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An approved code of practice provides practical guidance on how to achieve the standards of work health and safety required under the WHS Act and the Work Health and Safety Regulation (the WHS Regulation) and effective ways to identify and manage risks.

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Do work safety right, at any height
Current
SafeWork NSW
Most serious and fatal falls are from less than 4 metres.
Implementation Guidelines to the Victorian Code of Practice for the Building and Construction Industry
Available Superseded
Victorian Government
These Implementation Guidelines (Guidelines) have been developed to further assist in the achievement of the objectives of the Victorian Code and in particular, the industrial relations, OHS&R and workforce reform elements as adopted from the National Code.
Code of practice for building, construction and works
Current
Victorian Government
Regulates the conduct of all works that affect public space, ensuring the safety and amenity of community and the protection of municipal assets.
Code of Practice for the South Australian Construction Industry
Current
South Australian Government
The Code of Practice for the South Australian Construction Industry and its Implementation Guidelines is a statement of the principles that the industry wants to apply to a range of procedures from project conception and initiation, through tendering and construction, to project completion.
Managing respirable crystalline silica dust exposure in the stone benchtop industry: Code of practice 2019
Current
Workplace Health and Safety Queensland
Silicosis is preventable by using proper controls to eliminate or minimise expo sure to respirable crystalline silica dust in the workplace.
Psychological health and safety in the workplace
Current
Safe Work Australia
Mental health conditions account for an increasing proportion of serious workers’ compensation claims, and have garnered significant attention over recent years as awareness of their impact on individuals and workplaces has grown.
Health monitoring when you work with hazardous chemicals: Guide for workers
Current
Safe Work Australia
If you are a worker who works with hazardous chemicals, this guide is for you; it explains what you and your PCBU must do to monitor your health and keep you as safe as possible.
Health monitoring: Guide for persons conducting a business or undertaking
Current
Safe Work Australia
This guide will help you to understand your duties as a PCBU to provide health monitoring for your workers; it will assist you to comply with your duties under the model WHS laws, but should not be relied on in the place of the full text of those laws.
Occupational lung disease; silicosis: infomation sheet
Current
Safe Work Australia
Silicosis is a lung disease caused by breathing in respirable crystalline silica which is a common mineral found in sand, concrete, quartz and other types of rock.
How to manage the hazards that can cause occupational lung diseases in engineered stone workers: information sheet
Current
Safe Work Australia
Work Health and Safety (WHS) laws require you, as the person conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU), to eliminate and minimise risks to the health and safety of your workers as much as you reasonably can.
How to identify the hazards that can cause occupational lung diseases in engineered stone workers: information sheet
Current
Safe Work Australia
As a person conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU), you must protect your workers from breathing in silica dust.
Respirable Crystalline Silica Campaign Report 2020-2021
Current
SafeWork SA
From 1 October 2020 to 1 April 2021, SafeWork SA undertook a compliance campaign (the campaign) focused on respirable crystalline silica (RCS) in the fabrication, construction, and mining industries; The fabrication industry included persons conducting a business or undertaking (PCBUs) using engineered and natural stone (i.e. monumental masons).
Identifying and assessing the risks of bushfires at work: using fire danger ratings and warnings
Current
Safe Work Australia
Helps persons conducting a business or undertaking (PCBUs) and workers to use these systems to identify and assess the risk of bushfires at work.
Guidance on the interpretation of workplace exposure standards for airborne contaminants
Current
Safe Work Australia
Provides advice on the application of workplace exposure standards for airborne contaminants (exposure standards) in the workplace.
National Return to Work Strategy 2020–2030
Current
Safe Work Australia
A national strategy to drive and leverage national action to improve return to work outcomes for workers with a work-related injury or illness.
Prevention of vehicle roll-aways and safe immobilisation: Fact sheet
Current
Safe Work Australia
Provides guidance for persons conducting a business or undertaking and workers about managing the risks of vehicle roll-aways at the workplace.
Sexual and gender-based harassment
Current
Safe Work Australia
Provides practical guidance to PCBUs on how to manage health and safety risks arising from sexual and gender-based harassment at work.
Building Confidence: How to use engineers to improve building and construction
Current
Engineers Australia
Engineers Australia convened a building industry working group to develop a paradigm for good practice of engineers across the building sector.
Prevention of falls in general construction
Current
WorkSafe Victoria
Provides practical guidance for those who have duties or obligations in relation to the prevention of falls in construction work under the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 (OHS Act) and Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 2017 (OHS Regulations).
Removing asbestos in workplaces
Current
WorkSafe Victoria
Provides practical guidance for those who have duties or obligations in relation to asbestos under the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 (OHS Act) or the Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 2017 (OHS Regulations).
Workplace amenities and work environment
Current
WorkSafe Victoria
Provides practical guidance to those who have duties under the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 (the OHS Act) or Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 2007 (the Regulations) on how to comply with those duties or obligations.
Providing employment, planning and consultation about return to work
Current
WorkSafe Victoria
Provides practical guidance to employers who have obligations under Part 4 (Return to Work) of the Workplace Injury Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2013 (the Act) on how to comply with those obligations.
Return to Work Coordinators
Current
WorkSafe Victoria
Provides practical guidance to employers who have obligations under Part 4 (Return to Work) of the Workplace Injury Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2013 (the Act) on how to comply with those obligations.
Cooperating with labour hire employers about return to work
Current
WorkSafe Victoria
Provides practical guidance to hosts who have an obligation under section 109 of the Workplace Injury Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2013 (the Act) to cooperate with a labour hire employer on how to comply with that obligation.
Return to Work Information
Current
WorkSafe Victoria
Provides practical guidance to employers who have obligations under Part 4 of the Workplace Injury Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2013 (the Act) on how to comply with those obligations.
How WorkSafe applies the law in relation to Reasonably Practicable
Current
WorkSafe Victoria
Sets out WorkSafe Victoria’s position on what ‘reasonably practicable’ means in the context of duty-holders meeting their obligations under Part 3 of the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004.
