Drugs and alcohol Duties relating to drugs and alcohol Everyone in the workplace has WHS duties under the model WHS Act . You have specific duties if you are: a person conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU) a principal contractor a designer, …
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Major hazard facilities - Resources
Resources Work health safety (WHS) Regulations Chapter 9 – Major hazard facilities in the model WHS Regulations Guides for major hazard facilities Guide for major hazard facilities – Notification and determination Guide for major hazard facilities – …
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BeUpstanding BeUpstanding has practical tools and information for people who work at desks and their employers. It helps people conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU) manage the risks with sitting and standing . BeUpstanding at home More people …
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Work-related contact dermatitis - Overview
Overview What is contact dermatitis? Contact dermatitis is when your skin becomes inflamed because of something that has touched it. Dermatitis can make your skin dry, red, painful and itchy. It can also cause your skin to split and crack, peel, feel like …
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Small business Small businesses have less than 20 workers. They are often single-director companies and family businesses. In 2018–19, small businesses made up 97% of all Australian businesses and employed 4.7 million workers. Work health and safety …
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Workplace violence and aggression - Overview
Overview Workplace violence and aggression is any incident where a person is abused, threatened or assaulted at work or while they are carrying out work. If you’re a person conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU), you have work health and safety …
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Remote or isolated work Remote or isolated work means work that is isolated from the assistance of others because of the location, time or nature of the work. It often involves long travel times, poor access to resources, or limited communications. It is …
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Mental health - WHS duties
WHS duties The model WHS Regulations define a psychosocial hazard as a hazard that may cause psychological harm (whether or not it may also cause physical harm). They arise from, or relate to: the design or management of work a work environment plant at a …
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PCBU Duties The model WHS Act and model WHS Regulations establish a framework to support this primary duty. This includes: Specific duties to manage psychosocial risks Consulting workers and any HSRs Consulting other duty holders. Specific duties to …
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Worker and other person duties Workers must: take reasonable care for their own psychological and physical health and safety take reasonable care not to adversely affect the health and safety of other persons comply with reasonable health and safety …