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                     Work-related stress Stress is one of the most daunting obstacles to employee engagement in the modern workplace. Work-related stress describes the physical, mental and emotional reactions of workers who perceive that their work demands exceed their abilities and/or their available time, help or support to do the work. It occurs when they perceive they are not coping in situations where it is important to them that they cope. A worker's response to workplace stress may be positive or negative for worker wellbeing, depending on a number of factors. Most people adjust to the variations of stress during the short term, but if it becomes excessive and long-lasting it can lead to mental and physical ill- health. Outcomes of exposure to work-related stress    Physical  - headaches, indigestion, tiredness, slow reactions, shortness of breath    Mental  - difficulty in decision-making, forgetfulness...

  1. WHS legislation - NT and federal, are they different? why?        Workplace health and safety for Northern Territory is similar to federal legislation, based on an agreed ‘model’ WHS Act. This means that in Northern territory WHS laws impose similar obligations as the Federal legislation.  2.  Duty of care - your duty of care in the workplace for yourself and others, why is this important?  Everyone has a duty of care, a responsibility, to make sure that they and other people are safe in the workplace. Even in the case of self-employment, responsibility of health and safety of oneself and others who visits which includes workers, clients, visitors and volunteers are important. 3. Hierarchy of control - What is this and why do we need to have this in the workplace? The hierarchy of control includes Elimination Substitution Engineering Controls Administrative Controls PPE  The hierarchy of control is a system for prioritising and  con...