How WorkSafe applies the law in relation to identifying and understanding hazards and risks
Current
WorkSafe Victoria
Sets out WorkSafe’s position that there is an obligation to take all reasonable steps to identify and understand hazards and risks to health and safety when complying with duties to ensure health and safety under Part 3 of the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004.
A guide to Australian building product conformity
Current
Australian Building Codes Board
A guide for those businesses and building professionals that must ensure the products and materials they procure and use in building and construction are ‘fit for purpose’ and conform and comply with Australian building laws and standards and any other local requirements.
Digitalisation of Construction: Industry Report on Digitalisation of Design and Construction of Class 2 Buildings in New South Wales
Current
NSW Government
This research project set out to review the state of digitalisation of the class 2 (multi-unit) building sector of the NSW construction industry with specific reference to the production of design drawings and as-built drawings.
Prevention of falls in housing construction
Current
WorkSafe Victoria
Provides practical guidance for those who have duties or obligations in relation to the prevention of falls in the housing construction industry under the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 (OHS Act) and Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 2017 (OHS Regulations).
Plant
Current
WorkSafe Victoria
Provides practical guidance for those who have duties or obligations in relation to plant under the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 (OHS Act) and Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 2017 (OHS Regulations).
Noise
Current
WorkSafe Victoria
Provides practical guidance for those who have duties or obligations in relation to noise under the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 (OHS Act) and Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 2017 (OHS Regulations).
Managing exposure to crystalline silica: Engineered stone
Current
WorkSafe Victoria
Provides practical guidance for those who have duties or obligations under the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 (OHS Act) and the Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 2017 (OHS Regulations), in relation to exposure to crystalline silica dust as a result of working with engineered stone.
Communicating occupational health and safety across languages
Current
WorkSafe Victoria
Provides practical guidance for those who have duties or obligations to communicate occupational health and safety matters in appropriate languages in workplaces under the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 (OHS Act) and Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 2017 (OHS Regulations).
Managing asbestos in workplaces
Current
WorkSafe Victoria
Provides practical guidance for those who have duties or obligations in relation to asbestos under the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 (OHS Act) or the Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 2017 (OHS Regulations).
Hazardous substances
Current
WorkSafe Victoria
Provides practical guidance for those who have duties or obligations in relation to hazardous substances under the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004(OHS Act) and Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 2017 (OHS Regulations).
Hazardous manual handling
Current
WorkSafe Victoria
Provides practical guidance for those who have duties or obligations in relation to hazardous manual handling under the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 (OHS Act) and Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 2017 (OHS Regulations).
Foundries
Current
WorkSafe Victoria
Provides practical guidance to those who have duties under the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 (the OHS Act) or Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 2007 (the Regulations). It shows how to comply with those duties or obligations.
First aid in the workplace
Current
WorkSafe Victoria
Provides practical guidance for those who have duties under the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 (OHS Act) and the Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 2017 (OHS Regulations).
Facilities in construction
Current
WorkSafe Victoria
Provides practical guidance for those who have duties or obligations in relation to the provision of facilities at construction site workplaces under the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 (OHS Act) and Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 2017 (OHS Regulations).
Excavation
Current
WorkSafe Victoria
Provides practical guidance for those who have duties or obligations in relation to excavation sites under the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 (OHS Act) and Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 2017 (OHS Regulations).
Demolition
Current
WorkSafe Victoria
Provides practical guidance for those who have duties or obligations in relation to demolition sites under the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 (OHS Act) and Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 2017 (OHS Regulations).
Confined spaces
Current
WorkSafe Victoria
Provides practical guidance for those who have duties or obligations in relation to confined spaces under the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 (OHS Act) and Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 2017 (OHS Regulations).
Work health and safety consultation, cooperation and coordination
Current
NT WorkSafe
Provides practical guidance to PCBUs on how to effectively consult with workers who carry out work for the business or undertaking and who are (or are likely to be) directly affected by a health and safety matter.
Welding processes
Current
NT WorkSafe
Provides practical guidance to PCBUs on how to manage health and safety risks associated with welding processes in their workplace.
Spray painting and powder coating
Current
NT WorkSafe
Provides practical guidance to PCBUs on how to manage health and safety risks associated with spray painting and powder coating.
Safe design of structures
Current
NT WorkSafe
Provides practical guidance to persons conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU) who design structures that will be used, or could reasonably be expected to be used, as a workplace. This includes architects, building designers and engineers.
Managing risks of hazardous chemicals in the workplace
Current
NT WorkSafe
Provides practical guidance to PCBUs on how to manage health and safety risks associated with hazardous chemicals used in their workplace.
Managing electrical risks in the workplace
Current
NT WorkSafe
<p>Contents:</p><p>Introduction<br />2: The risk management process<br />3: Specific hazards and control measures<br />4: Working de-energised<br />5: Isolation, locking off and access<br />6: Energised electrical work<br />7: Working near energised electrical parts<br />8: Tools and equipment<br />9: High voltage electrical work<br />Appendix A: Glossary <br />Appendix B: Advantages and disadvantages of non-portable and portable RCDs<br />Appendix C:_Risks associated with electrical work <br />Appendix D: Preventative actions checklist<br />Amendments</p>
Excavation work
Current
NT WorkSafe
Provides practical guidance to PCBUs on how to manage health and safety risks associated with excavation work.
Demolition work
Current
NT WorkSafe
Provides practical guidance to PCBUs on how to manage health and safety risks associated with demolition work.
Labelling of workplace hazardous chemicals
Current
NT WorkSafe
Provides practical guidance to PCBUs on how to label hazardous chemicals that are being manufactured or imported for use, handling or storage in Australia.
How to safely remove asbestos
Current
NT WorkSafe
Provides practical guidance to PCBUs on how to manage health and safety risks associated with removing asbestos or asbestos containing materials (ACM) from workplaces.
