15 November 2021 |
Guide
Concrete pumping can pose many serious health and safety risks. This guide provides practical information to persons conducting a business or undertaking and others on how to manage the risks of concrete pumping.
Document
Page last updated: 24 Nov 2022
28 July 2021 |
Resources
This guide provides information on how the model work health and safety (WHS) laws apply to volunteers. It outlines ways volunteer can meet their work health and safety duties and explains what volunteers can expect from the organisations they volunteer…
Document
- Model Work Health and Safety Laws
- Workers
Page last updated: 28 Apr 2022
18 November 2020 |
Corporate publications
Agriculture is a high priority industry under the Australian Work Health and Safety Strategy 2012–2022.
This sector was identified because of its high number of fatalities and injuries.
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- Australian WHS Strategy 2012-2022
- About us
- Safety by industry and business
Page last updated: 20 Sep 2021
09 November 2020 |
Guide
This guide provides information for anyone operating a business or undertaking on how the model work health and safety (WHS) laws apply to organisations that engage volunteers.
Document
- Model Work Health and Safety Laws
- Workers
Page last updated: 24 Nov 2022
06 November 2020 |
Guide
This guide provides information on how the model work health and safety (WHS) laws apply to volunteers. It outlines how a volunteer can meet their work health and safety duties and explains what volunteers can expect from the…
Document
- Model Work Health and Safety Laws
- Workers
Page last updated: 24 Nov 2022
20 March 2020 |
Model Codes of Practice
This model Code of Practice provides guidance on how to meet the standards of work health and safety (WHS) required under the WHS Act and Regulations in relation to construction work.
In this model Code, the word:
'should' indicates a recommended…
Document
- Cranes
- Demolition
- Licenses
- Model WHS Laws
- Scaffolding
- Model Work Health and Safety Laws
Page last updated: 17 Aug 2022
20 March 2020 |
Corporate publications
The review examined how the Strategy is being used, progress against the Strategy’s targets, and what areas of work health and safety require greater attention to achieve the Strategy’s vision.
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- Australian WHS Strategy 2012-2022
Page last updated: 20 Sep 2021
19 March 2020 |
Corporate publications
It promotes a collaborative approach between the Commonwealth, state and territory governments, industry and unions and other organisations to achieve the vision of healthy, safe and productive working lives.
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- Australian WHS Strategy 2012-2022
Page last updated: 27 Oct 2021
19 March 2020 |
Resources
Use this guide to manage the risks of working near overhead and underground electric lines.
There is also specific information on:
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- Scaffolding
- Cranes
- Excavation
- Electrical safety
Page last updated: 26 Oct 2021
19 March 2020 |
Resources
This handbook provides guidance on good work design. It includes the 10 principles relevant to any workplace, business or industry.
You can apply the principles to designing:
structures, plant and substances
work, work processes and systems…
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- Identify, assess and control hazards
- Sitting and standing
- Sedentary work
- Safe design
- Good work design
- Australian WHS Strategy 2012-2022
- Health, illness and disease
- Managing health and safety
- The work environment
Page last updated: 28 Sep 2021
19 March 2020 |
Resources
This guide provides information on how the model work health and safety (WHS) laws apply to volunteers. It outlines how volunteers can meet their work health and safety duties and explains what volunteers can expect from the organisations they volunteer…
Document
- Model Work Health and Safety Laws
Page last updated: 28 Apr 2022
28 June 2018 |
Statistical reports
This snapshot provides work health and safety insights into the industries identified as a priority in the Australian Work Health and Safety Strategy 2012-2022.
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- Australian WHS Strategy 2012-2022
- Disease and injury data by industry
- Fatalities by industry
- Statistics
- Public administration and safety
Page last updated: 09 Nov 2021