Industry sectors
Business can access a range of health and safety information for various industry sectors.
Building and construction
The building and construction industry is a unique and complex industry, characterised by diverse and high risk activities and complex work arrangements.
Cabinet making
The variety of wood working, finishing machines and power tools has grown tremendously in the cabinet making industry over the last few decades.
Diving
The diving industry covers recreational snorkelling, compressed air recreational diving, occupational diving work, recreational technical diving.
Electrical
Key information for the electrical industry including licensing, exclusion zones, working de-energised and working live.
Health and community services
The hairdressing, nail and beauty industry, child care industry, manual tasks - involving handling of people.
Horseriding
In order to understand the workplace health and safety requirements for horse riding and your obligations under the law you must consider and understand relevant legislation and codes of practice.
Hospitality and entertainment
The hospitality and entertainment industry covers a large number of workplaces that provide services like accommodation, meals and drinks as well as theme parks and music.
Labour hire
Guidance for labour hire agencies and host employers in meeting their obligations.
Manufacturing
Abrasive blasting, forklift trucks, foundry, radio frequency generating plant, spray painting.
Meat retail
Workplace health and safety requirements for the meat retail industry.
Metal fabrication
The metal fabrication industry in Australia is responsible for a large proportion of workers' compensation payouts for noise induced hearing loss of its workers.
Music entertainment
For some 40 years or more music sound levels, as produced in hotels, discos, nightclubs and concert venues have become increasingly louder.
Recreation and sport
The recreation and sports industries include a variety of very different workplaces.
Retail and wholesale
Forklift trucks, meat retail industry, personal security in the retail industry.
Road freight transport
With the exception of modern long haul rigs, trucks are functional rather than comfortable despite the long hours spent on trucks by the drivers.
Rural
Tractor safety, rural chemicals, rural plant, sun safety and heat stress.
Sugar
Workplace health and safety requirements for the sugar industry.
Transport and storage
Cash in transit, forklifts trucks, fatigue, noise, risk management, sun safety and heat stress, safe concrete pumping.
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