Quad bikes Safety measures for quad bikes involve: choosing the right vehicle for the job – quad bikes are not suitable for all terrains being physically able to control the vehicle, trained and wearing a helmet not letting children ride adult bikes. …
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Forestry work - WHS duties
WHS duties WHS duties The model WHS Regulations have duties that apply to forestry work. This includes managing risks of powered mobile plant, hazardous manual tasks and falls from height. As a PCBU, you must, so far as is reasonably practicable: …
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Resources Peak bodies for volunteers Volunteering Australia Volunteering and Contact (Australian Capital Territory) Centre for Volunteering (New South Wales) Volunteering Qld (Queensland) Volunteering SA–NT (South Australia and Northern …
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WHS duties If you are a volunteer organisation, you have WHS duties to your paid (employed) and unpaid (volunteer) workers. If you are a volunteer association, you do not have WHS duties under law. WHS duties for volunteer organisations As the person …
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Overview Depending on whether you employ people to work, your organisation is: a volunteer organisation – covered by WHS laws a volunteer association – not covered by WHS laws. Volunteers and workers Under the model WHS laws, a worker can be …
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Volunteers … Everyone has the right to be safe at work, including volunteers. Volunteers do unpaid work for organisations and play a vital role in our workforce and communities across Australia. If you are a volunteer, or you engage volunteers, you …
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Traffic management - Work on or near a public road
Work on or near a public road If you have workers on or near a public road, you must consider extra risks. If temporary traffic management measures are required, you should consider: the circumstances of the work the work being undertaken, and the …
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Traffic management - Managing risks
Managing risks Part of your work health and safety (WHS) duties is to identify hazards and assess and control the risks associated with traffic. Identifying hazards with traffic management Look around the workplace to find areas where people and …
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Traffic management - Overview
Overview Traffic management involves planning and controlling the movement of persons and goods, including: both stationary and moving traffic pedestrians cyclists, and all types of vehicles, including plant . Keeping this movement orderly and …
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Safe design - Managing risks
Managing risks As a PCBU, you have duties under WHS laws if you manage, control or change a product’s design. Part of those duties is to identify hazards and manage risks in the design, from concept and throughout the product’s lifecycle. The model …