14 November 2022 |
Statistical reports
The Work-related traumatic injury fatalities, Australia 2021 report provides national statistics on all workers and bystanders fatally injured at work. This report does not include fatalities that occurred while the worker was commuting to or from work (…
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- Fatalities by age group
- Fatalities by industry
- Fatalities by occupation
- Fatalities by state and territory
- Fatality statistics
- Statistics
Page last updated: 14 Nov 2022
15 November 2021 |
Statistical reports
Work-related traumatic injury fatalities Australia 2020 report provides national statistics on all workers and bystanders fatally injured at work. This report does not include fatalities that occurred while the worker was commuting to or from work (…
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- Fatalities by age group
- Fatalities by industry
- Fatalities by occupation
- Fatalities by state and territory
- Fatality statistics
Page last updated: 15 Nov 2021
15 November 2021 |
Statistical reports
Safe Work Australia’s statistical reports released in 2021 mark the first time the data reference year includes periods when Australia was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The wide reach of the pandemic and the different public health and economic…
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- Fatalities by age group
- Fatalities by industry
- Fatalities by occupation
- Fatalities by state and territory
- Fatality statistics
Page last updated: 15 Nov 2021
06 July 2021 |
Resources
This information sheet provides information about managing the risks of formwork and falsework.
This document is part of a series which includes:
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- Slips, trips and falls
- Excavation
Page last updated: 27 Oct 2021
07 January 2021 |
Resources
Australia uses the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) to classify and label chemicals.
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- Classifying chemicals
- Hazardous chemical registers
- Hazardous chemicals GHS 7
- Labelling chemicals
- Safety data sheets
Page last updated: 16 Jun 2023
23 September 2020 |
Resources
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
28 August 2020 |
Resources
Australia uses the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) to classify and label chemicals.
Australia has now adopted the 7th Revised edition of the GHS (GHS 7). Only GHS 7 can be used to classify, label and prepare…
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- Classifying chemicals
- Hazardous chemicals
- Labelling chemicals
- Safety data sheets
Page last updated: 19 Jun 2023
28 August 2020 |
Resources
Australia uses the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) to classify and label chemicals.
Australia has now adopted the 7th Revised edition of the GHS (GHS 7). Only GHS 7 can be used to classify, label and…
Document
- Classifying chemicals
- Hazardous chemicals GHS 7
- Labelling chemicals
- Safety data sheets
Page last updated: 19 Jun 2023
01 July 2020 |
Model Codes of Practice
This model Code of Practice guides you on how to develop a safety data sheet for a hazardous chemical manufactured or imported in Australia for:
use
handling
storage
This Code of Practice also applies if you manufacture or import hazardous chemicals…
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- Classifying chemicals
- Hazardous chemical registers
- Hazardous chemicals
- Labelling chemicals
- Model WHS Laws
- Registers, manifests and placards
- Safety data sheets
- Hazardous chemicals
- Model Work Health and Safety Laws
Page last updated: 19 Jun 2023
01 July 2020 |
Model Codes of Practice
This model Code of Practice guides you on how to correctly label hazardous chemicals used in the workplace.
Use this Code of Practice if you make, import, supply or use hazardous chemicals.
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- Classifying chemicals
- Hazardous chemicals
- Labelling chemicals
- Model WHS Laws
- Hazardous chemicals
- Model Work Health and Safety Laws
Page last updated: 19 Jun 2023
09 April 2020 |
Fact sheets
Use this fact sheet if your business makes or supplies alcohol-based hand sanitisers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Alcohol-based hand sanitisers are hazardous chemicals. For example, ethanol and isopropanol are flammable liquids and cause severe eye…
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- Classifying chemicals
- Hazardous chemicals
- Labelling chemicals
- Health, illness and disease
- Managing health and safety
Page last updated: 23 Nov 2021
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: 18 Aug 2022