A PCBU has a duty to eliminate or minimise WHS risks to workers and others at the workplace, including risks from COVID-19, so far as is reasonably practicable.

You have a duty to eliminate or minimise risks to workers and others at the workplace, including from avian influenza, so far as is reasonably practicable.

This page provides persons conducting a business or undertaking with information on avian influenza (bird flu) and their duties under the model WHS laws.

This case study provides an overview of how PCBUs can effectively communicate when consulting with workers on work health and safety, especially workers from migrant and multicultural backgrounds, in a residential aged care setting.

Australian workplaces are diverse. Many workers come from migrant and multicultural backgrounds and may have different communication needs and preferences.

Employers have a duty to provide a healthy and safe workplace for all workers.

Under the model WHS laws, a person conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU) must ensure workers are provided with the information, training, instruction and supervision required to help them remain healthy and safe in the workplace. 

Workers’ compensation claims for injuries resulting from psychosocial hazards at work are increasing.   In total, serious claims for mental health conditions in 2021-22 resulted in 584,029 working weeks of time lost from work.  

This National Safe Work Month, Safe Work Australia is encouraging all Australians to make safety their business.

National Safe Work Month is held every October and provides an opportunity for workplaces across Australia to recognise the importance of work health and safety.

Safe Work Australia has published the first in a series of case studies focused on managing psychosocial hazards in various industries.

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Rooftop solar installation work involves serious work health and safety risks, including working at heights, falling objects, heat stress and working with electricity.

Our Guide to managing the risks of rooftop solar installation work assists duty holders, primarily PCBUs, to manage the risks to health and safety associated with rooftop solar installation work. 

This resource outlines what additional actions you must take if your work involving silica dust is assessed as high risk.

This resource lists what to include in a silica risk control plan.

This resource outlines how to manage the risks from silica dust by using the hierarchy of control measures.

This resource covers what you must consider to assess the risks of exposure to silica dust at your workplace.

This resource outlines work activities that can produce silica dust.

This resource defines crystalline silica and respirable crystalline silica or silica dust, including how the dust is created and silica related diseases.

Flowchart for identifying and managing risks from exposure to crystalline silica.

Safe Work Australia has published amendments to the model Work Health and Safety (WHS) Act and updated guidance on incident notification requirements.

This report provides a review of the literature on fatigue including:

In March 2024 Safe Work Australia commissioned the Australian Industrial Transformation Institute, Flinders University to undertake a literature review on harmful behaviours in the workplace.

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Where to go for more information about the engineered stone ban and your WHS obligations.

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The infographic provides information about what is and isn’t included as part of the engineered stone ban.

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. 

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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.