05 April 2022 |
Fact sheets
This fact sheet provides information for persons conducting a business or undertaking (PCBUs) who are working as part of a contractual chain.
A contractual chain refers to the situation where, in relation to the same project or work matter, there are…
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- Model Work Health and Safety Laws
- Workers
Page last updated: 02 May 2022
06 July 2021 |
Model Codes of Practice
This Code of Practice provides practical advice for persons conducting a business or undertaking (PCBUs) and other duty holders on managing risks associated with stevedoring. It applies to all workplaces where stevedoring operations are carried out.
This…
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- Cargo handling
- Stevedoring
- Model Work Health and Safety Laws
- Safety by industry and business
- The work environment
Page last updated: 06 Dec 2021
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…
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- 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
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…
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- 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
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
16 April 2021 |
Guidance materials
This checklist helps you put in place traffic control measures in your workplace.
This checklist is part of a collection with:
Information Sheet – Traffic Management
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- Contracts
- Traffic management
- Workplace traffic management
Page last updated: 27 Oct 2021