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Clear filters01 October 2015 |
Guidance materials
Use this guide if you manage diesel exhaust exposures at the workplace.
Exposure to diesel exhaust can cause eye, nose, throat and lung irritation, and suffocation. Long-term exposure can:
worsen allergies
increase the risk of heart and lung disease…
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Page last updated: 27 Apr 2022
27 February 2015 |
Information sheet
Use this information sheet to manage the health and safety risks of solvents at your workplace.
Solvents are widely used in workplaces. For example, they are in cleaning and degreasing materials, paints, lacquers and varnishes, adhesives, inks and …
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Page last updated: 23 Nov 2021
01 October 2015 |
Guidance materials
This guide will help you identify low density asbestos fibre board (LDB) and will provide you with information about managing and handling LDB.
You should use this guide if you think you may have LDB in your workplace, are a worker who handles or is…
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Page last updated: 23 Nov 2021
01 January 2005 |
Guidance materials
Developed to provide laboratories and analysts with a consistent methodology for the sampling and analysis of airborne asbestos fibres in workplaces.
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Page last updated: 23 Nov 2021
31 August 2015 |
Reports
This report examines the scientific evidence on the link between diseases and workplace exposure.
Workers’ compensation authorities can use this report to revise the deemed diseases provisions in their workers’ compensation legislation.
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Page last updated: 09 Nov 2021
14 October 2015 |
Reports
This paper is one in a series of research papers on the role of accounting in work health and safety governance.
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Page last updated: 09 Nov 2021
01 October 2015 |
Infographic
This infographic provides information about the causes of the high number of worker fatalities and injuries in the manufacturing industry.
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Page last updated: 09 Nov 2021
01 October 2015 |
Infographic
This infographic shows research and data about the most common causes of death and serious injury in the construction industry.
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Page last updated: 09 Nov 2021
02 December 2015 |
Statistical reports
The publication provides a concise and factual statistical profile of mental disorders as compensated by Australian workers’ compensation schemes. It shows statistics on how many Australians are awarded a mental disorder claim each year to allow…
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Page last updated: 09 Nov 2021
24 February 2015 |
Statistical reports
The construction industry is designated as a priority industry for work health and safety as per the Australian Work Health and Safety Strategy 2012-22 due to the high number and rate of work-related injuries and illnesses and inherent risks associated…
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