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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.
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…
Document
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…
Document
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…
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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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Page last updated: 23 Nov 2021
01 November 2013 |
Reports
This project was undertaken by Instinct and Reason Pty Ltd under commission from Safe Work Australia. The report describes the findings of a qualitative research study on the structural metal product manufacturing industry—an industry with a high rate of…
Document
Page last updated: 09 Nov 2021
01 February 2015 |
Case studies
This case study provides examples of Pernod Ricard Winemakers practical approach to improving early intervention and return to work outcomes for its workers.
Document
Page last updated: 04 Nov 2021
Video and audio
Jason Garrels was just 20 years old when he died at a construction site in Clermont, Queensland in 2012. He had only been working there for nine days and his death was preventable.
In this video, Jason’s family and friends share their experiences to…
Video
Page last updated: 29 Oct 2021
Video and audio
About this seminar
Practicing safe work methods is essential when working in a high-risk industry like construction. This video highlights the need for exclusion zones to ensure the safety of everyone working on-site.
Exclusion zones are not always…
Video
Page last updated: 29 Oct 2021
Video and audio
About this seminar
Electrical shocks are a major cause of serious injury or death in the trade industry.
This video reminds viewers to take the time to consider a number of things before starting work around electricity, like checking for a current…
Video
Page last updated: 29 Oct 2021
Video and audio
Working on a farm presents various work health and safety hazards, including working alone or in remote locations, working with large animals and chemical exposure.
In this video, Matthew Sherwood shows us around his 1,300 acre sheep and cattle farm in…
Video