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Level 1 Item   events
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Level 2 Item   Health and safety
Level 3 Item   Managing safety
Level 4 Item   Starting a business with safety in mind
Level 5 Item   Your first steps to a safe business
Level 5 Item   Common work health and safety terms
Level 5 Item   Common mistakes that lead to fines
Level 4 Item   Managing people in your workplace
Level 5 Item   New and young workers
Level 5 Item   Older workers
Level 5 Item   Migrant workers
Level 5 Item   Contractor management
Level 5 Item   Visitors
Level 5 Item   Volunteers
Level 5 Item   Labour hire workers
Level 4 Item   Getting your safety systems right
Level 5 Item   Build a positive safety culture
Level 5 Item   Consulting about safety
Level 5 Item   Inducting new workers
Level 5 Item   Safety policies and procedures
Level 5 Item   Training and supervising your workforce
Level 5 Item   4 steps to manage hazards and risk
Level 5 Item   Your internal incident reporting system
Level 5 Item   How to investigate an incident
Level 5 Item   Emergency planning
Level 5 Item   Record keeping
Level 4 Item   Health and Safety Representatives (HSRs)
Level 5 Item   Roles, functions and powers of HSRs
Level 5 Item   Notify WorkSafe of your HSRs
Level 5 Item   Establishing work groups for HSRs
Level 5 Item   HSR for multiple businesses at a workplace
Level 5 Item   Electing HSRs
Level 5 Item   Provisional improvement notices (PIN)
Level 5 Item   Ceasing unsafe work
Level 5 Item   How PCBUs must support HSRs
Level 5 Item   HSR Training
Level 5 Item   Resolving issues
Level 5 Item   Health and safety committees
Level 3 Item   Safety by industry
Level 4 Item   Industry snapshots
Level 5 Item   Statewide snapshot
Level 5 Item   Accommodation and Food Services industry snapshot
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Level 5 Item   Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing industry snapshot
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Level 5 Item   Manufacturing industry snapshot
Level 5 Item   Mining industry snapshot
Level 5 Item   Other Services industry snapshot
Level 5 Item   Professional, Scientific and Technical Services industry snapshot
Level 5 Item   Public Administration and Safety industry snapshot
Level 5 Item   Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services industry snapshot
Level 5 Item   Retail Trade industry snapshot
Level 5 Item   Transport, Postal and Warehousing industry snapshot
Level 5 Item   Wholesale Trade industry snapshot
Level 4 Item   Accommodation and Food Services
Level 4 Item   Administrative and Support Services
Level 4 Item   Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
Level 4 Item   Arts and Recreation Services
Level 4 Item   Construction
Level 4 Item   Education and Training
Level 4 Item   Financial and Insurance Services
Level 4 Item   Health Care and Social Assistance
Level 4 Item   Information Media and Telecommunications
Level 4 Item   Manufacturing
Level 4 Item   Mining
Level 4 Item   Public Administration and Safety
Level 4 Item   Professional, Scientific and Technical Services
Level 4 Item   Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services
Level 4 Item   Retail
Level 4 Item   Transport, Postal and Warehousing
Level 4 Item   Wholesale Trade
Level 3 Item   Hazards and solutions A-Z
Level 4 Item   Hazards and solutions A-Z pages
Level 5 Item   A
Level 6 Item   Alcohol and drugs
Level 6 Item   Animal handling in agriculture
Level 7 Item   Horse and stable safety
Level 6 Item   Asbestos safety
Level 6 Item   Amusement devices
Level 5 Item   B
Level 6 Item   Bullying
Level 6 Item   Bushfires
Level 5 Item   C
Level 6 Item   Carers
Level 7 Item   Domestic tasks in home care
Level 7 Item   Lifting and moving people in home care
