Your safety toolkit

By CCIWA Editor

From drug and alcohol policy to working-from-home guides, we've pulled together some of the key workplace health and safety info for you.

Aggression and Violence

Aggression and violence

Training staff on how to deal with violent and aggressive customers can help to diffuse a potentially violent situation.

Inductions

Inductions

Inductions are particularly important for new employees or contractors, who have a higher risk of injury than other staff.

Responding to Incidents

Responding to incidents

Get an overview on how to conduct fair, reasonable and just workplace investigations when complaints such as bullying, harassment or misconduct are made.

Working from Home

Working from home

Download our working-from-home packet, which includes a checklist, advice to managers and staff, hazard identification and incident reporting procedure forms, an ergonomic self-check, and an IT equipment check out form,

Mental Health

Mental health

Get an overview of your legal obligations surrounding mental health in the workplace.

Drugs and Alcohol

Drugs and alcohol

Our guide to navigating the controversial space around alcohol and drug testing in the workplace, and policy development.

Smoking

Smoking

There are a number of legal obligations and requirements for employers controlling or managing enclosed smoker spaces.

Fatigue

Fatigue

Employers and supervisors should be aware of the dangers of fatigue, which is a growing workplace hazard.

Harassment and Bullying

Harassment and bullying

An employer's obligations to maintain a safe work environment include taking reasonable steps to reduce the risk of workplace bullying.

Hygiene

Hygiene

Download our hand hygiene posters for your office.

Heat

Heat

WA hosts some of the most extreme heat on the planet, but even mild summer days can cause heat stress or even heatstroke. Our guide runs through an employer's obligations when the heat rises.

Covid-19

COVID-19

COVID-19 has brought new considerations to office and workplace design, as well as OHS protocols.

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