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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.
23 April 2024 |
Legislation
This document is the list workplace exposure limits for airborne contaminants (WEL list).Following the WES review, Work Health and Safety (WHS) ministers agreed to transition to the WEL list with an implementation date of 1 December 2026.It is important…
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23 October 2024 |
Corporate publications
Our 2023-24 Annual Report informs Parliament, ministers, governments and the community about our performance in delivering improvements to key work health and safety and workers' compensation arrangements across Australia. Our annual reports are…
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22 July 2024 |
Reports
In March 2024 Safe Work Australia commissioned the Australian Industrial Transformation Institute, Flinders University to undertake a literature review on harmful behaviours in the workplace. The review undertook research on the prevention and management…
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26 April 2024 |
Corporate publications
Section 15(3) of the Public Service Act 1999 requires that agencies establish written procedures for determining whether an APS employee, or a former APS employee, in the Agency has breached the Code of Conduct and the sanction (if any) that is to be…
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01 October 2024 |
Corporate publications
Agencies subject to the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 are required to make
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19 September 2024 |
Campaign kit
Controlling psychosocial risksIn deciding how to control psychosocial risks, you must consider:the duration, frequency and severity of the exposure of workers and other persons to the psychosocial hazardshow the psychosocial hazards may interact or…
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19 September 2024 |
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Effective consultation with workers improves decision-making about health and safety matters and assists in reducing work-related injuries and illness. Workers can identify tasks or aspects of their work that cause or expose them to psychosocial…
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19 September 2024 |
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Myths about psychosocial hazardsWorkers need to be tougherWorkers need to change how they react to the problemLet’s just run resilience trainingFact about psychosocial hazards
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19 September 2024 |
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To control the risk from poor support your workplace can:
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19 September 2024 |
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Common psychosocial hazards include:
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19 September 2024 |
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You must provide your workers with information, training and instruction or supervision to help them stay safe at work. New and inexperienced workers are particularly at risk.Support your workers by:
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19 September 2024 |
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A psychosocial hazard is anything that could cause psychological harm (e.g. harm to someone’s mental health) however they can also cause physical harm. Psychosocial hazards are created by:
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