Level 7 Item   Wheelchair assistance in home care
Level 6 Item   Chemicals safety
Level 6 Item   Cleaners
Level 6 Item   Confined spaces
Level 6 Item   Contractor management
Level 6 Item   COVID-19
Level 5 Item   D
Level 6 Item   Diving work
Level 6 Item   Drugs and alcohol
Level 6 Item   Drones
Level 5 Item   E
Level 6 Item   Eye injuries
Level 6 Item   Emergency planning
Level 5 Item   F
Level 6 Item   Fatigue
Level 6 Item   First aid
Level 6 Item   Forklifts
Level 6 Item   Fumes and vapours
Level 6 Item   Falls/working at height
Level 5 Item   G
Level 6 Item   Gig economy
Level 5 Item   H
Level 6 Item   Herbicide
Level 6 Item   Hot and cold environments
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Level 5 Item   L
Level 6 Item   Lead work
Level 6 Item   LP gas cylinders
Level 5 Item   M
Level 6 Item   Managing people
Level 6 Item   Managing safety
Level 6 Item   Manual handling
Level 6 Item   Mental health
Level 6 Item   Mobile phones
Level 5 Item   N
Level 6 Item   Noise
Level 5 Item   O
Level 6 Item   Offices
Level 5 Item   P
Level 6 Item   Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Level 6 Item   Power lines
Level 6 Item   PTSD
Level 5 Item   Q
Level 6 Item   Quad bikes
Level 5 Item   R
Level 6 Item   Risk assessment
Level 5 Item   S
Level 6 Item   Sedentary work
Level 6 Item   Sexual harassment
Level 6 Item   Slips, trips and falls
Level 6 Item   Silica safe
Level 6 Item   Stress
Level 6 Item   Sun exposure and UV radiation
Level 5 Item   T
Level 6 Item   Tractors
Level 6 Item   Traffic management
Level 6 Item   Truck safety: falls and loads
Level 5 Item   U
Level 5 Item   V
Level 6 Item   Vehicles as workplaces
Level 6 Item   Violence
Level 5 Item   W
Level 6 Item   Wellbeing
Level 6 Item   Workshop safety
Level 6 Item   Working from home
Level 5 Item   X
Level 5 Item   Y
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Level 3 Item   Safety forms and guides
Level 4 Item   Safety publications
Level 4 Item   Sample safe work procedures SWP
Level 4 Item   Sample safety policies
Level 4 Item   Sample checklists forms and registers
Level 4 Item   Sample wellbeing tools
Level 4 Item   Construction guides
Level 4 Item   Construction tools and templates
Level 4 Item   Asbestos safety guides
Level 4 Item   Bullying resources
Level 4 Item   Quad bikes resources
Level 4 Item   Notify WorkSafe of your HSRs
Level 3 Item   Safety alerts
Level 4 Item   Asbestos in some bunsen burner mats
Level 4 Item   Asbestos in mineral kits
Level 4 Item   Asbestos safety in bushfire-affected areas
Level 4 Item   Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Level 5 Item   Create your COVID-19 Safety Plan
Level 5 Item   Incident notification for COVID-19
Level 5 Item   COVID-19 business/employment resources
Level 5 Item   COVID-19 health and mental wellbeing resources
Level 5 Item   COVID-19 workers compensation
Level 6 Item   Managing an existing workers comp claim during the pandemic
Level 6 Item   Making a workers comp claim for COVID-19
Level 4 Item   Electrical power tool safety on board marine vessels
Level 4 Item   Failure of soft sling during maintenance
Level 4 Item   Farmers fatally crushed using tractors
Level 4 Item   Hazard management advice for bushfire-affected areas
Level 4 Item   Inadequate guarding found on mobile plant used in forest industry
Level 4 Item   Moulded case circuit breaker: Arc flash incident
Level 4 Item   Worker injures hand in conveyor belt
Level 4 Item   Preventing exposure to silica from engineered stone benchtops
Level 4 Item   Q fever
Level 4 Item   Safe use of side-by-side or multi-utility vehicles
Level 4 Item   Traffic controller incident
Level 3 Item   Codes of practice
Level 3 Item   Health and wellbeing
Level 4 Item   Wellbeing A-Z
Level 5 Item   Bullying
Level 6 Item   What is bullying?
