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covid19.swa.gov.au/covid-19-information-workplacesQuad bike safety inquest recommendations and research In late 2016, the Australian Government established an interdepartmental committee on quad bike safety (IDC). The IDC considers coronial inquest and research recommendations on quad bike safety when …
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Quad bikes - Managing risks
Managing risks Quad bikes are hazardous for people who operate them and work near them. You must, so far as is reasonably practicable, eliminate or minimise risks associated with using quad bikes. This involves: identifying hazards—find out what could …
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Sitting and standing 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, …
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WHS duties related to hazardous chemicals WHS duties related to hazardous chemicals If you are person conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU) involving hazardous chemicals, you have specific work health and safety (WHS) duties. Some of the duties are …
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Consumer safety standard for quad bikes Quad bikes are a leading cause of worker injury and death in the agriculture industry . The Consumer Goods (Quad Bikes) Safety Standard 2019 aims to prevent quad bike injuries and deaths. The standard started …
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Identify, assess and control hazards - WHS duties
WHS duties Duty to manage WHS risks You must manage WHS risks if you are: a person conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU) a designer, manufacturer, importer, supplier or installer of plant, substance, or structure an officer, such as a company …
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Asbestos - Resources
Resources Model Codes of Practice Model Code of Practice: How to safely remove asbestos . Model Code of Practice: How to manage and control asbestos in the workplace Fact sheets and guides Asbestos registers at the workplace guide Asbestos health …
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Asbestos - Managing risks
Managing risks If you are a person conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU), you must identify, assess and control hazards in the workplace. You should always aim to eliminate risks. If that’s not possible, you must minimise risks so far as is …
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Quad bikes - Resources
Resources QuadWatch Model Code of Practice: Managing risks of plant in the workplace Guide for managing the risks of machinery in rural workplaces Quad bikes in rural workplaces information sheet Quad bikes interactive data dashboard | …
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Manufacturing Manufacturing work Manufacturing includes a range of sub-industries. For example, manufacturing of: food and beverages textiles, leather, clothing and footwear wood, pulp, paper and converted paper primary and fabricated metal …