How to manage and control asbestos in the workplace
Current
NT WorkSafe
Provides practical guidance to PCBUs on how to manage risks associated with asbestos, asbestos containing material (ACM) and asbestos-contaminated dust or debris (ACD) at the workplace and thereby minimise the incidence of asbestos-related diseases such as mesothelioma, asbestosis and lung cancer.
Abrasive blasting
Current
NT WorkSafe
Provides practical guidance to PCBUs on how to manage health and safety risks associated with abrasive blasting.
First aid in the workplace
Current
NT WorkSafe
Provides practical guidance to PCBUs on how to effectively provide first aid in the workplace. It includes information on first aid kits, procedures, facilities and training for first aiders.
Confined spaces
Current
NT WorkSafe
Provides practical guidance to PCBUs on how to manage health and safety risks associated with work carried out in a confined space.
Managing noise and preventing hearing loss at work
Current
NT WorkSafe
Provides practical guidance to PCBUs on how to manage health and safety risks associated with workplace noise.
How to manage work health and safety risks
Current
NT WorkSafe
Provides practical guidance to PCBUs on how to manage risks to health and safety.
Hazardous manual tasks
Current
NT WorkSafe
Provides practical guidance to PCBUs on how to manage health and safety risks associated with musculoskeletal disorders arising from hazardous manual tasks in the workplace.
Construction work
Current
NT WorkSafe
Provides practical guidance for PCBUs, including those persons who design, construct, import, supply or install plant or structures, on how to eliminate, or if that is not possible, minimise the risks relating to construction work.
Managing risks of hazardous chemicals in the workplace
Current
NT WorkSafe
Provides practical guidance to PCBUs on how to manage health and safety risks associated with hazardous chemicals used in their workplace.
Managing risks of plant in the workplace
Current
NT WorkSafe
Provides practical guidance to PCBUs on how to manage health and safety risks associated with managing risks of plant in the workplace.
Managing the risk of falls at workplaces
Current
NT WorkSafe
Provides practical guidance for PCBUs, including those persons who design, construct, import, supply or install plant or structures, on how to eliminate, or if that is not possible, minimise the risk of falls from height in workplaces.
Managing the risk of falls in housing construction
Current
NT WorkSafe
Provides practical guidance for PCBUs on how to eliminate, or if that is not possible, minimise the risk of falls from height in housing construction.
Managing the work environment and facilities
Current
NT WorkSafe
Provides practical guidance to PCBUs on how to manage the work environment and facilities.
Preparation of safety data sheets for hazardous chemicals
Current
NT WorkSafe
Provides practical guidance to PCBUs on how to prepare safety data sheets for hazardous chemicals that are being manufactured or imported for use, handling or storage in Australia.
Managing the risk of falls at workplaces: Information sheet (WA)
Current
WorkSafe Western Australia
Provides general guidance for workers and persons conducting a business or undertaking (PCBUs) on how to manage the risk of falls at work under the work health and safety laws.
National Code Of Practice: For Precast, Tilt-Up And Concrete Elements In Building Construction
Current
Australian Building Codes Board
Provides practical guidance on ways to eliminate hazards and/or minimise risks in the safe handling of concrete elements in building construction.
Setting up your workstation: Manage the risk of MSDs
Current
Safe Work Australia
A person conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU) must ensure workers' health and safety so far as is reasonably practicable; this includes specific duties to manage the risks of MSDs.
Working from home: Checklist
Current
Safe Work Australia
This checklist is a starting point to help identify common hazards which may be present when working from home.
Working from home: Work information sheet
Current
Safe Work Australia
Provides practical information for workers who are doing computer-based work from home.
Working from home: PCBU information sheet
Current
Safe Work Australia
Provides practical guidance for persons conducting a business or undertaking (PCBUs) on managing work health and safety (WHS) risks when workers are doing computer_based work from home.
Safe work method statement for high risk construction work
Current
WorkSafe Western Australia
Provides advice for persons conducting a business or undertaking (PCBUs) on the function, content and application of safe work method statements (SWMS).
Demolition work
Current
WorkSafe Western Australia
Provides practical guidance to PCBUs on how to manage health and safety risks associated with demolition work.
Labelling of workplace hazardous chemicals
Current
WorkSafe Western Australia
Provides practical guidance to PCBUs on how to label hazardous chemicals that are being manufactured or imported for use, handling or storage in Australia.
How to safely remove asbestos
Current
WorkSafe Western Australia
Provides practical guidance to PCBUs on how to manage health and safety risks associated with removing asbestos or asbestos containing materials (ACM) from workplaces.
How to manage and control asbestos in the workplace
Current
WorkSafe Western Australia
Provides practical guidance to PCBUs on how to manage risks associated with asbestos, asbestos containing material (ACM) and asbestos-contaminated dust or debris (ACD) at the workplace and thereby minimise the incidence of asbestos-related diseases such as mesothelioma, asbestosis and lung cancer.
Abrasive blasting
Current
WorkSafe Western Australia
Provides practical guidance to PCBUs on how to manage health and safety risks associated with abrasive blasting.
First aid in the workplace
Current
WorkSafe Western Australia
Provides practical guidance to PCBUs on how to effectively provide first aid in the workplace. It includes information on first aid kits, procedures, facilities and training for first aiders.
Confined spaces
Current
WorkSafe Western Australia
Provides practical guidance to PCBUs on how to manage health and safety risks associated with work carried out in a confined space.
Managing noise and preventing hearing loss at work
Current
WorkSafe Western Australia
Provides practical guidance to PCBUs on how to manage health and safety risks associated with workplace noise.
How to manage work health and safety risks
Current
WorkSafe Western Australia
Provides practical guidance to PCBUs on how to manage risks to health and safety.
Hazardous manual tasks
Current
WorkSafe Western Australia
Provides practical guidance to PCBUs on how to manage health and safety risks associated with musculoskeletal disorders arising from hazardous manual tasks in the workplace.
