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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Environment; plant, equipment and vehicle
Security
Where construction work is carried out the person conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU) must ensure the workplace is secured from unauthorised access.
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Environment; material
Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis (CWP)
Coal workers’ pneumoconiosis is a lung disease most often caused by breathing in coal dust over a long period of time.
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Hazardous chemicals; environment; health and wellbeing; hazardous manual tasks; plant, equipment and vehicle
Tunnelling
Tunnelling work is often highly complex and involves the use of a range of engineering and construction techniques, plant and equipment.
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Environment; material; plant, equipment and vehicle
Silo safety
Falls, engulfment and subsequent suffocation, entanglement in machinery, and exposure to silo gases, dusts, and moulds are some of the main safety risks and causes of silo injuries, illnesses, and deaths.
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Environment; health and wellbeing; hazardous manual tasks
Fruit harvesting and packaging
Harvest is a busy time on a farm. With lots of ripe fruit ready to pick and pack and only a short time available to do the work, there can be lots of additional people and machinery at work. This presents a range of safety risks.
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Electricity; environment; plant, equipment and vehicle
Tilt-up and pre-cast construction
How to manage exposure to risks associated with the erection and installation of tilt-up and pre-cast concrete panels and elements on construction sites.
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Hazardous manual tasks; plant, equipment and vehicle
Safer ways to work out of produce bins
Risks and solutions associated with moving produce from produce bins.
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Electricity; environment; plant, equipment and vehicle
Work at heights
A person conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU) must manage the risk of a fall from one level to another where it is likely that the person would be injured by the fall.
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Environment; plant, equipment and vehicle
Working with hay bales
After harvesting, hay is baled. With some hay bales weighing as much as 800 kg, it is important to understand the risks of working with hay bales.
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Hazardous manual tasks; plant, equipment and vehicle
Fixed plant in packing sheds
Specialised tasks like packing produce on farms require the use of specialised fixed plant in packing sheds. Workers are exposed to a range of risks when using, cleaning, and maintaining fixed plant.
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Hazardous manual tasks; plant, equipment and vehicle
Safe design and use of cattle crates
This page has information about safe design and use of cattle crates.
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Environment; hazardous manual tasks
Cattle handling
Cattle are large animals that can move quickly and be aggressive. Their ease of handling can differ due to previous experiences, breed characteristics and psychological state. Workers face a range of risks when handling cattle.