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  Workers' duty of care Workers also have the following duty of care: Take reasonable care for the worker's health and safety and for the health and safety of others while at work. Follow reasonable directions given by, or on behalf of, the employer on issues related to health or safety. Use appropriate safety equipment provided for the worker's use. Report a workplace accident to the employer as soon as practicable after it occurs. A worker must not: Intentionally or recklessly interfere with or misuse safety equipment provided by the worker's employer. Intentionally create a risk to the health or safety of another at the worker's workplace.​ Staying safe at work Workplace accidents and injuries can be avoided if appropriate care is taken by both the worker and the employers. Workers are responsible for taking reasonable care of their health and safety. The following are some tips to help workers stay safe at work: Pay attention to any training you receive, includi...

  What is workplace bullying? Workplace bullying is verbal, physical, social, or psychological abuse by your employer (or manager), another person, or a group of people at work.  Workplace bullying can happen anywhere, from offices to shops, cafes, restaurants, workshops, community groups, and government organisations.  Workplace bullying can happen to volunteers, work experience students, interns, apprentices, and casual and permanent employees. Some types of workplace bullying are criminal offenses. If you have experienced violence, assault, and stalking, you can report to the police. What does bullying in the workplace look like? repeated hurtful remarks or attacks, or making fun of your work or you as a person (including your family, sex, sexuality, gender identity, race or culture, education, or economic background)   sexual harassment, mainly stuff like unwelcome touching and sexually explicit comments and requests that make you uncomfortable  excludi...

  Work health and safety includes mental health. Background Under the  Work Health and Safety (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2011  (the WHS Act) a  person conducting a business or undertaking  (PCBU) has a legal responsibility to  manage hazards and risks  in the workplace. Recognising and managing psychosocial hazards and associated risks in the workplace that may lead to psychological (mental) and physical injuries is an essential part of creating a safe, healthy, and productive workplace in controlling the impacts on workers’ health, safety and wellbeing. A hazard is a situation or thing that has the potential to harm a person.  Most people understand hazards that may include hazardous manual tasks, noisy machinery, a moving forklift, chemicals, electricity and working at heights, however, have little understanding of psychosocial hazards. Psychosocial hazards are factors in the design or management of work that increase the ...