Construction work
Current
WorkSafe Western Australia
Provides practical guidance for PCBUs, including those persons who design, construct, import, supply or install plant or structures, on how to eliminate, or if that is not possible, minimise the risks relating to construction work.
Managing risks of hazardous chemicals in the workplace
Current
WorkSafe Western Australia
Provides practical guidance to PCBUs on how to manage health and safety risks associated with hazardous chemicals used in their workplace.
Managing risks of plant in the workplace
Current
WorkSafe Western Australia
Provides practical guidance to PCBUs on how to manage health and safety risks associated with managing risks of plant in the workplace.
Managing the risk of falls at workplaces
Current
WorkSafe Western Australia
Provides practical guidance for PCBUs, including those persons who design, construct, import, supply or install plant or structures, on how to eliminate, or if that is not possible, minimise the risk of falls from height in workplaces.
Managing the risk of falls in housing construction
Current
WorkSafe Western Australia
Provides practical guidance for PCBUs on how to eliminate, or if that is not possible, minimise the risk of falls from height in housing construction.
Managing the risks of respirable crystalline silica from engineered stone in the workplace
Current
WorkSafe Western Australia
Provides guidance through the lifecycle of an engineered stone product including fabrication, installation, maintenance, removal and disposal.
Managing the work environment and facilities
Current
WorkSafe Western Australia
Provides practical guidance to PCBUs on how to manage the work environment and facilities.
Preparation of safety data sheets for hazardous chemicals
Current
WorkSafe Western Australia
Provides practical guidance to PCBUs on how to prepare safety data sheets for hazardous chemicals that are being manufactured or imported for use, handling or storage in Australia.
Workplace behaviour
Current
WorkSafe Western Australia
Provides practical guidance for workplaces where people may be exposed to various forms of inappropriate or unreasonable workplace behaviour including bullying, harassment, violence and aggression, discrimination and misconduct.
Psychosocial hazards in the workplace
Current
WorkSafe Western Australia
Provides practical guidance for workplaces where people may be exposed to psychosocial hazards such as stress, fatigue and burnout, as well as bullying, harassment, violence and aggression, discrimination and misconduct.
Guidelines for inspection of class 1a and 10 buildings and structures (QLD)
Current
Queensland Government
Provides guidance to inspecting persons (e.g. building certifiers and competent persons) and builders about how to meet their inspection responsibilities under the Building Act 1975 (BA) and the Building Regulation 2021 (BR).
Mentally healthy workplaces for fly-in fly-out (FIFO) workers in the resources and construction sectors
Current
WorkSafe Western Australia
Provides guidance on creating and maintaining a mentally healthy workplace.
Safe design of structures
Current
WorkSafe Western Australia
Provides practical guidance to persons conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU) who design structures that will be used, or could reasonably be expected to be used, as a workplace; this includes architects, building designers and engineers.
Spray painting and powder coating
Current
WorkSafe Western Australia
Provides practical guidance to PCBUs on how to manage health and safety risks associated with spray painting and powder coating.
Welding processes
Current
WorkSafe Western Australia
Provides practical guidance to PCBUs on how to manage health and safety risks associated with welding processes in their workplace.
Work health and safety consultation, cooperation and coordination: Consultation checklist
Current
WorkSafe Western Australia
Consultation compliance checklist.
Work health and safety consultation, cooperation and coordination
Current
WorkSafe Western Australia
Provides practical guidance to PCBUs on how to effectively consult with workers who carry out work for the business or undertaking and who are (or are likely to be) directly affected by a health and safety matter.
Abrasive blasting
Current
SafeWork SA
Provides practical guidance to PCBUs on how to manage health and safety risks associated with abrasive blasting.
Confined spaces
Current
SafeWork SA
Provides practical guidance to PCBUs on how to manage health and safety risks associated with work carried out in a confined space.
Demolition work
Current
SafeWork SA
Provides practical guidance to PCBUs on how to manage health and safety risks associated with demolition work.
Excavation work
Current
SafeWork SA
Provides practical guidance to PCBUs on how to manage health and safety risks associated with excavation work.
Hazardous manual tasks
Current
SafeWork SA
Provides practical guidance to PCBUs on how to manage health and safety risk associated with musculoskeletal disorders arising from hazardous manual tasks in the workplace.
How to manage and control asbestos in the workplace
Current
SafeWork SA
Provides practical guidance to PCBUs on how to manage risks associated with asbestos, asbestos containing material (ACM) and asbestos-contaminated dust or debris (ACD) at the workplace and thereby minimise the incidence of asbestos-related diseases such as mesothelioma, asbestosis and lung cancer.
How to manage work health and safety risks
Current
SafeWork SA
Provides practical guidance to PCBUs on how to manage risks to health and safety.
How to safely remove asbestos
Current
SafeWork SA
Provides practical guidance to PCBU’s on how to manage health and safety risks associated with removing asbestos or asbestos-containing materials (ACM) from workplaces.
Labelling hazardous chemicals
Current
SafeWork SA
Provides practical guidance to PCBUs on how to label hazardous chemicals that are being manufactured or imported for use, handling or storage in Australia.
Managing electrical risks in the workplace
Current
SafeWork SA
Provides practical guidance to PCBUs on managing electrical risks in the workplace.
Managing noise and preventing hearing loss at work
Current
SafeWork SA
Provides practical guidance to PCBUs on how to manage health and safety risks associated with workplace noise.
Managing risks of hazardous chemicals in the workplace
Current
SafeWork SA
Provides practical guidance to PCBUs on how to manage health and safety risks associated with hazardous chemicals used in their workplace.
Managing the risk of falls at workplaces
Current
SafeWork SA
Provides practical guidance for PCBUs, including those persons who design, construct, import, supply or install plant or structures, on how to eliminate, or if that is not possible, minimise the risk of falls from height in workplaces.
