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We are seeking your thoughts on the 2024 National Safe Work Month campaign including the topics you’d like included and what resources you would find useful. Please take a couple of minutes to answer 5 questions about how we can make National Safe Work …
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Traffic management Working around traffic, including plant and vehicles, can be dangerous. Construction work is often undertaken around traffic. PCBUs must use traffic management measures to manage the risks to health and safety. This involves planning …
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Scaffolds and scaffolding work Construction work commonly includes scaffolds. They provide a safe, stable work platform when working at heights. Scaffolding is the individual components that, when assembled, form a scaffold. For example, tubes, …
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Noise Noise at work can damage your hearing if it’s too loud. Sudden, loud noises, like an explosion, and constant, loud noise, like working near industrial machinery, can both damage your hearing. Workers must not be exposed to noise of 85 decibels or …
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Hazardous manual tasks such as lifting, pushing and pulling Construction work activities often involve hazardous manual tasks that can stress the body and lead to musculoskeletal disorders (MSD), a general term for many different kinds of injuries or …