28 July 2021 |
Guidance materials
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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- Model Work Health and Safety Laws
- Workers
Page last updated: 28 Apr 2022
09 November 2020 |
Guidance materials
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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- Model Work Health and Safety Laws
- Workers
Page last updated: 28 Apr 2022
06 November 2020 |
Guidance materials
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: 28 Apr 2022
19 March 2020 |
Guidance materials
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
19 March 2020 |
Guidance materials
This guide provides information on managing the risks of solar ultraviolet radiation (UVR) at your workplace:
It includes:
the risks of exposing workers to solar UVR
the control measures that can help eliminate or minimise exposure …
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- Working in heat
- Working in weather
Page last updated: 09 Nov 2021
20 March 2020 |
Guidance materials
This guide provides information on how to manage the risks associated with working in heat and what to do if a worker begins to suffer from a heat-related illness.
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- Identify, assess and control hazards
- Working in heat
- Working in weather
Page last updated: 27 Oct 2021
19 March 2020 |
Guidance materials
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 |
Guidance materials
Use this guide to manage risks with split rims. You should use this general guide if your workplace:
fits split rim tyres
repairs vehicles or machinery with split rim tyres.
Split rim tyres include a divided wheel, a multi-piece rim, or a multi-…
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- Safe design
- Plant, equipment and structures
- Managing health and safety
- Safety by industry and business
Page last updated: 26 Oct 2021
19 March 2020 |
Guidance materials
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 |
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