Plant - WHS duties
WHS duties If your work involves plant, you must identify and manage the related risks to keep people safe . You must always first try to eliminate risks. If you can’t, you must minimise them, so far as is reasonably practicable. Your duties as a person …
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Workplace Exposure Limits – airborne contaminants - Workplace Exposure Limits – airborne contaminants
… with the WEL once all reasonably practicable higher order controls have been implemented, and the RPE is worn … the hazard – You should identify and implement appropriate controls to implement to ensure that your workplace does not … the risk posed by the hazard by following the hierarchy of controls . You should review your control measures to make …
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Traffic management - Work on or near a public road
… proximity of the traffic to the workplace. Common traffic controls include the use of: signs speed limits traffic … proximity of the traffic to the workplace. Common traffic controls include the use of: signs speed limits traffic …
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Work-related contact dermatitis - Resources
Resources Guidance on the prevention of dermatitis caused by wet work Health and Safety Executive UK work-related skin disease image library Occupational contact Dermatitis in Australia Factors contributing to the development of occupational contact …
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Bullying - Managing risks
Managing risks You must treat the risk of bullying just as you would any other workplace hazard. This means applying a risk management approach to eliminate or minimise risks so far as is reasonably practicable. The risk management process involves: …
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WHS duties related to hazardous chemicals WHS duties related to hazardous chemicals If you are person conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU) involving hazardous chemicals, you have specific work health and safety (WHS) duties. Some of the duties are …
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Work-related contact dermatitis - Managing risks
Managing risks Persons Conducting a Business or Undertaking If you are a person conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU) (such as a business owner or workplace operator) you have a duty under the model WHS laws to make sure your workplace is safe for …
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Occupational lung diseases - Air Monitoring
Air Monitoring Workplace exposure standards (WES) represent the airborne concentration of a substance or mixture that can’t be exceeded. Substances that have workplace exposure standards are listed in the Workplace Exposure Standards for Airborne …
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Slips, trips and falls The most common ones are: musculoskeletal injuries (injuries to muscles, nerves, tendons, joints, cartilage and spinal discs) cuts bruises fractures dislocations. More serious injuries and deaths can also happen. Slip, trip …
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Asbestos - Resources
Resources Safe Work Australia is undertaking a comprehensive review of the model WHS asbestos framework, including the model WHS Regulations, Codes of Practice, guidance and the model WHS Act where relevant. This review aims to identify opportunities to …