Level 6 Item   Prevent and manage bullying in your workplace
Level 6 Item   If you're being bullied at work
Level 6 Item   If you're accused of bullying at work
Level 6 Item   What WorkSafe can and can't do
Level 5 Item   Healthy eating
Level 5 Item   Healthy Tasmanian Workplaces
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Level 5 Item   Men's health
Level 5 Item   Mental health
Level 6 Item   Domestic and family violence
Level 6 Item   Mentally healthy workplaces
Level 6 Item   PTSD
Level 6 Item   Stress
Level 5 Item   Physical activity and exercise
Level 5 Item   Sleep
Level 5 Item   Smoking
Level 5 Item   Women's health
Level 4 Item   Wellbeing programs
Level 5 Item   Why invest in workplace wellbeing
Level 5 Item   Seven steps to creating a wellbeing program
Level 5 Item   Getting people involved in your wellbeing program
Level 5 Item   Turning wellbeing ideas into actions
Level 4 Item   Sample wellbeing tools
Level 3 Item   Advisory Service
Level 3 Item   Notify WorkSafe
Level 4 Item   Emotional support resources in the event of an incident
Level 2 Item   Compensation
Level 3 Item   Workers compensation
Level 4 Item   Workers
Level 5 Item   Who can claim for workers compensation
Level 5 Item   How to make a workers compensation claim
Level 5 Item   Workers compensation payments
Level 5 Item   Workers compensation disputes
Level 5 Item   Deemed diseases
Level 5 Item   Getting back to work after an injury
Level 5 Item   The Nominal Insurer
Level 4 Item   Employers
Level 5 Item   Workers compensation insurance
Level 5 Item   What to do with a workers compensation claim
Level 5 Item   Getting your worker back to work
Level 5 Item   Making workers compensation payments
Level 5 Item   Basic rate and basic salary indexation
Level 5 Item   Guideline on the definition of wages A - Z
Level 4 Item   Licensed Insurers
Level 5 Item   Licence conditions
Level 5 Item   How to apply for a licence to insure
Level 5 Item   Costs associated with holding a licence to insure
Level 5 Item   The annual levy to the workers compensation fund
Level 5 Item   Injury management programs (IMPs)
Level 5 Item   Audit process and audit tool
Level 5 Item   How to apply to cease being a licence holder
Level 5 Item   List of licensed insurers
Level 4 Item   Self-insurers
Level 5 Item   Permit conditions
Level 5 Item   Information for self-insurers
Level 5 Item   Injury management programs (IMPs)
Level 5 Item   List of self-insurers
Level 5 Item   Information for former self-insurers
Level 4 Item   Medical practitioners
Level 5 Item   Primary treating medical practitioners (PTMPs)
Level 5 Item   Workers compensation medical certificates
Level 5 Item   Medical practitioners accredited to assess permanent impairment
Level 5 Item   Find an accredited medical practitioner
Level 5 Item   Independent medical reviews (IMRs)
Level 5 Item   Medical practitioner fees
Level 4 Item   Find an accredited medical practitioner
Level 4 Item   MDGuidelines
Level 5 Item   About MDGuidelines
Level 5 Item   MDGuidelines Online Application Form
Level 5 Item   Using MDGuidelines
Level 5 Item   MDGuidelines tutorials
Level 4 Item   Workplace rehabilitation providers (WRPs)
Level 5 Item   New WRP Accreditation Framework in Tasmania
Level 5 Item   WRP role and services
Level 5 Item   How to become an accredited WRP
Level 5 Item   Ongoing obligations for accredited WRPs
Level 5 Item   List of accredited workplace rehabilitation providers
Level 4 Item   Injury management co-ordinators (IMCs)
Level 4 Item   Return to work co-ordinators (RTWCs)
Level 4 Item   WorkCover Information Management System (WIMS)
Level 4 Item   Workers compensation forms and guides
Level 3 Item   Asbestos compensation
Level 4 Item   Review of Asbestos Compensation laws
Level 4 Item   Applicants
Level 5 Item   Asbestos Compensation Scheme
Level 5 Item   Asbestos claims for workers
Level 5 Item   Asbestos claims for family members
Level 5 Item   Asbestos compensation benefits
Level 6 Item   Statutory benefits for asbestos-related disease
Level 6 Item   Medical and other expenses
Level 5 Item   Compensation under other laws
Level 5 Item   Common law damages
Level 4 Item   Medical practitioners
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Level 5 Item   Medical panel guidance and forms
Level 4 Item   Laws, reports and dispute resolution
Level 5 Item   Asbestos compensation laws and annual reports
Level 5 Item   Definitions in asbestos compensation
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Level 4 Item   Asbestos compensation forms and guides
Level 2 Item   Licensing permits and registration
Level 3 Item   Asbestos licensing
Level 4 Item   Asbestos removal licensing
Level 4 Item   Find a licensed asbestos removalist or assessor
Level 3 Item   Dangerous goods and hazardous chemicals
Level 4 Item   Storage of hazardous chemicals
Level 5 Item   Hazardous chemicals
Level 5 Item   Globally Harmonised System (GHS)
Level 4 Item   Explosives
Level 5 Item   Importing and authorising explosives
Level 5 Item   Security-sensitive dangerous substances (SSDS)
Level 5 Item   Shot-firing
Level 4 Item   Transport of dangerous goods
Level 5 Item   Dangerous goods driver licences
Level 5 Item   Dangerous goods vehicle licences
Level 5 Item   Laws and ADG Code
Level 3 Item   Fireworks permits
Level 4 Item   Do I need a fireworks permit?
