Food services … Food services can involve physically demanding work in a high-pressure environment. Food service usually involves interacting with the public which may increase the risk of exposure to violence and …
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Accommodation services - Overview
Overview Accommodation workplaces include areas where workers interact directly with patrons. For example: service desks concierge counters lobbies offices hotel rooms. Vulnerable workers in accommodation Accommodation services often employ …
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Personal protective equipment (PPE) - WHS duties
WHS duties As the PCBU, you must only issue PPE if other control measures haven’t removed or minimised the risk to workers’ health and safety, as far as is reasonable. It’s the duty of the PCBU to: select suitable PPE for the worker and the task, …
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Forestry work … Forestry work includes: forming, developing and regenerating forests obtaining forest products loading, transporting and unloading forest products assessing finished operations and establishing, maintaining and upgrading roads, …
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Expressions of Interest Share your research We’re keen to uncover the latest research innovations and to understand how experts are approaching research that might affect WHS and workers’ compensation systems. We want to hear about strategic …
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Research Summit 2025 “Our Research Summit aims to re-invigorate the national conversation on WHS and workers’ compensation research. We will bring together over 200 key researchers, industry bodies, unions, regulators, and policy makers to identify …
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Our Members Our members SWA has 15 members including: an independent Chair nine members representing the Commonwealth and each state and territory two members representing the interests of workers two members representing the interests of employers …
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Applying for a job We encourage you to apply for our advertised job vacancies if you believe you: have the relevant skills and experience; and are a good fit for the role. Please read the job applicant information carefully and learn about working with …
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Privacy Impact Assessment Register The Privacy (Australian Government Agencies – Governance) APP Code 2017 requires all agencies, including Safe Work Australia, to: conduct a PIA for all high privacy risk projects publish and maintain a register of PIAs – …
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Duties of a PCBU A person conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU) has a primary duty to ensure the health and safety of workers while they are at work in the business or undertaking and others who may be affected by the carrying out of work, such as …