A flowchart of the process PCBUs must follow to notify WHS regulators of work involving legacy engineered stone.

A flowchart of the process PCBUs must follow to apply for an exemption of an engineered stone product.

This is the model form for PCBUs to notify the relevant WHS regulator when they intend to undertake the repair, minor modification, removal, or disposal of legacy engineered stone (permitted work with legacy engineered stone).

Fatigue is more than feeling tired and drowsy. It is short- or long-term exhaustion which results in reduced capacity to do things. This infographic outlines the WHS impacts of fatigue and how you can manage the risks.  

28 April is World Day for Safety and Health (World Day) and Workers’ Memorial Day. 

This document is the list

This page provides resources and further information for persons conducting a business or undertaking (PCBUs) and workers on the workplace exposure standards (WES), workplace exposure limits (WEL) and the WES review.

There are several changes between the Workplace exposure standards for airborne contaminants (WES list) and the

This infographic outlines practical steps for managing the WHS risks of working outside in summer, including risks from heat, sun exposure, adverse weather conditions and bushfires.

In the construction industry there are activities that are classified high risk because they have the potential to cause serious injury or death. When any of these activities are involved, the workplace must prepare a Safe Work Method Statement (SWMS) before work starts.

This infographic outlines practical steps to manage the risks of silica dust at work.

Safe Work Australia encourages everyone to commit to building safe and healthy workplaces this National Safe Work Month. 

National Safe Work Month is held every October and reminds us of the importance of work health and safety.

Safe Work Australia has published 2 case studies for the franchising and outsourcing industries. 

Safe Work Australia encourages everyone to commit to building safe and healthy workplaces this National Safe Work Month.

Workers’ compensation is a type of insurance that helps support eligible workers who get sick or injured at work, including while working from home.

Safe Work Australia has published new resources on managing WHS risks when workers are doing computer-based work from home.  

Health and safety representatives (HSRs) play an important role in representing workers on health and safety. This infographic outlines the role of HSRs and the duties of PCBU’s to support them. 

This infographic outlines the duties PCBUs have to consult with workers and their representatives on health and safety matters, including when consultation must occur. Consultation is a legal requirement under WHS laws.

Consulting with workers and their representatives on health and safety matters is a legal requirement under WHS laws. This infographic outlines some of the ways you might consult with workers and their representatives in your workplace.    

A resource to illustrate how to manage WHS risks relating to COVID-19 at work and the control measures that may assist to manage the risks. 

An information diagram to outline how to minimise work health and safety risks at work by undertaking the 4 step risk management process.  

An infographic which demonstrates the Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for food delivery workers to be safe at work. 

Slips, trips and falls result in tens of thousands of injuries every year in Australian workplaces.

This infosheet has information about managing the risks of slips, trips and falls.
 

Consulting with workers and other duty holders is a legal requirement under the model WHS Act and an essential part of managing work health and safety. 

These templates include examples of:

PCBUs must consult, cooperate and coordinate activities with all other persons who have a work health or safety duty in relation to the same matter, so far as is reasonably practicable. 

A health and safety committee (HSC) is a more formal way to consult. It brings together the person conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU) and workers to discuss and develop ways to improve health and safety at work. 

Health and safety representatives (HSRs) are workers who are elected to represent the health and safety interests of workers. 

‘Work groups’ are groups of workers formed to elect the HSR who will represent them.

Consultation with workers can be done in different ways depending on what suits the size and complexity of the workplace and your workers. It may include formal and informal consultation arrangements.

If you’re a person conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU), you must consult with workers and other duty holders in managing work health and safety risks.

Harmful behaviours are both a psychosocial and physical hazard. Exposure can cause psychological and physical harm.

A poor physical environment is both a psychosocial and physical hazard. Exposure can cause psychological and physical harm.

Remote or isolated work is both a psychosocial and physical hazard. Exposure can cause psychological and physical harm.

Exposure to traumatic events or materials is a psychosocial hazard. This means it can cause psychological and physical harm.

Poor organisational justice is a psychosocial hazard. This means it can cause psychological and physical harm.

Inadequate reward and recognition is a psychosocial hazard. This means it can cause psychological and physical harm.

Poor organisational change management is a psychosocial hazard. This means it can cause psychological and physical harm.

Lack of role clarity is a psychosocial hazard. This means it can cause psychological and physical harm.

Low job control is a psychosocial hazard. This means it can cause psychological and physical harm.

Poor support is a psychosocial hazard. This means it can cause psychological and physical harm.

Job demands that are too high or too low are a psychosocial hazard. This means they can cause psychological and physical harm. A job can include both high and low job demands.

Sole traders and small business owners can be both workers and PCBUs under WHS laws. 

WHS is about preventing workers being harmed at work. 

Everyone in the workplace has a work health and safety (WHS) duty.

The primary duty of care in the model WHS Act requires a PCBU to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, workers and other persons are not exposed to risks to their psychological or physical health and safety.

This page provides checklists, information sheets and case studies on occupational respiratory diseases for the manufacturing industry.

This page provides checklists, information sheets and case studies on occupational respiratory diseases for the engineered stone sector.

This page provides checklists, information sheets and case studies on occupational respiratory diseases for the construction industry.

This page provides checklists, information sheets and case studies on occupational respiratory diseases for the agriculture industry.