Level 4 Item   Safe firing distances and sensitive areas
Level 4 Item   Firework permits conditions
Level 4 Item   Fireworks issued permits
Level 5 Item   fw lists
Level 6 Item   list south
Level 6 Item   list north
Level 6 Item   list northwest
Level 6 Item   list east coast
Level 6 Item   list west coast
Level 3 Item   High risk licensing
Level 4 Item   High risk work licences
Level 4 Item   When a high risk work licence is not required
Level 4 Item   Classes of high risk work
Level 4 Item   Training for a high risk work licence
Level 4 Item   How to apply for a high risk work licence
Level 4 Item   High risk licences issued interstate
Level 4 Item   Becoming a high risk licence assessor
Level 3 Item   Plant registration
Level 4 Item   Plant item registration
Level 4 Item   Plant design registration
Level 4 Item   Plant inspections
Level 3 Item   White cards (construction induction)
Level 3 Item   Evidence of identity
Level 3 Item   How to update your licence details
Level 3 Item   WHS entry permit holders
Level 3 Item   Licensing forms and guides
Level 3 Item   Licensing fees
Level 2 Item   Laws and compliance
Level 3 Item   Acts and Regulations
Level 4 Item   Exemptions under the Work Health and Safety Regulations
Level 3 Item   Codes of practice
Level 3 Item   Long service leave
Level 4 Item   Pro rata long service leave
Level 4 Item   Long service leave for mining employees
Level 4 Item   Long service leave disputes and records
Level 3 Item   Enforcement and prosecutions
Level 4 Item   Enforcing the WHS laws
Level 5 Item   Enforcing the laws
Level 5 Item   Improvement notices
Level 5 Item   Prohibition notices
Level 4 Item   Prosecutions
Level 5 Item   Court summaries
Level 6 Item   2020 Court summaries
Level 6 Item   2021 Court summaries
Level 5 Item   Request for the Regulator to commence a prosecution
Level 5 Item   Prosecution guidelines
Level 5 Item   Request form for the Regulator to commence a prosecution
Level 4 Item   Enforceable undertakings
Level 4 Item   Penalties
Level 4 Item   Internal review of decision
Level 3 Item   Inspectors
Level 4 Item   WorkSafe inspectors workplace compliance program for 2022
Level 4 Item   Inspectors and Inspections
Level 4 Item   Issues an inspector can decide
Level 4 Item   Getting help from an inspector
Level 3 Item   Regulator
Level 4 Item   Functions of the Regulator
Level 4 Item   Review of the WHS Regulator
Level 3 Item   Right to Information
Level 2 Item   Services and events
Level 3 Item   Advisory Service
Level 3 Item   Better Work Tasmania
Level 4 Item   What is Better Work Tasmania?
