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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.
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Use this guide to manage the risks of machinery, vehicles and other types of plant used in rural workplaces.
The guide includes information on:
using plant in rural workplaces
selecting the most…
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This information sheet provides information about managing the risks of using quad bikes in rural workplaces, including:
determining farm vehicle needs
identifying other options…
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This guidance material provides information on managing risks with split rims and compressed air in the workplace:
Use the split rims general guide if your workplace:
fits split rim tyres, or …
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This content is currently under review as part of a broader review of Crane licensing.
Please see Cranes for general information and an update on the crane licencing review.
Please direct any questions to highriskwork@swa.gov.au
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This guide helps doctors monitor the health of workers exposed to 4,4'-Methylene Bis (2Chloroaniline) [MOCA].
MOCA (CAS 101-14-4) is a light brown to colourless crystalline solid used mainly as a curing agent for…
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This guide helps doctors monitor the health of workers exposed to vinyl chloride.
Vinyl chloride (CAS 75-01-4) is a colourless gas that burns easily. It does not occur naturally. You must make…
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This guide helps doctors monitor the health of workers exposed to thallium.
Thallium (CAS 7440-28-0) is a blue-white, very soft metal. It oxidises in air to form a layer of thallous oxide (Tl2O). It …
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This guide helps doctors monitor the health of workers exposed to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs).
PAHs are made when burning organic material. They are found in in many…
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This guide helps doctors monitor the health of workers exposed to pentachlorophenol (PCP).
Pure pentachlorophenol (CAS 87-86-5) is a colourless or white, needle-like crystal.
Commercial-grade PCP (86…
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This guide helps doctors monitor the health of workers exposed to inorganic mercury.
We use mercury in batteries, instruments like thermometers, floodlights, streetlights, manufacturing…
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This guide helps doctors monitor the health of workers exposed to inorganic lead.
Lead (CAS 7439-92-1) is a soft, metallic, blue-grey, heavy metal. You might come across lead at work as a dust…
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This guide helps doctors monitor the health of workers exposed to creosote
Creosote (CAS 8001-58-9; 8021-39-4; 8007-45-2) is the name for products that are mixtures of many chemicals.
There are…
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