Migrant and multicultural workers - WHS duties
WHS duties What do employers need to do under work health and safety laws? Employers must: do all they reasonably can to protect your health and safety – both physical and mental provide a safe and supportive environment find and remove hazards at your …
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Poor support Poor support means not getting enough support from supervisors or other workers, or not having the resources needed to do the job well. It is more than having to wait for someone to get out of a meeting to answer a non-urgent question. Poor …
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Harmful behaviours Harmful behaviours can harm the person they are directed at and anyone who witnesses the behaviour. They include: violence and aggression bullying harassment, including sexual and gender-based harassment , racism , ablism, agism, and …
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Training and supporting your workers to stay safe at work Workers must be provided with all relevant health and safety information about their jobs and their workplace. The information you provide must be easy to understand and should include: potential …
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Provide ongoing training and supervision The most important part of training is following up. Make sure you: regularly observe your workers to check they are still following safe work procedures conduct informal discussions or toolbox talks with them to …
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Train workers for their specific tasks Your workers must have supervised, hands-on training in the tasks they'll perform before they start a job. Train your workers to: perform tasks safely operate machines and equipment safely use and maintain any …
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Provide induction and workplace safety training for new workers Before they start work, you must train workers to help them become familiar with their tasks, their place of work, and the people working around them. This helps them understand how to do …
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Noise Noise-induced hearing loss is preventable and can affect a high number of workers. As the PCBU, you must do all you can to reduce the risk of noise-related injury in the workplace . There are some things you must do to reduce the risk of …
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Labour hire Supporting Information Labour hire: duties of persons conducting a business or undertaking Model Code of Practice: Work health and safety consultation, cooperation and coordination How to determine what is reasonably practicable to meet …
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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 …