LibGuides: Library Resource Guides: Workplace health &amp; safety processes

Book titles for WHS Processes

Work health and safety regulation in Australia by Richard Johnstone & Michael Tooma
Call Number: 363.11071194 JOH 2022
Work health and safety : a complete course for CIV and diploma courses BSB41412 and BSB51312 by Stoll, McGill & Ritchie
Call Number: 363.11071194 STO 2014

Additional titles for WHS processes

Workplace research : conducting small-scale research in organizations by Zina O'Leary; Jennifer S. Hunt
Call Number: 610.73073 OLE 2016
ISBN: 9781473913219
The Australian carer : a training manual for aged care workers by Helen Croft 5th ed.
Call Number: 610.7365 CRO 2022
Moving and Handling Patients at a Glance by Hamish MacGregor
Call Number: 363.156 MAC 2016
Safe Patient Handling and Mobility by Susan Gallagher
Call Number: 344.94 GAL 2013
Occupational health psychology : work, stress and health by Irvin Schonfeld; Chu-Hsiang Chang
Call Number: MAIN 344.9450465 SCH 2017

WHS profiles

Sandi Hatfield: outstanding OHS under fire
(Article from OTR 28 January 2022) In 2021 Sandi completed the Certificate IV in Work Health and Safety course at the ANMF Education Centre taught in conjunction with WorkSafe Victoria.

Writing Style Guides

The Australian Government standard manual is useful to assist with writing style. See 'Style rules and conventions' for rules and examples to use when writing workplace reports.

Australian Government Style Manual

Quick Links

Occupational Health & Safety Law

Occupational safety and health legislation and compliance information.

Health and safety law in Victoria by Breen Creighton; Peter Rozen
Call Number: 344.9450465 CRE 2017
The law handbook 2019 : your practical guide to the law in Victoria by Naomi Saligari; Fitzroy Legal Service
Call Number: 349.945 FIT 2019

Case Study - Workplace Injury Management and Workers Compensation Act 1998 (NSW)

Chopra v NSW Health Service – South Western Sydney Local Health District [2024] NSWDC.76 TORT – workplace injury – system of work – “special” nurse allocated to dementia patient and other staff leave Emergency Department ward nurse by herself while the patient is agitated – nurse assaulted by dementia patient - breach of duty of care - damages

Case Study - Occupational Health & Safety (Manual Handling) Regulations

Wodonga Regional Health Service v Hopgood [2012] VSCA 326 Workplace injury – Nurse attending patient at risk of death – Injured back while moving patient singlehandedly - Negligence – Breach of statutory duty

Case Study - Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW)

Dean v R [2015] NSWCCA 307 Sentence - Murder - Reckless indifference - Worst case category - Life imprisonment - Application of s 61(1) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999
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The Quakers Hill nursing home fire

Videos relating to workplace health & safety

Return to work (RMH & WorkSafe)
Introducing the occupational violence and aggression (OVA) incident investigation tool
A tool for investigating occupational violence and aggression incidents, and to help prevent further incidents

Websites for WHS Processes

Check out key websites for work, health and safety information.

Asbestos shovelling competition on race day ©

Laws and regulations (WorkSafe)
Create a safe workplace (WorkSafe)
Healthcare and hospitals (WorkSafe)
Institute for Safety, Compensation and Recovery Research (ISCRR) Research partnership between TAC, WorkSafe and Monash University
Industry Development Fund Disability Safe project

E-Books for WHS Processes

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Return to Work resources

Institute for Safety, Compensation and Recovery Research (ISCRR) ISCRR is a joint initiative of WorkSafe Victoria and Monash University. Search the Research Clearinghouse for evidence on topics including injury prevention, improving compensation systems, recovery from injury and return to work.

Nurses Return to Work in Hospitals project The ANMF (Vic Branch) undertook a major RTW project through funding received from the WorkSafe Victoria RTW Fund. The project report (2009) provided a starting point for change in improving the return to work (RTW) of injured and/or ill nurses in Victoria, it is the first Project of its kind in Victoria, in Australia and even internationally.

WHS online resources

A guide to designing workplaces for safer handling of people

Working safe in rural and remote Australia

WorkSafe videos

Watch online videos relating to occupational health and safety.