Fatigue Fatigue arises from work-related and non-work-related sources. It’s important to recognise the impacts both can have on a worker’s health and safety, either separately or together. Persons conducting a business or undertaking (PCBUs), such as …
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Exposure standards - airborne contaminants The WES can be found in the Workplace exposure standards for airborne contaminants . Under the model work health and safety (WHS) laws, a PCBU must ensure that no person in the workplace is exposed to an …
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Welding fumes What are welding fumes? Welding fumes are a complex mixture of hazardous chemicals produced during welding. The composition of welding fumes depends on factors, including: the welding process, the metal(s) being welded, shielding gases or …
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Health care and social assistance - Managing risks
Managing risks Workers may be exposed to a range of hazards that can affect their health and well-being, depending on: the services they provide the location of the workplace, and the people being cared for. The following can help to identify …
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Food services - Resources
Resources Model Code of Practice model Code of Practice: How to manage work health and safety risks model Code of Practice: Hazardous manual tasks model Code of Practice: Managing the risks of falls at workplaces Model Code of Practice: Work health and …
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Retail services - Managing risks
Managing risks Hierarchy of controls The hierarchy of control measures requires that you first aim to eliminate a risk. For example, using cordless vacuum cleaners to eliminate an identified trip hazard. If it is not reasonably practicable to …
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Health care and social assistance Supporting information model Code of Practice: How to manage work health and safety risks model Code of Practice: Hazardous manual tasks mo de l Code o f P r actice: M anaging the risk of fatigue at work Australian …
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Retail services - Resources
Resources Model Code of Practice model Code of Practice: How to manage work health and safety risks model Code of Practice: Hazardous manual tasks model Code of Practice: Managing the risks of falls at workplaces model Code of Practice: Work health and …
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Accommodation services - Resources
Resources Model Code of Practice model Code of Practice: How to manage work health and safety risks model Code of Practice: Hazardous manual tasks model Code of Practice: Managing the risks of falls at workplaces model Code of Practice: Managing …
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Fatigue - Managing risks
Managing risks How to manage fatigue risks Managing risks involves 4 steps: identify what might cause fatigue or where fatigue might increase other risks assess the risk of, and from, fatigue control the risk by implementing the most effective and …