Managing the work environment and facilities
Current
SafeWork SA
Provides practical guidance to PCBUs on how to manage the work environment and facilities.
Mobile elevating work platforms (MEWP) guidelines
Current
SafeWork SA
A PCBU must provide workers with reasonable information, instruction, training and supervision to operate the MEWP in all of the foreseeable work situations which may arise.
Preparation of safety data sheets for hazardous chemicals
Current
SafeWork SA
Provides practical guidance to PCBUs on how to prepare safety data sheets for hazardous chemicals that are being manufactured or imported for use, handling or storage in Australia.
Work-related violence: Preventing and responding to work-related violence
Current
SafeWork SA
This guide covers two types of work-related violence: external violence and service-related violence.
Welding processes
Current
SafeWork SA
Provides practical guidance to PCBUs on how to manage health and safety risks associated with welding processes in their workplace.
Tower cranes
Current
Safe Work Australia
Provides practical guidance to PCBUs on managing health and safety risks of working with tower cranes.
Building and construction
Current
Queensland Government
Outlines specific principles and standards of behaviour that underpin best practice while promoting positive change in the industry.
Managing the risks of working in heat
Current
Safe Work Australia
Provides practical guidance for a person conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU) on how to manage the risks associated with working in heat and information on what to do if a worker begins to suffer from a heat-related illness.
Code of Practice Managing The Risks Of Respirable Crystalline Silica From Engineered Stone In The Workplace
Current
SafeWork NSW
Provides guidance through the lifecycle of an engineered stone product including fabrication, installation, maintenance, removal and disposal.
Tower Cranes: Duties of Principal Contractor
Current
SafeWork NSW
Provides a summary of the duties of the principal contractor in relation to a tower crane at their site.
Construction Falls From Heights Blitz Checklist
Current
SafeWork NSW
This simplified checklist can be used by principal contractors and site supervisors to conduct basic inspections to look for common working at heights hazards.
Hazardous Manual Tasks
Current
SafeWork NSW
A person conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU) must manage risks to health and safety relating to a MSD associated with a hazardous manual task.
Guide for Crane Operators
Current
SafeWork NSW
Helps keep crane operators and other workers safe on site.
Safety Checklist: Earthmoving Plant in Construction
Current
SafeWork NSW
This checklist can be used by principal contractors and site supervisors to manage the risks of earthmoving plant activities on construction sites.
Tower Crane Safety for PCBU’s
Current
SafeWork NSW
This checklist can be used by principal contractors and site supervisors to manage the risks of tower crane activities on construction sites.
Safe Work Method Statement For Demolition Work
Current
SafeWork NSW
A safe work method statement (SWMS) must be prepared by the persons conducting businesses or undertakings (PCBUs) for any identified high risk construction work (HRCW) in relation to all construction work, irrespective of the cost of that work.
Code of practice Managing electrical risks in the workplace
Current
SafeWork NSW
Provides practical guidance to PCBUs on managing electrical risks in the workplace.
Work Near Overhead Power Lines
Current
SafeWork NSW
Provides practical advice on implementing the requirements of the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000 and the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation 2001.
Moving Plant On Construction Sites
Current
SafeWork NSW
Assists employers in deciding appropriate measures to prevent risks to workers and other people on construction sites where moving plant is used.
Scaffold inspection checklist
Current
SafeWork NSW
This checklist can be used by principal contractors or scaffolders to conduct a basic inspection to look for common scaffold deficiencies and hazards.
Tunnels Under Construction
Current
WorkCover NSW
Explains the processes involved in the systematic management of OHS risks and outlines how to apply a risk management approach to the hazards commonly encountered in tunnel construction in NSW.
Safe Work On Roofs. Part 1: Commercial And Industrial Buildings
Current
WorkCover NSW
Provides clients, employers, self-employed persons, contractors, subcontractors and workers with practical advice on preventing injury to persons engaged in work on roofs.
Overhead Protective Structures
Current
WorkCover NSW
Provides practical guidance and set minimum safety standards for all overhead protective structures in New South Wales.
Cutting and Drilling Concrete and other Masonry Products
Current
WorkCover NSW
Sets out guidelines for the use of saws and drills and associated equipment in the cutting and drilling of concrete and other building structural materials during construction work.
Tower and mobile scaffolds
Current
Safe Work Australia
Provides advice for small businesses and workers on managing the risks associated with tower and mobile scaffolds and related scaffolding work.
Guide to suspended (swing stage) scaffolds
Current
Safe Work Australia
Provides information on the potential hazards for suspended (swing stage) scaffolds and provides practical examples of ways you can control the risks associated with them.
Guide to scaffolds and scaffolding
Current
Safe Work Australia
Provides information on specific types of scaffolds and scaffolding and practical examples of ways you can control some of the risks associated with them.
Guide to Tower Cranes
Current
Safe Work Australia
Provides information on siting, erecting and using tower cranes and self-erecting tower cranes in the workplace.
General Guide For Cranes
Current
Safe Work Australia
Provides information on how to manage the risks of cranes at a workplace.
Guide to scaffold inspection and maintenance
Current
Safe Work Australia
This Guide provides information on scaffold inspection and maintenance including information on certification that a scaffold is safe to use.
Scaffolding work near overhead electric lines
Current
Safe Work Australia
Provides advice on managing the risks of erecting, dismantling and using fixed scaffolding near overhead electric lines and associated electrical equipment with an operating voltage up to and including 33,000 volts.
Construction: Industry Snapshot 2021
Current
WorkSafe Tasmania
An initiative of the WorkCover Tasmania Board delivered by WorkSafe Tasmania.
Safety Management Toolkit
Current
WorkSafe Tasmania
This Safety Management Toolkit is aimed at employers and owners in small business — now known as Person Conducting a Business or Undertaking (PCBU), which is explained more in this Toolkit. It will also be useful for managers.
Slips, Trips and Falls Checklist
Current
WorkSafe Tasmania
If you mark any NO box on the checklist, you need to take action to make your workplace safer.
