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Safe Work Australia. Safe Work Australia is an Australian Government statutory agency established in 2009 under the Safe Work Australia Act 2008. Their primary responsibility is to improve work health and safety and workers’ compensation arrangements across Australia. [1][2] They represent a genuine partnership between governments, unions and ...
Safety in Australia. In common with most of Europe and North America, Australian State Parliaments have responded to workplace illness, injury, and death by enacting legislation regulating workplace hazards. Until the 1970s and 80s, these standards were generally detailed and technical, focusing mainly on prescriptive measures such as ...
As low as reasonably practicable (ALARP), or as low as reasonably achievable (ALARA), is a principle in the regulation and management of safety-critical and safety-involved systems. [1][2] The principle is that the residual risk shall be reduced as far as reasonably practicable. In UK and NZ Health and safety law, it is equivalent to so far as ...
e. Occupational safety and health (OSH) or occupational health and safety (OHS) is a multidisciplinary field concerned with the safety, health, and welfare of people at work (i.e., while performing duties required by one's occupation). OSH is related to the fields of occupational medicine and occupational hygiene [a] and aligns with workplace ...
Australian Institute of Health and Safety. The Australian Institute of Health and Safety (AIHS; previously known as the Safety Institute of Australia, SIA) is Australia's peak body for the occupational health and safety profession. Established more than 75 years ago, the Institute has a membership of over 4,000 individuals and more than 50 ...
Permit-to-work is an essential part of control of work (CoW), a structured communication mechanism to reliably communicate information about hazards, control measures, and so on. During critical maintenance activities, good communication between management, supervisors, operators, and maintenance staff and contractors is essential. [2]
Website. workcover.nsw.gov.au. The WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (or WorkCover NSW) was a New South Wales Government agency established in 1989. The agency created regulations to promote productive, healthy and safe workplaces for workers and employers in New South Wales. [1] The agency formed part of the Safety, Return to Work and ...
Hazard statements are one of the key elements for the labelling of containers under the GHS, along with: [3] the identity of the supplier (who might be a manufacturer or importer). Each hazard statement is designated a code, starting with the letter H and followed by three digits. Statements which correspond to related hazards are grouped ...