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COVID-19 Information for workplaces
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covid19.swa.gov.au/covid-19-information-workplacesCrystalline silica and silicosis The model Work Health and Safety Regulations have been amended by the Parliamentary Counsel’s Committee. The Model Work Health and Safety Regulations (Engineered Stone) Amendment 2023 introduces an express prohibition on …
Page last updated: 20 Sep 2023
First aid for heat-related illness As a person conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU), you have a duty to provide first aid for sick or injured workers, including providing: first aid equipment and facilities access to trained first aid …
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Quad bike safety inquest recommendations and research In late 2016, the Australian Government established an interdepartmental committee on quad bike safety (IDC). The IDC considers coronial inquest and research recommendations on quad bike safety when …
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Quad bikes - Managing risks
Managing risks Quad bikes are hazardous for people who operate them and work near them. You must, so far as is reasonably practicable, eliminate or minimise risks associated with using quad bikes. This involves: identifying hazards—find out what could …
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Mining Inherent risks associated with mining Inherent risks associated with working in the mining industry include: body stressing, manual handling and musculoskeletal disorders slips trips and falls being hit by moving objects or machinery working …
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Sitting and standing WHS duties Everyone in the workplace has WHS duties under the model WHS Act . You have specific duties if you are: a person conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU) a principal contractor a designer, manufacturer, importer, …
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Japanese encephalitis What is Japanese encephalitis? Japanese encephalitis is caused by the Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV). It is spread through mosquito bites and is more common in areas of increased mosquito activity. Infection in humans is usually …
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WHS duties related to hazardous chemicals WHS duties related to hazardous chemicals If you are person conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU) involving hazardous chemicals, you have specific work health and safety (WHS) duties. Some of the duties are …
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Noise Supporting information Model Code of Practice: Managing noise and preventing hearing loss at work Model Code of Practice: How to manage work health and safety risks Infographic: Hazardous noise in the workplace Infographic: Noise hazards and sound …
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Overview The model Work Health and Safety (WHS) Act covers labour hire arrangements, including: arranging a worker for a short time to relieve staff shortages supplementing the workforce during peak seasonal demand. PCBUs in labour hire Typically, …