Airborne contaminants - Information for PCBUs (employers)
Information for PCBUs (employers) Workers can be exposed to airborne contaminants during activities such as: construction excavation tunnelling , quarrying and mining use of inorganic pesticides and herbicides use of machinery or equipment that generates …
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Resources Peak bodies for volunteers Volunteering Australia Volunteering and Contact (Australian Capital Territory) Centre for Volunteering (New South Wales) Volunteering Qld (Queensland) Volunteering SA–NT (South Australia and Northern Territory) …
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Young Workers - Managing risks
Managing risks In consultation with workers and their representatives, employers must: identify the hazards assess the risks (if not already known) control the risks monitor and review control measures. Throughout the risk management process , employers …
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Young Workers - WHS duties
WHS duties WHS duties for PCBUs Under WHS laws, employers have a duty to protect the health and safety of workers at work, and other people who may be affected by the work. Employers must eliminate or minimise both physical and psychosocial risks as much …
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Young Workers - Overview
Overview Young workers are employed across every industry. The most common industries for young workers include accommodation and food services, retail trade, health care and social assistance, construction, and education and training. Young workers often …
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Young Workers … This information is to assist employers manage work health and safety (WHS) risks to young workers aged 24 and under. …
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Remote and isolated work - Resources
Resources Model Code of Practice: Managing the Work Environment and Facilities (refer section 4.2 – Remote or isolated work) Model Code of Practice: Managing psychosocial hazards at work Identify, assess and control hazards Mental Health Workplace …
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COVID-19 - WHS duties
WHS duties As a PCBU, you have a responsibility to keep people safe in the workplace. This includes workers while they are at work (including employees, contractors and volunteers) and others (e.g. visitors or customers) at your workplace. You must do …
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Migrant and multicultural workers - Overview
Overview What are your rights as a worker? You have the right to be healthy and safe at work, including the right to: work in a healthy and safe place with facilities (e.g. easy access to clean toilets and drinking water) know the possible dangers of your …
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Sexual and gender-based harassment … Most jobs involve some risk of sexual and gender-based harassment. This is a hazard and can cause both psychological and physical harm. Under the model WHS laws, a person conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU), …