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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.
07 November 2022 |
Statistical reports
The report was updated 17 January 2023. The update affected page 11 of the report only.
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24 October 2022 |
Statistical reports
Safe Work Australia commissioned Deloitte Access Economics to undertake research exploring the cost of workplace injury and illness in Australia. Using innovative computable general equilibrium (CGE) modelling, the study estimates how much value could be…
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24 October 2022 |
Statistical reports
Safe Work Australia commissioned Deloitte Access Economics to undertake research exploring the cost of workplace injury and illness in Australia. Using innovative computable general equilibrium (CGE) modelling, the study estimates how much value could be…
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26 September 2022 |
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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28 June 2022 |
Reports
This report investigates whether a short term exposure limit (STEL) should be implemented to complement the workplace exposure standard (WES) of 0.05 mg/m3 for respirable crystalline silica. A STEL is a maximum airborne concentration that a worker can be…
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28 June 2022 |
Reports
This report investigates the challenges of measuring airborne concentrations of respirable crystalline silica in Australian workplaces at and below 0.02 mg/m3.
The report found that at low airborne concentrations of respirable crystalline silica the…
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13 October 2021 |
This report provides a snapshot of COVID-19 related workers’ compensation claims from 1 January to 31 December 2020.
The report uses preliminary data from Commonwealth, state and territory workers’ compensation authorities and details claims by type,…
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11 October 2021 |
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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21 September 2021 |
Resources
Use this guide if you manage risks to workers exposed to diesel exhaust at the workplace, including:
drive-in booth operators
miners
construction workers
oil and gas workers
forklift drivers
loading dock workers …
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06 September 2021 |
Resources
This document outlines the chemicals that will be added to and removed from the workplace exposure standards (WES) list.
You can also see the:
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13 May 2021 |
Statistical reports
This report provides an overview of COVID-19 related workers’ compensation claims data as at 31 July 2020. Data is broken down by claim type, industry, occupation, age and jurisdiction.
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10 November 2020 |
Statistical reports
This includes trends, gender and age comparisons, and industry and occupation breakdowns for work health and safety and serious workers’ compensation claims in Australia.
The costs of work-related injuries and diseases are not included in Key Work Health…
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