09 June 2022 |
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An industrial rope access system is a work positioning system used for gaining access to, and working at, a workface, usually through vertically suspended ropes.
The guide provides information on managing the risks associated with industrial rope access…
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- Personal protective equipment
- Plant, equipment and structures
- Working at heights
- Safety by industry and business
Page last updated: 30 Jun 2022
19 March 2020 |
Guidance materials
This guide provides information on managing risks associated with tree trimming and removal work, includes:
lopping
pruning
trimming
repairing
maintaining
removing amenity trees
wood chipping
stump…
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- Electrical safety
- Working at heights
- Plant, equipment and structures
- The work environment
Page last updated: 09 Jun 2022
19 March 2020 |
Guidance materials
Workers using hand-held power tools – such as jack-hammers, chainsaws, grinders, drills, riveters and impact wrenches – may be exposed to harmful levels of hard-arm vibration (HAV).
This information sheet is on how to manage the risk of HAV in the…
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- Lifting, pushing and pulling
- Manual handling
- Vibration
- Health, illness and disease
Page last updated: 22 Nov 2021
23 September 2020 |
Guidance materials
Use this information sheet if you measure and assess vibration at the workplace.
This information sheet is part of a workplace vibration collection, including:
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- Lifting, pushing and pulling
- Manual handling
- Vibration
Page last updated: 22 Nov 2021
01 November 2013 |
Guidance materials
This Guide provides practical guidance for persons conducting a business or undertaking and other duty holders on how to manage fatigue to ensure it does not contribute to health and safety risks in the workplace.
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- Disease and illness
- Fatigue
- Health and wellbeing
- Model WHS Laws
Page last updated: 16 Nov 2021
01 November 2013 |
Guidance materials
This guide provides practical guidance for workers on how to manage fatigue to ensure it does not contribute to health and safety risks in the workplace.
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- Disease and illness
- Fatigue
- Health and wellbeing
- Model WHS Laws
Page last updated: 16 Nov 2021
05 September 2014 |
Guidance materials
This Guide provides information on managing the risks of unauthorised persons working near low voltage overhead service lines near structures and buildings.
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- Cranes
- Electrical safety
- Excavation
- Health and wellbeing
- Managing health and safety
- The work environment
Page last updated: 09 Nov 2021
19 March 2020 |
Guidance materials
This information sheet provides information on managing the risks associated with working on roofs including:
working at height
roof access
fragile roofs
electricity
manual tasks
falling objects
exposure to heat…
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- Safety by industry and business
- The work environment
Page last updated: 27 Oct 2021
19 March 2020 |
Guidance materials
This information sheet provides information on managing risks associated with steel erection work including:
who has responsibilities at the design and planning stage?
when steel erection work is classed as high risk construction work. …
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- Safe design
- Cranes
- Working at heights
- Plant, equipment and structures
- Safety by industry and business
- The work environment
Page last updated: 22 Sep 2021
19 March 2020 |
Guidance materials
Use this information sheet if you, or the workers you manage, unpack shipping containers.
These information sheets have information on:
managing the health and safety risks of hazardous chemical exposure when unpacking shipping containers
managing…
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- Manual handling
- Hazardous chemicals
- Working at heights
- Ergonomics
- Hazardous chemicals
- Safety by industry and business
- The work environment
Page last updated: 22 Sep 2021