06 July 2022 |
Guidance materials
These templates include examples of:
an HSC constitution
an HSC agenda
an HSC minutes
Note: these templates should be considered in conjunction with the information contained in Worker Representation and Participation Guide.
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- Managing health and safety
Page last updated: 06 Jul 2022
01 January 2012 |
Guidance materials
Information on the representation and participation of workers in health and safety matters at the workplace, as well as guidance on resolving health and safety issues.
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- Consultation
- Identify, assess and control hazards
- Law and regulation
- Leadership and culture
- Managing health and safety
Page last updated: 14 Jun 2022
01 November 2013 |
Model Codes of Practice
If you’re a person conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU), this model Code of Practice provides practical guidance on how to effectively consult with workers about work health and safety and meet your duties under the work health and safety (WHS) Act…
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- Consultation
- Disease and illness
- Identify, assess and control hazards
- Law and regulation
- Leadership and culture
- Mental health
- Model WHS Laws
- Risk management
- Managing health and safety
Page last updated: 07 Mar 2022
20 March 2020 |
Model Codes of Practice
This model Code of Practice provides guidance on managing risks associated with excavation work.
This Code applies to all types of excavation work, including:
bulk excavations more than 1.5 metres deep
trenches
shafts
tunnels.
Excavation…
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- Model Work Health and Safety Laws
- Plant, equipment and structures
- Safety by industry and business
Page last updated: 06 Dec 2021
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
05 September 2014 |
Guidance materials
This Guide provides information on managing the risks of unauthorised persons working near low voltage overhead service lines near structures and buildings.
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- Cranes
- Electrical safety
- Excavation
- Health and wellbeing
- Managing health and safety
- The work environment
Page last updated: 09 Nov 2021
19 March 2020 |
Guidance materials
Use this guide to manage risks with tunnelling work, including:
tunnel planning and preparation
air quality and ventilations systems
plant.
This guide is for:
designers
principal contractors
plant designers…
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- Plant, equipment and structures
Page last updated: 01 Nov 2021