Working outside - Working near bushfires
Working near bushfires Managing the risks working near bushfires Bushfires may pose health and safety risks to workers. Exposure to heat, fire and smoke from bushfires can cause injuries, illness and death. Everyone at the workplace, including workers, …
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WHS duties Labour hire PCBUs are either called a: host PCBU labour hire PCBU All PCBUs are responsible for workers’ health and safety under WHS laws, however there are specific duties for each. You must also consult between multiple PCBUs. Both the …
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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, …
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Plant - Overview
Overview Plant includes: machinery – for example, conveyors, cranes and forklifts equipment – for example, quad bikes, lifts and scaffolds appliances – for example, computers containers – for example, shipping containers implements – for example, …
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Construction - Working on a construction site
Working on a construction site Construction induction training card (white card) Workers must show their white card to the PCBU on the site and any inspectors who ask to see it. To get a white card, a worker must do the training course 'Prepare to work …
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Crystalline silica and silicosis - Research into a lower workplace exposure standard and short term exposure limit for respirable crystalline silica
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 …
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Occupational lung diseases - Overview
Overview To protect workers from breathing in hazardous substances, you must identify if there are any respiratory hazards at your workplace. Respiratory hazards can look different in every workplace, and might include: Silica dust from fabrication, …
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Occupational lung diseases - Managing risks
Managing risks Eliminating the risks of hazardous substances must always be considered first. The most effective way to manage a risk is to completely remove the hazard from your workplace. This means eliminating the creation of hazardous dusts, gases, …
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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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Bullying - Resources
Resources Safe Work Australia resources Guide for preventing and responding to workplace bullying Dealing with workplace bullying - a workers' guide Model Code of Practice: Managing psychosocial hazards at work Preventing workplace violence and …