20 March 2020 |
Model Codes of Practice
This model Code of Practice provides guidance on managing the risk of a falls by a person from one level to another that is reasonably likely to cause injury.
It applies to all workplaces covered by the Work Health and Safety (WHS) Act and WHS …
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- Cranes
- Identify, assess and control hazards
- Model WHS Laws
- Safe design
- Slips, trips and falls
- Working at heights
- Managing health and safety
- Model Work Health and Safety Laws
- The work environment
Page last updated: 09 Jun 2022
01 May 2018 |
Model Codes of Practice
This model Code of Practice has been developed to provide practical guidance for persons who have duties to manage risks to health and safety under the WHS Act and Regulations applying in a jurisdiction. The duty is placed on persons conducting a business…
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- Bullying
- Confined spaces
- Fatigue
- First aid
- Identify, assess and control hazards
- Lifting, pushing and pulling
- Model WHS Laws
- Noise
- Personal protective equipment
- Risk management
- Working in heat
- Managing health and safety
- Model Work Health and Safety Laws
- The work environment
Page last updated: 06 Dec 2021
01 October 2018 |
Model Codes of Practice
Use this model Code of Practice if you design structures that will be used, or could reasonably be expected to be used, as a workplace. This includes architects, building designers and engineers.
This model Code is also relevant for anyone making…
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- Cranes
- Demolition
- Good work design
- Identify, assess and control hazards
- Licenses
- Model WHS Laws
- Safe design
- Model Work Health and Safety Laws
Page last updated: 06 Dec 2021
01 November 2013 |
Guidance materials
This Guide provides practical guidance for persons conducting a business or undertaking and other duty holders on how to manage fatigue to ensure it does not contribute to health and safety risks in the workplace.
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- Disease and illness
- Fatigue
- Health and wellbeing
- Model WHS Laws
Page last updated: 16 Nov 2021
01 November 2013 |
Guidance materials
This guide provides practical guidance for workers on how to manage fatigue to ensure it does not contribute to health and safety risks in the workplace.
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- Disease and illness
- Fatigue
- Health and wellbeing
- Model WHS Laws
Page last updated: 16 Nov 2021
10 November 2014 |
Reports
This study examined 523 worker fatalities for which there was sufficient information on the circumstances to make a judgement on the contribution of unsafe design to the incident.
Of these, 63 fatalities (12%) were determined to have been either…
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- Disease and injury data
- Fatality statistics
- Identify, assess and control hazards
- Plant, equipment and structures
- Safe design
- All industries
- Manufacturing
- Plant, equipment and structures
Page last updated: 09 Nov 2021
19 March 2020 |
Reports
This educational resource provides guidance about work health and safety and safe work design.
It covers the evidence and theory behind the principles of good work design. Further guidance is available in:
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- Safe design
- Good work design
Page last updated: 27 Oct 2021
05 September 2021 |
This sample form may help you manage cash-in-transit security risks at your workplace.
This form is part of a series which includes:
General guide for managing cash-in-transit security risks
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- Model WHS Laws
- Safe design
- Safety by industry and business
Page last updated: 26 Oct 2021
19 March 2020 |
Guidance materials
Use this guide to manage risks with split rims. You should use this general guide if your workplace:
fits split rim tyres
repairs vehicles or machinery with split rim tyres.
Split rim tyres include a divided wheel, a multi-piece rim, or a multi-…
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- Safe design
- Plant, equipment and structures
- Managing health and safety
- Safety by industry and business
Page last updated: 26 Oct 2021
19 March 2020 |
Reports
Biomechanical demands such as repetitive hand or arm movements, lifting heavy loads or working in awkward postures contribute to the development or worsening of inflammatory or degenerative musculoskeletal disorders. However, little is known about…
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- Manual handling
- Lifting, pushing and pulling
- Hazard surveillance research
- Fatigue
- Disease and illness
Page last updated: 29 Sep 2021