Hazardous Materials Register", and other papers regarding dealing with hazardous materials. Creator Personnel - PMA Ltd Date range c. 1968 - c. 1971 Quantity 5 cm, 1 file Formats Drafts, Memoranda, Loose Notes, Photocopied Documents and Procedures Inventory Identifier PMA1037 Box Number 50 Series 25
25-7	Safety Information Part 1 of 3
	This file contains papers regarding National Safety Council of Australia, the ICI suggestion scheme, respiratory equipment and facemasks, safety belts and harnesses, and memos from W. A. Kellow. Creator Personnel - PMA Ltd Date range c. 1962 - c. 1986 Quantity 3 cm, 1 file Formats General Publications, General Correspondence, Diagrams, Memoranda, Loose Notes, Photocopied Documents, Forms, Public Relations Material and Brochures Inventory Identifier PMA1038 Box Number 50 Series 25
25-8	Safety Information Part 2 of 3
	This file contains papers regarding ICI Safety Records, ICI Australia Ltd Safety Review, details of safety inspections - the majority inscribed with the name "G. W. Batten" or variations on this name - housekeeping highlights, housekeeping competition, and certificates of inspection. Also includes Stanlee industrial price lists, and brochures and product information on breathing apparatus, safety glasses, hearing and eye protection, gloves and hand protection, safety helmets, Dulux, Berger, British Paints, etc. Creator Personnel - PMA Ltd Date range c. 1962 - c. 1986 Quantity 3 cm, 1 file Formats General Correspondence, Loose Notes, Public Relations Material and Brochures Inventory Identifier PMA1196 Box Number 51 Series 25
25-9	Safety Information Part 3 of 3
	Contains mainly MSS Security Instructions, papers regarding Christmas shutdown over various years in the 1970s, and brochures and information on security, security companies, and protective gear. Creator Personnel - PMA Ltd Date range c. 1962 - c. 1986 Quantity 1 file Formats General Publications, General Correspondence, Loose Notes, Photocopied Documents, Public Relations Material, Specifications and Brochures Inventory Identifier PMA1197 Box Number 51 Series 25

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