Working from home - WHS duties
WHS duties If you’re a PCBU, you must manage the health and safety risks to workers and other persons, so far as is reasonably practicable. This includes when workers are working from home. PCBU duties under WHS laws A PCBU has a duty under …
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Working from home - Managing risks
Managing risks You must eliminate or minimise health and safety risks at work, so far as is reasonably practicable, including when workers are working from home. Common hazards workers may be exposed to when working from home include: poor workstation set …
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Working from home - Resources
Resources PCBU information sheet: working from home Worker information sheet: working from home Working from home checklist Setting up your workstation infographic Sitting and standing Remote and isolated work Information sheet: Family and domestic …
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Personal protective equipment (PPE) - Overview
Overview What do the model WHS regulations say? The model WHS Regulations says you, as the PCBU, must give workers PPE if they need it unless the PPE has been provided by another PCBU. It is also the duty of the PCBU to train workers – and visitors …
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Agriculture Agriculture is one of the most dangerous industries to work in. Everyone who works in agriculture must have the right skills to carry out their work safely and meet their work health and safety (WHS) duties. As a PCBU, you have a duty to keep …
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Leadership and culture Leaders at work Leaders influence other people’s attitudes and behaviours through: formal roles personal influence. They can be at all levels of an organisation. You can be a leader on the board or as a senior executive, …
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Cranes - Managing risks
Managing risks Risks of using a crane include: crane structural failure, overturning or collapse the crane or its load contacting or colliding with people or other plant and structures falling objects. Because of the serious risks with cranes, you …
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Cranes - WHS duties
WHS duties You have specific duties if you: are a person conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU) are a principal contractor are a crane designer, manufacturer, importer or supplier are a crane owner have management or control of a crane …
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Health monitoring - Resources
Resources Health monitoring guides: 4,4'-Methylene Bis (2Chloroaniline) [moca] acrylonitrile antimony arsenic asbestos benzene beryllium butanone cadmium chromium carbon disulfide cobalt creosote crystalline silica cyclophosphamide dichloromethane ethyl …
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Adoption of GHS 7 Adoption of GHS 7 Since 1 January 2023, the 7th revised edition of the GHS (GHS 7) must be used to classify and label hazardous chemicals in Australia. During 2021 and 2022, Australia transitioned from using the 3rd revised edition of …