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Helping to keep your workplace safe

A workstation that is set up incorrectly can create poor postures leading to musculoskeletal injury and eye strain.  You have a duty to take care for your own health and safety while working from home and must follow any reasonable policies or directions your employer gives you about setting up your homebased workstation.

You need to be mindful of your, chair, work surface, lighting, computer/screen, electrical hazards, keyboard and mouse.
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Guidance on how to clean your workplace to keep it safe and limit the spread of COVID-19.
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This document outlines the key considerations for undertaking a risk assessment associated with COVID-19.
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Workplace Checklists – COVID-19

These checklists will help employers to identify how they can keep their workers safe and limit the spread of COVID-19 in the workplace.

 


 

Cleaning Checklist – COVID-19

This checklist will help employers to clean their workplace and keep their workers safe and limit the spread of COVID-19.

 


 

Health, hygiene & facilities checklist – COVID-19

This checklist will help employers to implement good hygiene measures so they can keep their workers safe and limit the spread of COVID-19 in the workplace.

 


This checklist will help employers to identify how they can implement physical distancing measures to keep their workers safe and limit the spread of COVID-19 in the workplace.
 

A combination of cleaning and disinfection will be most effective in removing the COVID-19 virus.

This fact sheet is for businesses who may have recently become involved in the manufacture or supply of hand sanitisers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
This fact sheet provides information for persons conducting a business or undertaking (PCBUs) on the approach to COVID-19 incident notification laws in each jurisdiction, including details on how to notify when required.

This checklist will help employers to identify how they can keep their workers safe and limit the spread of COVID-19 in the workplace.

 


The following scripts will assist you to have a conversation with your clients and customers about the measures you are putting in place to protect against exposure to COVID-19 and to approach this sensitive topic in an appropriate way.
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How to keep workers safe – COVID-19

This fact sheet provides an overview about what employers can do to keep their workers safe during the COVID-19 pandemic.

 

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