28 July 2021 |
Guidance materials
This guide provides information on how the model work health and safety (WHS) laws apply to volunteers. It outlines ways volunteer can meet their work health and safety duties and explains what volunteers can expect from the organisations they volunteer…
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- Model Work Health and Safety Laws
- Workers
Page last updated: 28 Apr 2022
09 November 2020 |
Guidance materials
This guide provides information for anyone operating a business or undertaking on how the model work health and safety (WHS) laws apply to organisations that engage volunteers.
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- Model Work Health and Safety Laws
- Workers
Page last updated: 28 Apr 2022
06 November 2020 |
Guidance materials
This guide provides information on how the model work health and safety (WHS) laws apply to volunteers. It outlines how a volunteer can meet their work health and safety duties and explains what volunteers can expect from the…
Document
- Model Work Health and Safety Laws
- Workers
Page last updated: 28 Apr 2022
19 March 2020 |
Guidance materials
This guide provides information on how the model work health and safety (WHS) laws apply to volunteers. It outlines how volunteers can meet their work health and safety duties and explains what volunteers can expect from the organisations they volunteer…
Document
- Model Work Health and Safety Laws
Page last updated: 28 Apr 2022
20 March 2020 |
Model Codes of Practice
This model Code of Practice provides guidance on how to provide and maintain a physical work environment that is without risks to health and safety.
It covers:
the physical work environment, such as workspaces, lighting and ventilation …
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- Confined spaces
- Model WHS Laws
- Remote and isolated work
- Working in heat
- Working in weather
- Model Work Health and Safety Laws
- The work environment
Page last updated: 06 Dec 2021
24 July 2018 |
Reports
This report offers insights into the behavioural and cultural factors and barriers which impact on the work health and safety practices of farmers.
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- Remote and isolated work
- Research
Page last updated: 09 Nov 2021
18 March 2016 |
Reports
Safe Work Australia’s emerging issues surveillance program identifies new priority issues which can affect workers’ health and safety, and undertakes and disseminates research to investigate these. As part of this program, Safe Work Australia…
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- Ergonomics
- Sedentary work
- Sitting and standing
Page last updated: 09 Nov 2021
19 March 2020 |
Guidance materials
This handbook provides guidance on good work design. It includes the 10 principles relevant to any workplace, business or industry.
You can apply the principles to designing:
structures, plant and substances
work, work processes and systems…
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- Identify, assess and control hazards
- Sitting and standing
- Sedentary work
- Safe design
- Good work design
- Australian WHS Strategy 2012-2022
- Health, illness and disease
- Managing health and safety
- The work environment
Page last updated: 28 Sep 2021
10 December 2020 |
Corporate publications
Our People Strategy 2020-2021 sets the strategic direction of the human resources function of our agency and aims to strengthen and leverage the talents of our employees, to enable them to be and do their best.
Document
Page last updated: 18 Aug 2021
17 May 2017 |
Video and audio
This presentation covers what work health and safety is, who is covered by the laws, what you need to know and do, information on volunteer officers, consulting with volunteers, what to do if something happens and where to go for more information.
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- Model Work Health and Safety Laws
Page last updated: 28 Apr 2022