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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.

    2 May 2017
  • 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.

    24 September 2020
  • 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.

    6 June 2017
  • 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.

    2 May 2017
  • 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.

    29 November 2018
  • 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.

    19 March 2019
  • 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.

    20 September 2022
  • 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.

    1 December 2022
  • 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.

    2 November 2022
  • 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.

    2 August 2017
  • 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.

    1 December 2022
  • Hazardous manual tasks; plant, equipment and vehicle

    Safer field palletising on harvest aids

    Risks and solutions associated with handling loads when manually loading crates, boxes or bags of produce onto pallets in a harvest aid.

    29 November 2018