Hazardous manual tasks Hazardous manual tasks can stress the body and lead to musculoskeletal disorders (MSD), a general term for many different kinds of injuries or diseases of the muscles, bones, joints and connective tissues. Hazardous manual tasks …
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Latest trends in mental health conditions Back to November 2022 News Update Mental health conditions account for a relatively small but increasing proportion of serious claims, rising from 6% of all serious claims in 2014-15 to 9% in 2020-21p. Workplace …
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Managing psychosocial hazards at work Back to November 2022 News Update Safe Work Australia recently published new model WHS Regulations on psychosocial risks and a new model Code of Practice: Managing psychosocial hazards at work (model Code). The model …
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National consistency of WHS Back to November 2022 News Update ⚭ Harmonisation of WHS laws aims to create consistency of laws, regulations, standards and practices, so that the same rules will apply across Australia no matter where someone works. …
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Model laws explained Back to November 2022 News Update ⚖ The model WHS laws (the model laws) have been adopted in every jurisdiction except Victoria (though its laws are broadly similar). They include the model WHS Act, model WHS Regulations and model …
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Who is Safe Work Australia? Back to November 2022 News Update Safe Work Australia consists of representatives from the Commonwealth and each state and territory, employer and employee organisations as well as the Chair and CEO of the Safe Work Australia …
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Safer, healthier, wealthier: The economic value of reducing work-related injuries and illnesses Back to November 2022 News Update Poor work, health and safety outcomes impose a significant financial cost on individuals and their family, the broader …
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Person conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU) I am a PCBU. I would like to know: … I am a PCBU. I would like to know: … Everyone in the workplace has WHS duties under the model WHS Act. Find out how to meet your duties under WHS laws as a PCBU in the …
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General duties I would like to know about general duties that apply to all industries under the model WHS laws. Everyone working in agriculture has WHS duties. Persons conducting a business or undertaking (PCBUs) must manage the health and safety risks …