Agriculture forestry and fishing - Publications by Type

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Safety and Health Alert

01-10 Hay bales crushed farmer (41599 bytes)
01-97 Worker falls from street tree (39508 bytes)
02-09 All terrain vehicle (41709 bytes)
02-96 Farm worker loses leg (34075 bytes)
02-99 Young worker injured hay baling (35088 bytes)
03-03 Two workers killed by mobile plant (45361 bytes)
03-05 Tree lopper injured when elevated work platform tipped (83379 bytes)
03-08 Farmer crushed by load (35825 bytes)
03-2011 Elevated Work Platform (70003 bytes)
03-97 Two meat workers shot by cattle stun gun (39458 bytes)
04-02 Grain auger fatally injures young worker (34763 bytes)
05-08 PTO drive shaft injury (35987 bytes)
05-97 Worker injured by rolling log (34951 bytes)
06-04 Grain silo failures on farms (44432 bytes)
06-95 Tractor driver killed by dislodged hay bale (38826 bytes)
06-96 Tree lopper falls 10 metres (34397 bytes)
06-97 Softwood tree feller injury (34401 bytes)
07-00 Use of electrical tools on board fishing vessels (37551 bytes)
07-01 Use of portable generators (38603 bytes)
08-01 Farm contractor crushed under cultivator (33467 bytes)
08-03 Trip hazard (35900 bytes)
08-04 Truck driver injured by falling hay bale (44538 bytes)
08-97 Driver killed in tractor rollover (34616 bytes)
09-01 Mobile equipment on pedestrian ramps (34958 bytes)
09-02 Worker fatally injured by hay baling machine (34201 bytes)
09-08 MP3 players (29154 bytes)
10-00 Farmer escapes death in tractor rollover (35331 bytes)
10-04 Farmer run over by tractor (45292 bytes)
10-05 Worker injured in unguarded wool press (33463 bytes)
10-06 Persons going overboard on a commercial fishing vessel (40930 bytes)
10-2008 Hay press injury (50167 bytes)
10-95 Spiral staircases-business services (39950 bytes)
10-99 Farmer injured in all-terrain vehicle (atv) accident (42192 bytes)
11-05 Farmer crushed by ute (40796 bytes)
11-09 workers killed while working alone (45145 bytes)
11-99 Leptospirosisin the dairy and meat industry (40253 bytes)
12-09_dry_powder_tanker (42580 bytes)
12-98 Tree felling (34345 bytes)
13-02 Two farm workers severel injured in crop fire (34655 bytes)
13-09 Unguarded auger (80962 bytes)
13-98 Farmer crushed by cattle truck (35531 bytes)
14-95 Worker killed by falling tree (40970 bytes)
15-01 Employee falls from grape harvester (40874 bytes)
15-02 Collapse of operable (folding) wall (35782 bytes)
15-09 Deckhand injury (44014 bytes)
15-94 Fatal accident-tractor (39386 bytes)
15-97 Farmer dies jump starting his plant (36906 bytes)
15-98 Ultraviolet radiation from mercury vapour (36879 bytes)
17-07 Tropical cyclones (48908 bytes)
17-96 Deckhand injured by moving cray pots (39232 bytes)
18-09 Wool press guarding (42122 bytes)
18-94 Fatal accident-hydrofluoric acid (30680 bytes)
18-95 Worker loses foot in auger (34150 bytes)
19-01 Farmer recieves fatal injuries from falling load (39590 bytes)
22-09 split rim wheel assembly injury (42083 bytes)
22-96 Worker falls from header (34674 bytes)
24-95 Injuries associated with use of mobile phones (33491 bytes)
28-00 Employee injured whilst scuba diving to retrieve lobst (43839 bytes)
37-00 Securing of agricultural boom sprays during transport (35705 bytes)
37-99 Explosion of wheelbarrow tyre during inflation (34790 bytes)
41-00 Accidents on rural properties (43504 bytes)
41-99 Elevating work platform operator injured (42967 bytes)
42-99 Crayboat deckhand injured in pot setting accident (42244 bytes)
50-99 Confined space work (42234 bytes)
52-99 Employee injured by inadequately guarded PTO coupling (34442 bytes)

