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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
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
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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Page last updated: 18 Aug 2022
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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Page last updated: 18 Aug 2022
20 March 2020 |
Model Codes of Practice
This model Code of Practice provides guidance on how to provide and maintain a physical work environment that is without risks to health and safety.
It covers:
the physical work environment, such as workspaces, lighting and ventilation …
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Page last updated: 18 Aug 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
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 |
Reports
This educational resource provides guidance about work health and safety and safe work design.
It covers the evidence and theory behind the principles of good work design. Further guidance is available in:
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Page last updated: 27 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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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…
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Page last updated: 28 Apr 2022
01 October 2018 |
Model Codes of Practice
Use this model Code of Practice if you design structures that will be used, or could reasonably be expected to be used, as a workplace. This includes architects, building designers and engineers.
This model Code is also relevant for anyone making…
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