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| Asbestos Exosure and Compliance Study of Construction and Maintenance Workers |
Format: PDF/MS Word
Publication Date: 15 February 2010 ISBN:
978-0-642-32947-9 (PDF)
978-0-642-32948-6 (RTF) Type: Report
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The aims of this study were to determine in construction and maintenance workers: - current levels of awareness of the risk of exposure to asbestos
- current levels of compliance with OHS legislative requirements for working with ACMs
- key perceptions, attitudes and motivations that act as barriers and enablers to compliance, and
- current level of exposure to asbestos in selected construction and maintenance work activities.
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| National Hazard Exposure Worker Surveillance -Exposure to direct sunlight and the provision of sun exposure controls in Australian workplaces |
Format: PDF/MS Word
Publication Date: 3 February 2010
ISBN:
978-0-642-32933-2 (PDF)
978-0-642-32934-9 (RTF)
Type: Report |
This report focuses on the exposure of Australian workers to direct sunlight and the
control measures that are provided in workplaces that eliminate, reduce or control worker exposure to direct sunlight. The aims of this report are as follows: to describe patterns of exposure to direct sunlight in conjunction with patterns of direct sunlight control provision with respect to industry, occupation and other relevant demographic and employment variables, and; to make recommendations, where possible, for the development of OHS and workers’ compensation policy. |
| National Hazard Exposure Worker Surveillance – Noise exposure and the provision of noise control measures in Australian workplaces |
Format: PDF/MS Word
Publication Date: 3 February 2010
ISBN:
978-0-642-32937-0(PDF)
978-0-642-32938-7 (RTF)
Type: Report |
This report focuses on the exposure of Australian workers to loud noise and the control measures that are provided in workplaces that eliminate, reduce or control worker exposure to loud noise. The aims of this report are threefold. The first is to describe patterns of exposure to loud noise in conjunction with patterns of noise exposure control provision with respect to industry, occupation and other relevant demographic and employment variables. The second is to make recommendations, where possible, for the development of OHS and workers’ compensation policy. The final aim of this report is to provide researchers in this field with clear and constructive directions for future research. |
| Engineered Nanomaterials: Evidence on the effectiveness of workplace controls to prevent exposure |
Format: PDF/MS Word
Publication Date: 4 November 2009
ISBN:
978-0-642-32884-7 (Online PDF)
978-0-642-32885-4 (Online RTF)
Type: Review |
This literature review has brought together and evaluated evidence on the effectiveness of workplace controls to prevent or minimise exposure to engineered nanomaterials. Only workplace settings such as laboratories, pilot plants and production plants have been considered; environmental safety and consumer product safety were not considered. Additional information on Nanotechnology and OHS |
| Engineered nanomaterials: A review of the toxicology and health hazards |
Format: PDF/MS Word
Publication Date: 4 November 2009
ISBN:
978 0 642 32921 9 (Online PDF)
978 0 642 32922 6 (Online RTF)
Type: Review |
This review reports the current understanding of the toxicology and health hazards associated with engineered nanomaterials, and the implications in regard to health hazards in occupational settings (i.e. during manufacture, handling, and use). It updates a previous review by the Australian Safety and Compensation Council. The information in this review is based on scientific literature published from 2006 to 2008, however, during the editorial phase some important publications from the first half of 2009 have been incorporated. Additional information on Nanotechnology and OHS |
| Manual handling risks associated with the care, treatment and transportation of bariatric (severely obese) patients in Australia |
Format: PDF
Publication Date: March 2009
ISBN: 978 0 642 32740 6
Type: Report |
This report, 'Manual handling risks associated with the care, treatment and transportation of bariatric (severely obese) patients in Australia' and four case studies for the ambulance, fire, hospital and funeral occupations, follows up on the previously released scoping paper on the implications of overweight and obesity for workplace health and safety and workers’ compensation. |
| Sizing Up Australia: How contemporary is the anthropometric data Australian designers use? |
Format: PDF/RTF
Publication Date: Jan 2009
ISBN: 978 0 642 32841 0 PDF online / 978 0 642 32847 2 RTF online
Type: Report |
The report, Sizing Up Australia: How contemporary is the anthropometric data Australian designers use investigates what anthropometric data is being used by designers of workplace equipment and products and assesses whether this data reflects the contemporary Australian workforce. |
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