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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.
21 November 2014 |
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The Australian Work Exposures Study (AWES) was a national survey conducted by the Western Australian Institute of Medical Research (WAIMR) in 2011–12 that investigated work-related exposures among Australian workers to 38 known or suspected carcinogens.…
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Page last updated: 09 Nov 2021
11 May 2016 |
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A random, population-based sample of 5,528 Australian workers participated in the Australian Work Exposure Study (AWES). Workers answered questions about the tasks they completed and the controls used at work. Based on their responses to those questions,…
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Page last updated: 09 Nov 2021
12 December 2019 |
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This report provides a detailed examination of the causes, impacts and prevention of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs).
It outlines current knowledge of WMSD hazards and risk factors, statistics on incidence and impact, and a review of WMSD…
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Page last updated: 09 Nov 2021
10 November 2014 |
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This study examined 523 worker fatalities for which there was sufficient information on the circumstances to make a judgement on the contribution of unsafe design to the incident.
Of these, 63 fatalities (12%) were determined to have been either…
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Page last updated: 09 Nov 2021
01 November 2013 |
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This project was undertaken by Instinct and Reason Pty Ltd under commission from Safe Work Australia. The report describes the findings of a qualitative research study on the structural metal product manufacturing industry—an industry with a high rate of…
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Page last updated: 09 Nov 2021
12 December 2012 |
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The Australian Workplace Barometer project aims to provide science driven evidence of Australian work conditions and their relationships to workplace health and productivity, through a national monitoring and surveillance system.
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Page last updated: 09 Nov 2021
15 July 2015 |
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How businesses and workers gain access to work health and safety information has been identified as an area of interest in the Australian Work Health and Safety Strategy 2012–2022 under the action area of Health and safety capabilities: Improved work…
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Page last updated: 09 Nov 2021
18 March 2016 |
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Safe Work Australia’s emerging issues surveillance program identifies new priority issues which can affect workers’ health and safety, and undertakes and disseminates research to investigate these. As part of this program, Safe Work Australia…
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Page last updated: 09 Nov 2021
01 November 2017 |
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This report examines the similarities and differences between psychological and physical claims.
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Page last updated: 09 Nov 2021
01 November 2017 |
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This report provides an analysis of the Survey results and includes a comparative literature review on Return To Work after psychological injury.
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