Digital Health and Safety Handbook | Workplace Policies and Procedures

Home isolation

Self-quarantining is recommended for anyone who may have novel coronavirus.

How to identify stress hazards in your workplace

There are several ways to identify stress hazards in your workplace.

What causes mental illness?

Mental illness can be caused by a number of factors, including factors in the workplace.

Risk assessment
Who should conduct the risk assessment?

A well-informed person is best suited to conduct a risk…

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Working from home

This chapter explains how to meet your health and safety obligations to workers who are working from home.

Understanding your obligations to home-based workers

Why might a worker work from home?

6 things you must do before allowing a worker to work from home

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Hygiene

This chapter explains what you can do to minimise the…

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Stress

This chapter explains the causes of work-related stress and how…

Mental health

This chapter explains mental health risks in the workplace, how…

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When might work-related stress result in a workers’ compensation claim?

When might work-related stress result in a workers’ compensation claim?

A worker may make a workers’ compensation claim if they cannot work due to a work-related stress condition.

When might work-related stress result in breach of contract?

When might work-related stress result in breach of contract?

Your duty to take reasonable care for a worker's safety is implied in employment contracts.

When might work-related stress result in negligence?

When might work-related stress result in negligence?

You will be liable for negligence if you breach your duty of care to your workers.

When might work-related stress result in a breach of the general protections provisions?

When might work-related stress result in a breach of the general protections provisions?

You must not treat a worker adversely because they have made a complaint relating to workplace stress.

When might work-related stress result in discrimination?

You must not discriminate against an employee because of their…

When might work-related stress result in discrimination?

When might work-related stress result in unfair dismissal?

If you don’t respond adequately to a stress hazard, the…

When might work-related stress result in unfair dismissal?

How to manage the risk of work-related stress

There are two key things you must do to manage…

How to manage the risk of work-related stress

Working from home

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Understanding your obligations to home-based workers

You are obligated, under health and safety legislation, to eliminate or minimise the risks posed to workers who work from home.
Why might a worker work from home?

There are several reasons why a worker may work from home.
6 things you must do before allowing a worker to work from home

Before allowing a worker to work from home, you should follow these six steps.
Is it appropriate for a worker to work from home?

You should assess whether the worker's role is appropriate to be performed from home.
Inspecting the home workplace

Following an initial inspection, regular inspections should be carried out.

Hygiene

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Home isolation

Self-quarantining is recommended for anyone who may have novel coronavirus.
Testing air-conditioners and hot water systems

You should conduct regular tests of air-conditioners and hot water systems.
Identifying workers infected with Legionnaires’ disease

You may be able to detect the presence of Legionnaires’ disease in your workplace from the symptoms exhibited by infected workers.
What is Legionnaires’ disease?

Legionnaires’ disease is a significant health issue in workplaces.
Is your workplace at increased risk of disease?

Any workplace that uses air-conditioners or hot water systems can expose workers to increased risk of disease.

Mental health

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Can you performance manage a worker with mental illness?

You must ensure that performance management is not due to a worker's mental illness.
Your health and safety obligations in relation to mental illness

You must ensure that work and the workplace will not negatively impact the mental health of your workers.
What causes mental illness?

Mental illness can be caused by a number of factors, including factors in the workplace.
How to identify mental illness in your workplace

Keep an eye out for signs of mental illness in your workplace.
Conducting a mental illness risk assessment

Conduct a risk assessment to ensure you are addressing any risks to the mental health of your workers.

Risk assessment

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Job safety analysis

One type of risk assessment is a job safety analysis.
How to conduct a risk assessment

A risk assessment has two key steps.
What is a risk assessment?

A risk assessment is an essential step in the risk management process.
Who should conduct the risk assessment?

A well-informed person is best suited to conduct a risk assessment.
Checklist: What to consider when conducting a risk assessment

You must consider seven key things in your risk assessments.

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