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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.
09 March 2012 |
Guide
This guide gives major hazard facility (MHF) operators information on how to write, put in place and test an emergency plan for their MHF. The regulator will ask for this when MHF operators…
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09 March 2012 |
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This guide gives major hazard facility (MHF) operators information on how to prove their safety case can achieve safe operation of their facility.
The regulator will ask for this demonstration…
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09 March 2012 |
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This guide gives MHF operators information on how to write a safety case outline for their facility.
A strong outline will help operators write a safety case that meets the…
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09 March 2012 |
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This guide helps major hazard facilities (MHF) operators prepare a safety case for their MHF. The regulator will ask for this when the operator applies for an MHF license.
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09 March 2012 |
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This guide is about safety management systems (SMS) for major hazard facilities (MHF). It covers what an SMS must have to meet the model Work Health and Safety (WHS) Regulations.…
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09 March 2012 |
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This guide helps MHF operators make sure they give workers the necessary information, training and instructions to allow them to work safely at an major hazard facility (MHF).
This…
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09 March 2012 |
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This guide is for major hazard facility (MHF) operators on how to conduct a safety assessment of hazards and risks that might lead to a major incident at an MHF.
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09 March 2012 |
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This guide gives major hazard facility (MHF) operators information on the notification and determination processes towards becoming an MHF.
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19 December 2011 |
Reports
This report investigates the exposure of office workers to nanoparticle emissions during the use of laser printers and provides guidance on minimising exposure to nanoparticle emissions in office environments.
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28 October 2011 |
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This document provides guidance on the interpretation and application of the term ‘reasonably practicable’ in considering the standard of health and safety that a person conducting a business or undertaking (the duty-holder) is expected to meet under the…
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19 September 2011 |
Reports
Safe Work Australia is conducting the Motivations, Attitudes, Perceptions and Skills (MAPS) project to focus attention on the socio-psychological factors that shape organisations’ and individuals’ actions and behaviours and, in turn, influence work health…
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01 February 2010 |
Reports
While the use of asbestos has been banned in Australia since 2003, in the past there was widespread use of asbestos in buildings. Construction and maintenance workers may be more likely to be involved in work that …
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