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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.
22 December 2011 |
Legislation
A list of workplace exposure standards for airborne contaminants and how to meet your duties under the Work Health and Safety Act and Regulations.
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Page last updated: 27 Jan 2022
28 August 2020 |
Model Codes of Practice
This model Code of Practice sets out the requirements for how to manage and control asbestos in all workplaces, including when working in residential premises.
This Code is for:
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Page last updated: 06 Dec 2021
01 July 2020 |
Model Codes of Practice
This model Code of Practice sets out the legal duties for licensed and unlicensed asbestos removal.
This Code is for people involved in asbestos removal at work, including at residential premises. It applies if you:
hired someone to remove…
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Page last updated: 06 Dec 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
01 February 2010 |
Reports
While the use of asbestos has been banned in Australia since 2003, in the past there was widespread use of asbestos in buildings. Construction and maintenance workers may be more likely to be involved in work that can disturb asbestos.
This study was…
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Page last updated: 23 Nov 2021
05 June 2013 |
Fact sheets
This fact sheet will help you understand what is a ‘minor contamination’ of asbestos-containing dust or debris in the workplace.
It should be read together with the relevant model Code of Practices:
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Page last updated: 23 Nov 2021
19 February 2020 |
Guidance materials
The guide helps doctors to monitor the health of workers exposed to asbestos.
Examples of work with asbestos include:
removing asbestos and demolition work
maintenance workers like electricians, computer cabling installers and air-conditioning…
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Page last updated: 17 Nov 2021
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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Page last updated: 09 Nov 2021
Video and audio
What is asbestos?
Asbestos is a naturally occurring mineral and typically found in rock, sediment or soil. Asbestos was once considered very useful for building products, gaskets, and friction materials like brake linings.
However, asbestos is a…
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