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covid19.swa.gov.au/covid-19-information-workplacesFatigue - Managing risks
Managing risks How to manage fatigue risks To manage the risks of fatigue in the workplace, you should: Identify hazards assess risks , if necessary control risks , and review hazards and control measures to ensure they’re working as planned. …
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Elevating work platforms - Managing risks
Managing risks Identifying hazards with elevating work platforms If you’re a person conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU), you must identify hazards and assess and control risks at your workplace, including risks relating to the use of EWPs. To do …
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Identify, assess and control hazards - Managing risks
Managing risks Eliminating the risk is the best control. If you can’t, you must minimise the risk so far as is reasonably practicable. The hierarchy of control measures assists duty holders to select the highest control measures to effectively manage …
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Working in heat - Managing risks
Managing risks You have specific duties if you are: a person conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU) a designer, manufacturer, importer, supplier and installer of plant, substances or structures an officer. The model WHS Regulations have duties …
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Working in heat - Frequently asked questions
Frequently asked questions Is there a maximum temperature where workers are required to stop work? No. A single ‘stop work’ temperature can’t account for all the factors that make working in heat hazardous, including: humidity air flow physical …
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Elevating work platforms - WHS duties
WHS duties Everyone in the workplace has WHS duties under the model WHS Act . You have specific duties if you are: a person conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU) a principal contractor a designer, manufacturer, importer, supplier and installer …
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Fatigue - WHS duties
WHS duties Person conducting a business or undertaking duties A person conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU) has a duty under the model WHS laws to eliminate risks to health and safety of workers and other persons so far as is reasonably …
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Noise - WHS duties
WHS duties Under the model WHS Regulations , you must eliminate or minimise the risk of your workers getting work-related hearing loss. You must also identify and manage risks of noise. Protecting workers from noise The model WHS Regulations says …
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Quad bikes - Overview
Overview Quad bikes are a leading cause of worker injury and death in the agriculture industry . Before using a quad bike, make sure you understand how to use it safely. WHS duties Everyone in the workplace has WHS duties under the model WHS Act …
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Fatigue - Overview
Overview Fatigue is more than feeling tired and drowsy – fatigue is a state of mental and/or physical exhaustion that reduces the ability to work safely and effectively. It can happen when someone is overworked, not sleeping right or has had a disruption …