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Know your duties - a tool for working safely
This tool provides information about duties under the model WHS laws, including duties for PCBUs and workers in the agriculture industry, how to meet these duties, and hazards you may face working in agriculture.
05 April 2022 |
Fact sheets
This fact sheet provides information for persons conducting a business or undertaking (PCBUs) who are working as part of a contractual chain.
A contractual chain refers to the situation where, in relation to the same project or work matter, there are…
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26 October 2021 |
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This guide helps doctors monitor the health of workers exposed to nickel.
Nickel (CAS 7440-02-0) is a hard, silver-white metal that exists naturally in the earth’s crust. It’s in small amounts in food, water, air and soil.
The main uses of nickel are…
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26 October 2021 |
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This guide helps doctors to monitor the health of workers exposed to organophosphate pesticides.
Organophosphate (OPs) insecticides are widely used on a large variety of crops. Examples of work activities involving OPs include:
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16 April 2021 |
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This checklist helps you put in place traffic control measures in your workplace.
This checklist is part of a collection with:
Information Sheet – Traffic Management
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24 February 2021 |
Model Codes of Practice
This model Code of Practice has been developed to provide practical guidance on how to manage health and safety risks associated with hazardous chemicals for persons conducting a business or undertaking who use chemicals in their workplace.
Use this…
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26 October 2020 |
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This guide is for workers who use hazardous chemicals.
It explains what you and the person conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU) responsible for your workplace must do to monitor your health and keep you as safe as possible.
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26 October 2020 |
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Practical guidance to registered medical practitioners about requirements under the work health and safety (WHS) laws for health monitoring.
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28 August 2020 |
Model Codes of Practice
This model Code of Practice guides you on working in a confined space.
Use this Code of Practice if you:
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21 March 2020 |
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This guide helps doctors monitor the health of workers exposed to trichloroethylene.
Trichloroethylene is a non-flammable chlorinated solvent used as a metal degreaser and electrical equipment cleaner. We also use it in glues, water-proofing agents,…
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21 March 2020 |
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This guide helps doctors monitor the health of workers exposed to toluene.
Toluene (CAS 108-88-3) is a colourless, highly flammable and volatile liquid that smells like benzene. It can be in the air of a workroom as vapour.
Toluene is:
a…
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21 March 2020 |
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This guide helps doctors monitor the health of workers exposed to styrene.
Styrene (CAS 100-42-5) is a monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbon. Styrene is a colourless, oily liquid with a sweet smell. The odour threshold for styrene is less than 1 part per…
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20 March 2020 |
Model Codes of Practice
This model Code of Practice provides guidance on:
identifying hazardous manual tasks
assessing the risks that may contribute to a musculoskeletal disorder
eliminating or minimising those risks.
Most jobs involve manual tasks, such as lifting,…
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