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Managing the risk of a fall
15 September 2022 |
Infographic
Working at heights is a high risk activity and a leading cause of death and serious injury in Australia. As a person conducting a business or undertaking, you must eliminate the risk of a fall. If elimination isn’t possible, you must provide adequate…
Document
  • National Safe Work Month
  • Working at heights
  • Agriculture
  • Construction
  • Major hazard facilities
  • Officer duties
  • Public administration and safety
  • Small business
  • Plant, equipment and structures
Page last updated: 19 Sep 2022
Managing risks of methyl bromide exposure when unpacking shipping containers - information sheet -
19 February 2016 |
Information sheet
Use this information sheet if you, or the workers you manage, unpack shipping containers that have been fumigated with methyl bromide.  Methyl bromide is used as a fumigant to stop pests, like insects, from being imported into Australia.  This…
Document
  • Cargo handling
  • Hazardous chemicals
  • Stevedoring
  • Cargo handling
  • Supply chains and networks
  • Hazardous chemicals
  • Safety by industry and business
  • The work environment
Page last updated: 23 Nov 2021
Managing risks of hazardous chemical exposure when unpacking shipping containers – Information sheet
19 February 2016 |
Information sheet
Use this information sheet if you, or the workers you manage, unpack shipping containers.  Shipping containers can have hazardous chemical residues in the air and on surfaces.   Airborne hazardous chemicals are a significant risk to workers’ health and…
Document
  • Cargo handling
  • Hazardous chemicals
  • Stevedoring
  • Cargo handling
  • Supply chains and networks
  • Hazardous chemicals
  • Safety by industry and business
  • The work environment
Page last updated: 23 Nov 2021
Hazard surveillance: Residual chemicals in shipping containers
19 December 2012 |
Reports
Several European studies have reported high levels of residual chemical levels in sealed shipping containers. The Australian Customs and Border Protection Service found similar results when testing containers in Australia. These findings raise potential…
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  • Cargo handling
  • Hazard surveillance research
  • Hazardous chemicals
  • Stevedoring
  • Cargo handling
  • Supply chains and networks
  • Hazardous chemicals
  • Research and studies
  • Safety by industry and business
Page last updated: 23 Nov 2021
Public administration and safety: Priority industry snapshots (2018)
28 June 2018 |
Statistical reports
This snapshot provides work health and safety insights into the industries identified as a priority in the Australian Work Health and Safety Strategy 2012-2022.
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  • Australian WHS Strategy 2012-2022
  • Disease and injury data by industry
  • Fatalities by industry
  • Statistics
  • Public administration and safety
  • Statistics
Page last updated: 09 Nov 2021
Effectiveness of work health and safety interventions by regulators: A literature review
03 April 2013 |
Reports
There has been very little published about how and why interventions by regulators influence work health and safety compliance and outcomes. This review aimed to identify possible mechanisms that may explain why interventions by regulators influence…
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  • Evaluation and interventions research
  • Public administration and safety
  • Research and studies
  • Statistics
Page last updated: 09 Nov 2021