Guidance Note GN052: Using timber for temporary perimeter guardrails
Current
WorkSafe Tasmania
Explains how to use correctly use timber to create safe temporary guardrails.
Safety In Construction: Your guide to managing safety in housing and construction
Current
WorkSafe Tasmania
This guide is targeted at small residential builders, but will also help larger residential construction businesses with more comprehensive requirements.
Welding processes
Current
Safe Work Australia
Provides practical guidance to PCBUs on how to manage health and safety risks associated with welding processes in their workplace.
Excavation work
Current
Safe Work Australia
Provides practical guidance to PCBUs on how to manage health and safety risks associated with excavation work.
Managing psychosocial hazards at work
Current
Safe Work Australia
Provides practical guidance to PCBUs on how to manage psychosocial health and safety risks at work.
Preparation of safety data sheets for hazardous chemicals
Current
Safe Work Australia
Provides practical guidance to PCBUs on how to prepare safety data sheets for hazardous chemicals that are being manufactured or imported for use, handling or storage in Australia.
Work health and safety consultation, cooperation and coordination
Current
Safe Work Australia
Provides practical guidance to PCBUs on how to effectively consult with workers who carry out work for the business or undertaking and who are (or are likely to be) directly affected by a health and safety matter.
Code Of Practice For The Safe Use Of Reinforced Plastics
Current
Workplace Standards Tasmania
Provides a safe and healthy workplace by outlining safe work practices and general responsibilities when handling reinforced plastics (RP) and also addresses systems and building design.
Managing the work environment and facilities
Current
Safe Work Australia
Provides practical guidance to PCBUs on how to manage the work environment and facilities.
Managing the risk of falls at workplaces
Current
Safe Work Australia
Provides practical guidance for PCBUs, including those persons who design, construct, import, supply or install plant or structures, on how to eliminate, or if that is not possible, minimise the risk of falls from height in workplaces.
How to safely remove asbestos
Current
Safe Work Australia
Provides practical guidance to PCBUs on how to manage health and safety risks associated with removing asbestos or asbestos-containing materials (ACM) from workplaces.
Managing noise and preventing hearing loss at work
Current
Safe Work Australia
Provides practical guidance to PCBUs on how to manage health and safety risks associated with workplace noise.
Managing electrical risks in the workplace
Current
Safe Work Australia
Provides practical guidance to PCBUs on managing electrical risks in the workplace.
Managing the risks of plant in the workplace
Current
Safe Work Australia
Provides practical guidance to PCBUs on how to manage health and safety risks associated with managing risks of plant in the workplace.
Spray painting and powder coating
Current
Safe Work Australia
Provides practical guidance to PCBUs on how to manage health and safety risks associated with spray painting and powder coating.
How to manage and control asbestos in the workplace
Current
Safe Work Australia
Provides practical guidance to PCBUs on how to manage risks associated with asbestos, asbestos containing material (ACM) and asbestos-contaminated dust or debris (ACD) at the workplace and thereby minimise the incidence of asbestos-related diseases such as mesothelioma, asbestosis and lung cancer.
Hazardous manual tasks
Current
Safe Work Australia
Provides practical guidance to PCBUs on how to manage health and safety risks associated with musculoskeletal disorders arising from hazardous manual tasks in the workplace.
Demolition work
Current
Safe Work Australia
Provides practical guidance to PCBUs on how to manage health and safety risks associated with demolition work.
Confined spaces
Current
Safe Work Australia
Provides practical guidance to PCBUs on how to manage health and safety risks associated with work carried out in a confined space.
Abrasive blasting
Current
Safe Work Australia
Applies to all workplaces covered by the WHS Act where abrasive blasting processes are carried out and where abrasive blasting products and equipment are used and stored.
Labelling of workplace hazardous chemicals
Current
Safe Work Australia
Provides practical guidance to PCBUs on how to label hazardous chemicals that are being manufactured or imported for use, handling or storage in Australia.
Managing the risk of falls in housing construction
Current
Safe Work Australia
Provides practical guidance for PCBUs on how to eliminate, or if that is not possible, minimise the risk of falls from height in housing construction.
Code of Practice Managing psychosocial hazards
Current
SafeWork NSW
This Code of Practice on how to manage psychosocial hazards at work is an approved code of practice under section 274 of the New South Wales Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (WHS Act).
Code Of Practice Work health and safety consultation, cooperation and coordination
Current
SafeWork NSW
This Code of Practice on how to meet the requirements for consultation, cooperation and coordination on work health and safety matters is an approved code of practice under section 274 of the Work Health and Safety Act (the WHS Act).
Code of Practice Excavation work
Current
SafeWork NSW
This Code of Practice on how to manage the risks associated with excavation work is an approved code of practice under section 274 of the Work Health and Safety Act (the WHS Act).
Code of Practice Abrasive Blasting
Current
SafeWork NSW
This Code of Practice on how to manage the risks associated with abrasive blasting is an approved code of practice under section 274 of the Work Health and Safety (WHS) Act.
Code of Practice Confined spaces
Current
SafeWork NSW
This Code of Practice on how to manage the risks associated with confined spaces in the workplace is an approved code of practice under section 274 of the Work Health and Safety Act (WHS Act).
Code of Practice Construction work
Current
SafeWork NSW
This Code of Practice on construction work is an approved code of practice under section 274 of the Work Health and Safety Act (the WHS Act).
Code of Practice Demolition work
Current
SafeWork NSW
This Code of Practice on how to manage the risks associated with demolition work is an approved code of practice under section 274 of the Work Health and Safety Act (the WHS Act).
Code Of Practice Welding processes
Current
SafeWork NSW
This Code of Practice on how to manage the risks associated with welding processes in the workplace is an approved code of practice under section 274 of the Work Health and Safety Act (WHS Act).
