Good work design Good work design can transform the workplace to benefit the business, workers, clients and others in the supply chain. It can: protect workers from harm to their health and safety improve worker health and wellbeing improve job …
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Emergency plans and procedures - WHS duties
WHS duties As the person conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU), it is your duty to: make an emergency plan, including an effective response to emergencies test the plan maintain the plan so that it’s always effective arrange training for …
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Workplace violence and aggression - WHS duties
WHS duties Duties under the model WHS laws A PCBU has a duty under the model WHS laws to eliminate risks to health and safety of workers and other persons so far as is reasonably practicable. If it is not reasonably practicable to eliminate risks, they …
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Working outside - Working in hazardous weather
Working in hazardous weather Managing the risks of working in hazardous weather Weather conditions can pose health and safety risks. Your workplace must have measures in place to manage the risks to health and safety caused by hazardous weather …
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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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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 …