20 March 2020 |
Model Codes of Practice
This model Code of Practice provides guidance on:
identifying hazardous manual tasks
assessing the risks that may contribute to a musculoskeletal disorder
eliminating or minimising those risks.
Most jobs involve manual tasks, such as lifting,…
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- Confined spaces
- Lifting, pushing and pulling
- Manual handling
- Model WHS Laws
- Ergonomics
- Model Work Health and Safety Laws
- The work environment
Page last updated: 06 Dec 2021
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
19 September 2012 |
Reports
This report reviews the European Union’s:
European Machinery Directive (2006/42/EC)
Directive on Vibration (2002/44/EC)
It looks at the directives’ requirements and how effective they are.
The report:
considers whether a similar…
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- Lifting, pushing and pulling
- Manual handling
- Vibration
Page last updated: 22 Nov 2021
19 March 2020 |
Guidance materials
Workers using hand-held power tools – such as jack-hammers, chainsaws, grinders, drills, riveters and impact wrenches – may be exposed to harmful levels of hard-arm vibration (HAV).
This information sheet is on how to manage the risk of HAV in the…
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- Lifting, pushing and pulling
- Manual handling
- Vibration
- Health, illness and disease
Page last updated: 22 Nov 2021
23 September 2020 |
Guidance materials
Use this information sheet if you measure and assess vibration at the workplace.
This information sheet is part of a workplace vibration collection, including:
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- Lifting, pushing and pulling
- Manual handling
- Vibration
Page last updated: 22 Nov 2021
10 November 2020 |
Statistical reports
This includes trends, gender and age comparisons, and industry and occupation breakdowns for work health and safety and serious workers’ compensation claims in Australia.
The costs of work-related injuries and diseases are not included in Key Work Health…
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- Cost of injury and illness
- Disease and injury data
- Fatality statistics
- Statistics
Page last updated: 09 Nov 2021
29 October 2015 |
Statistical reports
The purpose of this study is to update the estimated cost of work-related injury and illness to Australian employers, workers and the community.
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- Cost of injury and illness
- Health, illness and disease
- Research and studies
- Statistics
- The work environment
Page last updated: 09 Nov 2021
24 August 2016 |
Statistical reports
This report provides statistics on workers’ compensation claims that involved musculoskeletal disorders.
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- Disease and illness
- Ergonomics
- Lifting, pushing and pulling
- Manual handling
- Ergonomics
- Health, illness and disease
- Statistics
- The work environment
Page last updated: 09 Nov 2021
13 October 2021 |
This report provides a snapshot of COVID-19 related workers’ compensation claims from 1 January to 31 December 2020.
The report uses preliminary data from Commonwealth, state and territory workers’ compensation authorities and details claims by type,…
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- Cost of injury and illness
- Disease and injury data
- Statistics
Page last updated: 05 Nov 2021
19 March 2020 |
Reports
This report provides information on the risks associated with caring for obese and bariatric patients, including:
transporting patients
moving patients
in-home treatment
treatment while in hostel/hospital care.
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- Manual handling
- Lifting, pushing and pulling
- Ergonomics
- Health, illness and disease
- Research and studies
- Safety by industry and business
Page last updated: 27 Oct 2021