Code of Practice How to manage work health and safety risks
Current
SafeWork NSW
This Code of Practice on how to manage work health and safety risks is an approved code of practice under section 274 of the Work Health and Safety Act (the WHS Act).
Guide to managing the risks of elevating work platforms
Current
Safe Work Australia
Provides information to a person conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU) on identifying and assessing the risks, control measures for managing the risks, and safe planning and use of EWPs.
Guide to managing risk in construction: Concrete pumping
Current
Safe Work Australia
Provides practical guidance to assist duty holders, primarily a person conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU), to manage risks to health and safety associated with concrete pumping in construction work.
Guide for managing risks from high pressure water jetting
Current
Safe Work Australia
Practical guidance on how to manage health and safety risks associated with high pressure water jetting operations.
Inspecting and maintaining Elevating Work Platforms
Current
Safe Work Australia
Provides information to a person conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU) on EWPs inspection, inspection types, monitoring and testing, and recording and reporting
Construction work
Current
Safe Work Australia
Provides practical guidance for PCBUs, including those persons who design, construct, import, supply or install plant or structures, on how to eliminate, or if that is not possible, minimise the risks relating to construction work.
Australian Work Health and Safety Strategy 2012–2022
Latest
Safe Work Australia
Healthy, safe and productive working lives
Managing the risks of respirable crystalline silica from engineered stone in the workplace
Current
Safe Work Australia
Provides guidance through the lifecycle of an engineered stone product including fabrication, installation, maintenance, removal and disposal.
Return to work survey 2021
Current
Safe Work Australia
Headline measures report
General Guide for Scaffolds and Scaffolding Work
Current
Safe Work Australia
Provides information on how to manage risks associated with scaffolds and scaffolding work at a workplace.
Solar ultraviolet radiation: managing the risks
Current
Safe Work Australia
Solar Ultraviolet Radiation can pose significant health and safety risks.
How to manage work health and safety risks
Current
Safe Work Australia
This Code of Practice on how to manage work health and safety risks is an approved code of practice under section 274 of the Work Health and Safety Act (the WHS Act).
Building and Construction - Work Health and Safety Sector Plan to 2022
Current
SafeWork NSW
This building and construction sector plan has been developed in consultation with industry and aligns with the SafeWork NSW Health and Safety Roadmap 2022 to drive down fatality, injury and illness rates in the NSW building and construction industry.
Erecting, altering and dismantling scaffolding - Part 1: Prefabricated steel modular scaffolding
Current
SafeWork NSW
There have been a number of incidents where lack of fall prevention systems contributed to worker injuries and there were limited practical solutions to safely erect, alter and dismantle prefabricated steel modular scaffolding.
Code of Practice How to safely remove asbestos
Current
SafeWork NSW
This Code of Practice on how to safely remove asbestos is an approved code of practice under section 274 of the Work Health and Safety Act (the WHS Act).
Code of Practice Managing risks of hazardous chemicals in the workplace
Current
SafeWork NSW
This Code of Practice on how to manage the risks associated with hazardous chemicals in the workplace is an approved code of practice under section 274 of the Work Health and Safety Act (the WHS Act).
Code of Practice Labelling of workplace hazardous chemicals
Current
SafeWork NSW
This Code of Practice on labelling hazardous chemicals is an approved code of practice under section 274 of the Work Health and Safety Act (the WHS Act).
Code of Practice Preparation of safety data sheets for hazardous chemicals
Current
SafeWork NSW
This Code of Practice about the preparation of safety data sheets for hazardous chemicals is an approved code of practice under section 274 of the Work Health and Safety Act (the WHS Act).
Code of Practice How to manage and control asbestos in the workplace
Current
SafeWork NSW
This Code of Practice on how to manage and control asbestos in the workplace is an approved code of practice under section 274 of the Work Health and Safety Act (the WHS Act).
Code of Practice Managing the risk of falls in housing construction
Current
SafeWork NSW
This Code of Practice on how to manage the risk of falls in housing construction is an approved code of practice under section 274 of the Work Health and Safety Act (the WHS Act).
Code of Practice Formwork
Current
SafeWork NSW
The SafeWork NSW Formwork Code of Practice (this Code) on how to manage the risks associated with formwork is an approved code of practice under section 274 of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (WHS Act).
Code of Practice Spray painting and powder coating
Current
SafeWork NSW
This Code of Practice on how to manage the risks associated with spray painting and powder coating is an approved code of practice under section 274 of the Work Health and Safety Act (the WHS Act).
Code of Practice Safe design of structures
Current
SafeWork NSW
This Code of Practice on how to meet the requirements for safe design of structures is an approved code of practice under section 274 of the Work Health and Safety Act (the WHS Act).
Code of Practice First aid in the workplace
Current
SafeWork NSW
This Code of Practice on first aid in the workplace is an approved code of practice under section 274 of the Work Health and Safety Act (the WHS Act).
Code of Practice Managing the risk of plant in the workplace
Current
SafeWork NSW
This Code of Practice on how to manage risks of plant in the workplace is an approved code of practice under section 274 of the Work Health and Safety Act (the WHS Act).
Code of Practice Managing noise and preventing hearing loss at work
Current
SafeWork NSW
This Code of Practice on managing noise and preventing hearing loss at work is an approved code of practice under section 274 of the Work Health and Safety Act (the WHS Act).
Code of Practice Managing the risk of falls at workplaces
Current
SafeWork NSW
This Code of Practice on how to manage the risk of falls at workplaces is an approved code of practice under section 274 of the Work Health and Safety Act (the WHS Act).
Code of Practice Managing the work environment and facilities
Current
SafeWork NSW
This Code of Practice on managing the work environment and facilities is an approved code of practice under section 274 of the Work Health and Safety Act (the WHS Act).
Flammable refrigerant gases position paper
Current
SafeWork NSW
This Position Paper was developed by the Heads of Workplace Safety Authorities (HWSA) and provides information on the obligations of work health and safety duty holders with respect to the use of flammable refrigerant gases at workplaces.
