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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Migrant and multicultural workers - Resources
Resources Work health and safety in Australia information sheet Work health and safety in Australia information sheet - Arabic Work health and safety in Australia information sheet - Burmese Work health and safety in Australia information sheet - Dari …
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Workplace violence and aggression - Resources
Resources Preventing workplace violence and aggression guide Workplace violence and aggression – guidance for small business Workplace violence and aggression – advice for workers Family and domestic violence at the workplace – information sheet …
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Sexual and gender-based harassment - Resources
Resources Safe Work Australia resources Model WHS Regulations Model Code of Practice: Sexual and gender-based harassment Model Code of Practice: Managing psychosocial hazards at work Influencing positive change and accountability: Sexual harassment at …
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Airborne contaminants - Resources
Resources General resources Air monitoring Health monitoring Crystalline silica Asbestos Comparative table Infographics Harm from airborne contaminants What is an airborne contaminant? Sources of airborne contaminants Control measures for airborne …
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Silica - Silica resources
Silica resources Model Code of Practice: Model Code of Practice: Managing risks of respirable crystalline silica in the workplace The model Code of Practice: Managing risks of respirable crystalline silica in the workplace provides practical guidance on …
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Bullying - Managing risks
Managing risks You must treat the risk of bullying just as you would any other workplace hazard. This means applying a risk management approach to eliminate or minimise risks so far as is reasonably practicable. The risk management process involves: …
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Workplace exposure standard for respirable crystalline silica What is RCS? Crystalline silica is found in sand, stone, concrete and mortar. It is also used to make a variety of products, including engineered stone for kitchen and bathroom benchtops, …
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Silica - What is crystalline silica
What is crystalline silica There are crystalline and non-crystalline (amorphous) forms of silica, which refers to how the silica is chemically structured. Crystalline silica is generally considered more hazardous than non-crystalline silica. The most …
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Research into a lower workplace exposure standard and short term exposure limit for respirable crystalline silica Following a health-based review of the WES for RCS, the 8 hour time weighted average workplace exposure standard (WES) for respirable …