Brochure

About WorkSafe (55126 bytes)
Commission for Occupational Safety and Health (152997 bytes)
The Commission for Occupational Safety and Health (152997 bytes)
ThinkSafe small business assistance program (441756 bytes)
Work safety notices (248776 bytes)

Bulletin

Agents providing workers-Apprentices and trainees (237599 bytes)
Agents providing workers -Labour hire (489526 bytes)
Employer provided accomodation and general duty of care (152555 bytes)
Enforceable undertakings (422038 bytes)
Gloves-selection use and maintenance (152548 bytes)
Host employer apprentices and trainees (249097 bytes)
Host employers-labour hire (600759 bytes)
Labour hire industry and duty of care (376893 bytes)
Power take-off guarding (748258 bytes)
Provisional improvement notice (94723 bytes)
Removal from lead work - Management of workers (92568 bytes)
Tips for investigating accidents and incidents (95496 bytes)
Travelling in remote area (103921 bytes)
Wool press guarding Bulletin 1-2012 (94596 bytes)
Working safely in hot conditions Bulletin 3-10 (534011 bytes)

Code of practice

Codes of practice - Information sheet (89366 bytes)
Ferry and charter boat industry - Code (864242 bytes)
First aid-workplace amenities-personal protective clothing-Code (416618 bytes)
Managing noise at workplaces - Code (1626151 bytes)
Man overboard: prevention and response Code (286360 bytes)
Manual tasks - Code of practice (526493 bytes)
Occupational safety and health in call centres - Code (281296 bytes)
Prevention and control of legionnaires disease - Code (298272 bytes)
Prevention of falls at workplaces - Code of practice (2530916 bytes)
Safeguarding of machinery and plant - Code (1502471 bytes)
Violence aggression and bullying at work - Code (304411 bytes)
Working hours - Code (149884 bytes)
Working hours risk management guidelines - Code (99609 bytes)

Guidance note

Alcohol and other drugs at the workplace-Guidance note (746565 bytes)
Controlling wood dust hazards at work-Guidance note (20457 bytes)
Dealing with bullying at work (English)-Guidance note (750573 bytes)
Dealing with bullying-guide for workers-Chinese-Guidance note (175733 bytes)
Dealing with bullying -guide for workers-Malay-Guidance note (65963 bytes)
Fall prevention in the agricultural sector - Guidance note (1307580 bytes)
Formal Consultative Processes-Guidance note (763952 bytes)
Gas welding safety flashback arresters-Guidance note (1573847 bytes)
General duty of care in WA workplaces-Guidance note (296372 bytes)
Guidelines for the development of industry codes of practice (84397 bytes)
Material safety data sheets (MSDS)-Guidance note (324936 bytes)
OSH management and contaminated sites-Guidance note (263399 bytes)
Plant design-Guidance note (485071 bytes)
Plant in the workplace-Guidance note (498181 bytes)
Powered mobile plant-Guidance note (650673 bytes)
Preparing for emergency evacuations-Guidance note (530105 bytes)
Prevention of carbon monoxide poisoning-Guidance note (73097 bytes)
Safe movement of vehicles-Guidance note (326190 bytes)
Working alone-Guidance note (110592 bytes)
Working safely with forklifts-Guidance note (163176 bytes)

