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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.
26 November 2021 |
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This paper analyses the complex nature of workers’ compensation coverage in Australia. The paper considers whether current workers’ compensation coverage arrangements in Australia remain fit for purpose, by using gig economy and agriculture industry case…
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Page last updated: 26 Nov 2021
02 March 2020 |
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This summary includes feedback received through the targeted face-to-face consultation sessions and the online public consultation period.
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Page last updated: 23 Nov 2021
19 December 2012 |
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Several European studies have reported high levels of residual chemical levels in sealed shipping containers. The Australian Customs and Border Protection Service found similar results when testing containers in Australia. These findings raise potential…
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Page last updated: 23 Nov 2021
01 February 2010 |
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While the use of asbestos has been banned in Australia since 2003, in the past there was widespread use of asbestos in buildings. Construction and maintenance workers may be more likely to be involved in work that can disturb asbestos.
This study was…
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Page last updated: 23 Nov 2021
19 March 2020 |
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This report provides detailed information about:
the views and behaviours of manufacturers and installers of natural and composite stone benchtops
insights about workers' awareness of the health and safety risks of workplace dust
The small scale of the…
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Page last updated: 23 Nov 2021
19 March 2020 |
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This 2006 report is a literature-based review of:
epidemiological studies on work-related respiratory diseases
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Page last updated: 22 Nov 2021
19 September 2012 |
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This report reviews the European Union’s:
European Machinery Directive (2006/42/EC)
Directive on Vibration (2002/44/EC)
It looks at the directives’ requirements and how effective they are.
The report:
considers whether a similar…
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Page last updated: 22 Nov 2021
07 August 2020 |
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The Monash Centre for Occupational and Environmental Health (MonCOEH) prepared this report, which:
outlines the current landscape of occupational lung diseases in Australia
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Page last updated: 17 Nov 2021
19 March 2012 |
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This report, the first from the occupational skin disease database, can be considered a preliminary description of the working population and substances associated with occupational skin disease in Australia.
It consists of an analysis of 18 years of…
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Page last updated: 09 Nov 2021
19 December 2011 |
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This report investigates the exposure of office workers to nanoparticle emissions during the use of laser printers and provides guidance on minimising exposure to nanoparticle emissions in office environments.
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