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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.
31 August 2015 |
Reports
This report is on the Australian Work Health and Safety Strategy 2012-2022 progress from 1 October 2013 to 30 September 2014.
It provides a snapshot of the activities our members, the Agency and others delivered to implement the strategy.
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Page last updated: 09 Nov 2021
19 September 2011 |
Reports
Safe Work Australia is conducting the Motivations, Attitudes, Perceptions and Skills (MAPS) project to focus attention on the socio-psychological factors that shape organisations’ and individuals’ actions and behaviours and, in turn, influence work health…
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Page last updated: 05 Nov 2021
11 March 2021 |
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In 2021, the first edition of the Summary of Workers’ Compensation Scheme Developments in Australia was produced. The report will be biennial and is based on input from the New Zealand and the Australian States, Territories and Commonwealth compensation…
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Page last updated: 27 Oct 2021
19 March 2020 |
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This report provides information on the risks associated with caring for obese and bariatric patients, including:
transporting patients
moving patients
in-home treatment
treatment while in hostel/hospital care.
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Page last updated: 27 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
Reports
This paper reports on the attitudes of Australian workers towards accepting risk taking and rule breaking in the workplace.
It’s based on the research brief and outcomes from the Perceptions of Work Health and Safety Survey 2012-–13, such as:
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Page last updated: 29 Sep 2021
19 March 2020 |
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Biomechanical demands such as repetitive hand or arm movements, lifting heavy loads or working in awkward postures contribute to the development or worsening of inflammatory or degenerative musculoskeletal disorders. However, little is known about…
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Page last updated: 29 Sep 2021
10 June 2020 |
Reports
Rationale and technical details underpinning the Measurement Framework
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Page last updated: 20 Sep 2021
10 June 2020 |
Reports
Measuring the success of the National Return to Work Strategy 2020-2030
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Page last updated: 20 Sep 2021
19 March 2020 |
Reports
This report by The University of Sydney presents the findings of a pilot study that aimed to:
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