Guide

Agricultural workbook (2021533 bytes)
A guide to testing and tagging (94377 bytes)
Forklift safety (1044903 bytes)
Front end loader and their attachments on tractors (3390900 bytes)
Hazardous or combustible dusts, fumes and fibres (83635 bytes)
Horse stables and track riding safety (West Australia edition) (2245519 bytes)
Machine and Equipment Safety-An introduction (983139 bytes)
Migrant workers: A guide for community service providers (107995 bytes)
Migrant workers: A guide for employers (109502 bytes)
Migrant workers: A guide for migrant workers (533461 bytes)
Older workers and safety guide (331510 bytes)
Priority area checklists (137701 bytes)
Priority_area_checklists_malay (336683 bytes)
Priority_area_checklists_mandarin (591453 bytes)
Safety tips for new and young workers (639668 bytes)
Safe use of tractors with attachments (5690875 bytes)
Skin cancer and outdoor work (698403 bytes)
Slashers guide (3173554 bytes)
Slips, trips and falls preventiong guide (49458 bytes)
The First Step (547529 bytes)
The First Step-Bahasa Malay (158371 bytes)
The First Step-Mandarin (502195 bytes)

Guideline

Armed hold-ups and cash handling (89051 bytes)
Grain augers (1593104 bytes)
Multipurpose machine operators (78709 bytes)
Overhead power lines (217697 bytes)
Post drivers (2072424 bytes)
Safety and health in shearing:Part1 (711522 bytes)
Safety and health in shearing:Part2 (393214 bytes)

Information kit

Elevated workplatforms (110741 bytes)
WorkSafe plan (301447 bytes)

SafetyLine Magazine

For osh professionals-Issue 06 (213964 bytes)
For OSH Professionals Issue 2 (182229 bytes)
For OSH Professionals Issue 3 - June 2007 (65116 bytes)
For OSH Professionals Issue 4 - Sept 2007 (270654 bytes)
For OSH Professionals Issue 5 - Dec 2007 (50108 bytes)
For OSH Professionals Issue 7 - Sept 2008 (106202 bytes)
For Safety and Health representatives Issue 1 - Dec 2006 (207193 bytes)
For Safety and Health representatives Issue 2 - April 2007 (220165 bytes)
For Safety and Health representatives Issue 3 - July 2007 (474722 bytes)
For Safety and Health representatives Issue 4 - Sept 2007 (294520 bytes)
For Safety and Health representatives issue 5 - Dec 2007 (783397 bytes)
For Safety and Health Representatives-Issue 8-Sept 08 (326507 bytes)
For Safety and Health Representatives issue 9 (451730 bytes)
For Safety and Health Reps -Issue 06 -April 08 (609898 bytes)
For Safety and Health Reps Issue 10 April 2009 (2801133 bytes)
For Small Business Issue 1 - Dec 2006 (187407 bytes)
For Small Business Issue 2 - April 2007 (180403 bytes)
For Small Business Issue 3 - June 2007 (275788 bytes)
For Small Business Issue 4 - Sept 2007 (305532 bytes)
For Small Business Issue 5 - Dec 2007 (115385 bytes)
For Small Business Issue 6 - July 2008 (377630 bytes)
For Small Business issue 7 (93835 bytes)
SafetyLine Issue 61 - Aug 2005 (436708 bytes)
SafetyLine Issue 63 - April 2006 (343321 bytes)
SafetyLine Issue 64 - Sept 2006 (1765411 bytes)

Notes

Provisional Improvement Notices Extra notes (124716 bytes)

Poster

Come home safe poster (dad) (207530 bytes)
Come home safe poster (dizzy) (172930 bytes)
Come home safe -ways to make your workplace safe-flyer (647131 bytes)
Safety is everyone's responsibility - poster (655518 bytes)
Working safely in hot conditions poster (144934 bytes)

Annual reports

Accredited training course for safety and health representatives (61935 bytes)

Campaign reports

Olive industry report (37817 bytes)
ThinkSafe: evaluation 1996 (36946 bytes)
ThinkSafe: evaluation 1997-98 (37568 bytes)
ThinkSafe: evaluation 2002 (45059 bytes)
ThinkSafe: evaluation 2004 (54587 bytes)

Statistics

Agriculture forestry and fishing 2006-07 to 2008-09 (37610 bytes)