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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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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Codes of Practice Model Codes of Practice are practical guides to achieving the standards of health and safety required under the model WHS Act and Regulations. To have legal effect in a jurisdiction, a model Code of Practice must be approved as a code of …
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Disclosure Log We are required under section 11C of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act) to publish a disclosure log on our website. The disclosure log lists information which has been released in response to an FOI access request. We must …
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Our Agency We are jointly funded by the Commonwealth, state and territory governments through an Intergovernmental Agreement. We are an inclusive, tripartite body—we work collaboratively with governments, employers and workers—to drive national policy …
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Amendments to the model WHS laws The model laws are amended from time to time. Amendments to the model laws do not automatically apply in a jurisdiction. For amendments to the model WHS Act and model WHS Regulations to have effect in a jurisdiction, they …
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Evidence Matters See the 2025 issue of Evidence matters . See former editions of News Update . … See the 2025 issue of Evidence matters . See former editions of News Update . … Evidence matters, and it matters greatly to workplace safety. Reliable data …
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Evidence Matters 2025 In this issue Behind the numbers: what’s causing harm at work Data Research Looking forward to 2026 Message from the CEO Marie Boland Chief Executive Officer, Safe Work Australia I am delighted to introduce the first edition of Safe …