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Know your duties - a tool for working safely
This tool provides information about duties under the model WHS laws, including duties for PCBUs and workers in the agriculture industry, how to meet these duties, and hazards you may face working in agriculture.
01 October 2015 |
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This infographic provides information about the causes of the high number of worker fatalities and injuries in the manufacturing industry.
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10 November 2014 |
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This study examined 523 worker fatalities for which there was sufficient information on the circumstances to make a judgement on the contribution of unsafe design to the incident.
Of these, 63 fatalities (12%) were determined to have been either…
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21 November 2013 |
Corporate publications
This guide explains how progress on the outcome reduced incidence of work-related death, injury and illness will be measured for the Australian Work Health and Safety Strategy 2012–2022.
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01 November 2013 |
Reports
This project was undertaken by Instinct and Reason Pty Ltd under commission from Safe Work Australia. The report describes the findings of a qualitative research study on the structural metal product manufacturing industry—an industry with a high rate of…
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19 July 2013 |
Statistical reports
The report The relationship between work characteristics, wellbeing, d
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19 July 2013 |
Statistical reports
The report 'The relationship between work characteristics, wellbeing, depression and workplace bullying' describes the early findings from a project conducted as a partnership between Safe Work Australia and The Australian National …
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03 April 2013 |
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There has been very little published about how and why interventions by regulators influence work health and safety compliance and outcomes. This review aimed to identify possible mechanisms that may explain why interventions by regulators influence…
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12 December 2012 |
Reports
The Australian Workplace Barometer project aims to provide science driven evidence of Australian work conditions and their relationships to workplace health and productivity, through a national monitoring and surveillance system.
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15 March 2012 |
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Biological hazards are organic substances that pose a threat to the health of humans and other living organisms. They include pathogenic micro-organisms, viruses (e.g. Hepatitis, HIV, avian flu, Q-fever), toxins, spores, fungi and bio-active substances.…
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15 March 2012 |
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This report provides a profile of the occupational and demographic characteristics of workers who reported dermal (or skin) exposure to chemicals at work, as well as the types of controls with which respondents reported they were provided in the workplace…
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04 November 2019 |
Statistical reports
The latest statistics cover the trends, gender and age comparisons and industry breakdowns for work health and safety in Australia.
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07 June 2018 |
Resources
This guide was developed and published prior to amendments to the model WHS Regulations in 2022. The guide is an archived document and is provided for background only. The guide may be useful background information to understand psychosocial hazards and…
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