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Level 4 Item   Better Work events
Level 4 Item   Catch up on past events
Level 4 Item   WHS & Wellbeing solutions
Level 4 Item   WHS & Wellbeing Leaders, Champions and Peer Support
Level 3 Item   Safe Farming Tasmania
Level 4 Item   Fruit Growers Safety Awareness Sessions
Level 4 Item   Primary Producer Safety Rebate Scheme closed
Level 3 Item   WorkSafe Month
Level 4 Item   2020 WorkSafe Month Webinars
Level 4 Item   2019 WorkSafe Month Webinars
Level 4 Item   PTSD Mental Health Matters Conference
Level 3 Item   Safe Bodies Safe Minds Expo
Level 3 Item   2022 Healthier, Safer and Productive Workplaces Grants
Level 3 Item   2022 Safe Bodies, Safe Minds Conference
Level 3 Item   WHS Induction Module
Level 3 Item   Webinar Wednesday
Level 3 Item   WorkSafe Awards 2021
Level 4 Item   Category 1: Excellence in work health and safety systems
Level 4 Item   Category 2: Excellence in implementing a work health and safety solution
Level 4 Item   Category 3: Excellence in work health and safety culture
Level 4 Item   Category 4: Excellence in contributions to work health and safety
Level 4 Item   Category 5: Excellence achieved by a health and safety representative
Level 4 Item   Category 6: Excellence in injury management
Level 4 Item   Category 7: Excellence in an individual’s contribution to injury management
Level 4 Item   Category 8: Excellence in a workplace health and wellbeing initiative
Level 4 Item    Category 9: Excellence in a workplace response to COVID-19
Level 4 Item   Leadership Excellence Award
Level 4 Item   2021 WorkSafe Tasmania Awards entrants
Level 2 Item   Forms and publications
Level 3 Item   Safety forms and guides
Level 3 Item   Compensation forms
Level 4 Item   Workers compensation
Level 4 Item   Asbestos compensation
Level 3 Item   Licensing forms
Level 3 Item   Workplace Issues magazine
Level 3 Item   Requesting information
Level 4 Item   Requesting information about a dangerous goods storage location
Level 4 Item   Requesting information about the status of a WorkSafe incident investigation
Level 5 Item   Requesting information about the status of a WorkSafe incident investigation
Level 4 Item   Requesting information about a workers compensation claim
Level 4 Item   Requesting other information
Level 3 Item   Statistics
Level 4 Item   Return to work survey
Level 4 Item   Comparative performance reporting
Level 4 Item   Workers compensation scheme monitoring report
Level 3 Item   Safe Work Australia reports
Level 3 Item   Contact us forms
Level 4 Item   Ask a general question form
Level 4 Item   Request an advisor visit
Level 4 Item   Change your address
Level 3 Item   Corporate publications
Level 3 Item   Strategic Plan
Level 1 Item   Home
Level 2 Item   Health and safety
Level 2 Item   Compensation
Level 2 Item   Licensing permits and registration
Level 2 Item   Laws and compliance
Level 2 Item   Services and events
Level 2 Item   Forms and publications
Level 1 Item   About us
Level 2 Item   From our Executive Director
Level 3 Item   Disrupt your safety mindset
Level 3 Item   Focussing on mental health, safety and wellbeing
Level 3 Item   Consult with your workers
Level 2 Item   About the WorkCover Tasmania Board
Level 3 Item   Current WorkCover Board members
Level 3 Item   WorkCover Board committees and panels
Level 3 Item   WorkCover Board initiatives
Level 4 Item   Winners announced: 2022 Healthier, Safer and Productive Workplaces Grant Program
Level 5 Item   2019-20 Healthier, Safer and Productive Workplaces Grant winners
Level 4 Item   Previous request for tender: Marketing and communication services
Level 1 Item   Accessibility
Level 1 Item   Contact us
Level 1 Item   Search
Level 1 Item   Favourites
Level 1 Item   Advisory Service
Level 2 Item   Read our Advisors' magazine columns
Level 3 Item   Talking safety with your new and young workers
Level 3 Item   Ensuring safety for visitors to your workplace
Level 3 Item   How to run an effective incident investigation
Level 1 Item   Asbestos safety
Level 1 Item   Careers
Level 1 Item   Quad bikes
Level 2 Item   Quad bike standard
Level 1 Item   Silica safe
Level 1 Item   Awards
Level 1 Item   betterwork
Level 1 Item   coronavirus
Level 1 Item   covidframework
Level 1 Item   Expo
Level 1 Item   safefarming
Level 1 Item   Snapshots
Level 1 Item   Webinar Wednesday
Level 1 Item   WorkCover
Level 1 Item   WorkCover Board
Level 1 Item   WorkSafe Conference 2021
Level 1 Item   WorkSafe Month
Level 1 Item   News
Updated: 8th November 2019
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