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Maintaining a safe workplace is everyone’s responsibility. This section offers information and tools to help you manage risks and protect health, safety and wellbeing.
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Everything you need to know about worker’s compensation insurance, whether you’re an employer needing to insure your workers or a worker who’s been injured at work.
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Rehabilitation & return to work
Your rehabilitation and return to work journey will be easier if you know your options, the steps to take, and who’s responsible for what.
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Information about work health and safety and electrical licensing, registration and training.
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Learn about the Acts, Regulations and codes of practice we are responsible for and find information on workplace inspections and prosecutions.
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Learn about one training option available for rehabilitation and return to work coordinators, and how to have a RRTWC course approved by the Workers’ Compensation Regulator.
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