Hazards index
Hazards are anything that can cause harm and every place of work has them. Understanding the hazards at your work can help you manage risks and keep workers safe and healthy.
This information will help you identify the hazards at your work and the steps you can take to reduce or remove risks for yourself and your workers.
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Health and wellbeing
Work health and wellbeing online learning course
This interactive online learning course is aimed at managers, health and wellbeing coordinators, human resource staff and health and safety advisors. This course focuses on how to embed work health and wellbeing into business systems to improve the health of your workers and workplaces.
11 July 2022 -
Electricity; environment; health and wellbeing; hazardous manual tasks; plant, equipment and vehicle
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Mental health
Mental health
Psychological health and safety is about protecting the psychological health of workers, in the same way that we protect their physical health. Find out how you can play an active role in ensuring the psychological health and safety of workers.
14 September 2020 -
Electricity
Electricity
Electricity can kill if you give it the chance. Learn about your legal obligations and the steps you can take to stay safe when working around electricity.
12 September 2019 -
Health and wellbeing
Health and wellbeing
The work people do can positively or negatively affect their health. There are many ways that organisations can improve their work processes to improve productivity and workers' health and to reduce chronic disease risks.
14 September 2020 -
Hazardous chemicals
Hazardous chemicals
Hazardous chemicals are common in a wide variety of workplaces. Businesses must identify the hazards of all the hazardous chemicals onsite and safely manage their storage and handling and use.
4 April 2017 -
Hazardous chemicals; environment; material
Dry sweeping
Dry sweeping should only be used as a cleaning method when other options are not reasonably practicable. Sweeping with brooms and other tools can make respirable crystalline silica dust airborne.
28 April 2023 -
Hazardous chemicals; environment; material
Drivable saws
Using a drivable saw to cut masonry, concrete, stone or other silica-containing materials can generate respirable crystalline silica dust. When inhaled over time, the small particles of silica dust can irreversibly damage the lungs.
28 April 2023 -
Hazardous chemicals; environment; material
Crushing machines
Using crushing machines to reduce the size of large rocks, concrete, or construction rubble can generate respirable crystalline silica dust. When inhaled, the small particles of silica can irreversibly damage the lungs
28 April 2023 -
Hazardous chemicals; environment; material
Core saws or drills
Using a core saw or drill (including rig-mounted and handheld core drilling) can generate respirable crystalline silica dust. When inhaled over time, the small particles of silica can irreversibly damage the lungs.
28 April 2023 -
Health and wellbeing
Healthy workers survey
Use this survey to create a profile of your workforce’s health and wellbeing status.
27 July 2021 -
Hazardous chemicals
Carcinogens
Some hazardous chemicals, called carcinogens, may cause cancer. Carcinogens can be found in a variety of industries including manufacturing, construction, scientific research and healthcare.
14 September 2020