Preventing and Managing Harassment in the Workplace


Preventing and Managing Harassment in the Workplace provides guidance for workers and employers on the management of workplace harassment in the ACT.  It defines harassment, gives examples of what might be considered to be harassment and provides guidelines for workplaces to implement measures to minimise or eliminate the risk of harassment to staff.

Work Injury, Rehabilitation and Disability Guide


This guide has been designed specifically for the ACT's Community Sector.  While largely sourced from the NSW WorkCover publication of the same name and Worksafe Victoria's Working Safely in the Community Sector, this publication has been modified to suit the ACT's own health and safety requirements.

Managing Specific Risks and Hazards


This guide has been designed specifically for the ACT's Community Sector.  While largely sourced from the NSW WorkCover publication of the same name and Worksafe Victoria's Working Safely in the Community Sector, this publication has been modified to suit the ACT's own health and safety requirements.

Risk Management Approach


This guide has been designed specifically for the ACT's Community Sector.  While largely sourced from the NSW WorkCover publication of the same name and Worksafe Victoria's Working Safely in the Community Sector, this publication has been modified to suit the ACT's own health and safety requirements.

Preventing Slips, Trips and Falls at Work


This publication, based on a publication produced by the Hong Kong Occupational Health and Safety Council, provides guidance on the prevention of slips, trips and falls at work.

 

Community Services Safety Pack


 

 

 

Making Your Small Business Safer and Healthier


This guide has been designed specifically for small businesses.  It provides small operators with a simple yet systematic way to approach the management of health and safety risks that will enhance your business outcomes. 

A Quick Guide to the ACT's Health and Safety Laws


This brochure provides a brief overview of the ACT's health and safety laws, summarising the main elements of the Occupational Health and Safety Act 1989 and explaining the relationship between the Act and the associated regulations, codes of practice and guidance material.  A list of current approved regulations and codes of practice is provided in the Appendix.  

6 Steps to Risk Management


 This brochure outlines the key steps to be taken to manage health and safety risks in the workplace, namely:

Leading Health and Safety at Work


The OHS Commissioner's Office, in partnership with the Australian Institute of Company Directors and the ACT's Commissioner for Public Administration has issued a new publication aimed at company directors and board members, chief executives of public service departments or agency and other senior executives across both the public and private sectors.