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The objectives of these Regulations are to further the objects of the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 and to further the objects of the Dangerous Goods Act 1985. (VIC legislation.)
Provides practical guidance for those who have duties or obligations in relation to hazardous substances under the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004(OHS Act) and Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 2017 (OHS Regulations).
Provides practical guidance to those who have duties under the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 (the OHS Act) or Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 2007 (the Regulations). It shows how to comply with those duties or obligations.
Provides practical guidance for those who have duties or obligations in relation to asbestos under the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 (OHS Act) or the Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 2017 (OHS Regulations).
Provides practical guidance for those who have duties or obligations in relation to plant under the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 (OHS Act) and Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 2017 (OHS Regulations).
Provides practical work health and safety information for duty holders, primarily for ‘persons conducting a business or undertaking’ (PCBUs), on the duties and obligations under the model WHS laws, identifying and assessing risks associated with installing solar panels on rooftops, control measures to manage the risks, and how to plan and safely undertake rooftop solar installation work.
Provides practical guidance for those who have duties or obligations in relation to asbestos under the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 (OHS Act) or the Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 2017 (OHS Regulations).
The main purposes of this Act are: (a) to create a legislative framework to give effect to the objects of this Act; and (b) to repeal the Occupational Health and Safety Act 1985; and (c) to provide for matters of a transitional nature and make consequential amendments. (VIC legislation.)
Provides practical guidance for those who have duties or obligations in relation to excavation sites under the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 (OHS Act) and Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 2017 (OHS Regulations).
Provides practical guidance for those who have duties or obligations in relation to demolition sites under the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 (OHS Act) and Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 2017 (OHS Regulations).