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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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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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Legislation
On 11 December 2009, the Workplace Relations Ministers’ Council endorsed the Model Work Health and Safety (WHS) Bill. The intention is that the Commonwealth and each state and territory government will enact a workplace health and safety Bill to…
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Statistical reports
Cancer is a term for diseases in which abnormal cells divide without control. The term is used to encompass a range of different diseases such as: adenocarcinoma of lung; melanoma; and hepatocellular carcinoma.
There are a number of well-known sets of…
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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…
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Public comment
Public submissions closed on 14 October 2011.
The zip file contains the documents and public submissions received during the consultation process.
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Legislation
The Model Work Health and Safety Regulations Amendment (Diving Work) 2018 (Diving Work Amendments) amends Part 4.8 (Diving Work) of the model WHS Regulations to correct minor errors and inconsistencies in drafting and update references to standards.
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The role and influence a person has in a business determines if they are an ‘officer’ under WHS laws. This is different for each person and each business.
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Statistical reports
This questionnaire was used to collect data for the 2018 National Return to Work Survey.
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Corporate publications
Agencies subject to the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 are required to make publicly available records of the legal services expenditure each year.
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Reports
This summary identifies the key topics and issues raised during the public consultation process for the 2018 review of the model work health and safety laws.
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This guide provides information on how the model work health and safety (WHS) laws apply to volunteers. It outlines how volunteers can meet their work health and safety duties and explains what volunteers can expect from the organisations…
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Corporate publications
Table of documents released by Safe Work Australia under the Freedom of Information Act. Our ref: 18-007.
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