Work Health and Safety
Access information regarding your WHS rights and responsibilities and ways to seek help.
The Work Health and Safety (WHS) Act requires employers, managers and employees to contribute to a safe and healthy work environment. Access information regarding your WHS rights and responsibilities and ways to seek help.
Resources
Tools and templates
This Worker Information Sheet provides information and guidance to workers in Commonwealth regulated workplaces about workplace bullying and what assistance Comcare can provide in these cases.
Psychosocial hazards are aspects of work which have the potential to cause psychological or physical harm. The Comcare website has information and resources about identifying and managing these hazards.
Trauma-informed guidance to accompany the release of 'Set the Standard: Report on the Independent Review into Commonwealth Parliamentary Workplaces'. The Resource outlines trauma such as bullying, sexual harassment and sexual assault and its impacts.
Comcare is the national authority for work health and safety, and workers’ compensation. Their purpose is to promote and enable safe and healthy work.
Courses
APS Academy Courses
By undertaking this course you will learn what Work Health and Safety (WHS) is, why it is so important, key WHS principles and your responsibilities.
If your agency has relevant resources that you wish to share on the APS Work Health and Safety page, please contact the APS Academy via the Contact Us webform.
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