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Examples of breaches

Examples of breaches of the Work Health and Safety Act 2012 include:

exposing workers to the risk of excessive noise
working at heights where the risk of falling is not controlled
allowing unlicensed operators to use specified equipment such as forklifts
not ensuring plant or equipment is appropriately guarded to remove or reduce the exposure of workers to moving parts
failing to have in place safe work method statements for work carried out in or near a confined space
not notifying WorkSafe Tasmania of a notifiable serious incident, injury or illness.

Examples of breaches

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