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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.
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…
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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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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.
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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…
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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…
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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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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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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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Page last updated: 26 Oct 2021
19 March 2020 |
Guide
Use this guide to manage risks with tunnelling work, including:
tunnel planning and preparation
air quality and ventilations systems
plant.
This guide is for:
designers
principal contractors
plant designers …
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Page last updated: 24 Nov 2022
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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Page last updated: 28 Sep 2021
19 March 2020 |
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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…
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Page last updated: 28 Apr 2022
03 February 2020 |
Guide
This guide provides information for persons conducting a business or undertaking (PCBUs) involving the supply of workers (labour hire PCBUs) to work for another business or undertaking (host PCBUs) on complying with their health and safety duties under…
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