Flammable substances
Current
SafeWork NSW
Flammable liquids or combustible substances must be kept in the lowest practical quantity at the workplace.
Hot work safety alert
Current
SafeWork NSW
This safety alert reminds people of the precautions required when carrying out hot work in the workplace, for example grinding, welding, oxy cutting or other processes which produce a flame or other ignition source.
Incident Information Release: Worker suffers flash burns
Current
SafeWork NSW
Worker suffers flash burns.
Mould at work
Current
SafeWork NSW
Mould at the workplace can be a serious health and safety hazard that could be putting your workers at risk.
Scaffolding Industry Safety Standard
Current
SafeWork NSW
The purpose of this document is to provide practical management tools to principal contractors, scaffolders, engineers, and other parties responsible for the provision and safe use of scaffolding.
Work health and safety consultation, cooperation and coordination
Current
Workplace Health and Safety Queensland
Provides practical guidance to PCBUs on how to effectively consult with workers who carry out work for the business or undertaking and who are (or are likely to be) directly affected by a health and safety matter; it includes information on mechanisms to facilitate worker participation and representation.
Welding processes
Current
Workplace Health and Safety Queensland
Provides practical guidance to PCBUs on how to manage health and safety risks associated with welding processes in their workplace.
Tower crane
Current
Workplace Health and Safety Queensland
Provides practical guidance to persons conducting a business or undertaking on how to comply with their health and safety duties when carrying out work with tower cranes.
Tilt-up and pre-cast construction
Current
Workplace Health and Safety Queensland
This code of practice applies to the principal safety issues associated with tilt-up and pre-cast construction; it includes basic guidance on casting of panels, panel lifting and rigging systems, propping and securing of panels and work at height associated with panels and other pre-cast concrete elements; it does not consider all issues in this type of construction but focuses on the primary safety issues; this code of practice does not discuss pre-tensioning and post-tensioning of concrete elements.
Steel construction
Current
Workplace Health and Safety Queensland
Provides advice aimed at preventing the risk of injury or death to persons undertaking steel construction and other persons at the workplace.
Managing the risk of psychosocial hazards at work
Current
Workplace Health and Safety Queensland
Applies to the performance of all work and to all workplaces covered by the WHS Act where there is a risk to health and safety from psychosocial hazards.
Mobile crane
Current
Workplace Health and Safety Queensland
Provides practical advice about how to manage risks associated with mobile cranes, vehicle-loading cranes and other mobile plant used as a mobile crane to raise or lower a freely suspended load.
Managing respirable crystalline silica dust exposure in construction and manufacturing of construction elements
Current
Workplace Health and Safety Queensland
Provides practical guidance for persons conducting a business or undertaking on how to manage risks associated with respirable crystalline silica (RCS) exposure in construction work; manufacturing of construction elements.
Safe design of structures
Current
Workplace Health and Safety Queensland
Provides practical guidance to persons conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU) who design structures that will be used, or could reasonably be expected to be used, as a workplace; this includes architects, building designers and engineers; this Code is also relevant for anyone making decisions that influence the design outcome, such as clients, developers and builders.
Scaffolding
Current
Workplace Health and Safety Queensland
Provides practical guidance to persons conducting a business or undertaking on how to comply with their health and safety duties relating to scaffolds, scaffolding and scaffolding work.
Managing the risk of falls at workplaces
Current
Workplace Health and Safety Queensland
Provides practical guidance for PCBUs, including those persons who design, construct, import, supply or install plant or structures, on how to eliminate, or if that is not possible, minimise the risk of falls from height in workplaces.
Managing risks of hazardous chemicals in the workplace
Current
Workplace Health and Safety Queensland
Provides practical guidance to PCBUs on how to manage health and safety risks associated with hazardous chemicals used in their workplace.
Managing noise and preventing hearing loss at work
Current
Workplace Health and Safety Queensland
Provides practical guidance to PCBUs on how to manage health and safety risks associated with workplace noise.
Managing electrical risks in the workplace
Current
Workplace Health and Safety Queensland
Provides practical guidance to PCBUs on managing electrical risks in the workplace.
How to safely remove asbestos
Current
Workplace Health and Safety Queensland
Provides practical guidance to PCBUs on how to manage health and safety risks associated with removing asbestos or asbestos-containing materials (ACM) from workplaces.
How to manage work health and safety risks
Current
Workplace Health and Safety Queensland
Provides practical guidance to PCBUs on how to manage risks to health and safety. Other approved codes of practice should be referenced for guidance on managing the risk of specific hazards.
Electrical Safety Code of Practice 2020: Electrical equipment rural industry
Current
Electrical Safety Office
Provides practical guidance about how to manage electrical risk in rural industry work.
Electrical Safety Code of Practice 2020: Working near overhead and underground electric lines
Current
Electrical Safety Office
Provides practical guidance for persons conducting a business or undertaking on managing electrical risks when working near energised (live) overhead or underground electric lines.
Electrical Safety Code of Practice 2020: Works
Current
Electrical Safety Office
Provides practical advice on ways for an electricity entity to manage electrical safety risks associated with earthing systems, underground cable systems, and supporting structures for overhead lines forming parts of the works of an electricity entity.
How to manage and control asbestos in the workplace
Current
Workplace Health and Safety Queensland
Provides information on how to identify the presence of asbestos at the workplace (including where work is being carried out by a PCBU at a residential premise) and how to implement measures to eliminate or minimise the risk of exposure to airborne asbestos fibres.
Formwork
Current
Workplace Health and Safety Queensland
Provides practical guidance to persons conducting a business or undertaking on how to comply with their health and safety duties when carrying out construction work involving formwork including high risk construction work.
First aid in the workplace
Current
Workplace Health and Safety Queensland
Provides practical guidance to PCBUs on how to effectively provide first aid in the workplace. It includes information on first aid kits, procedures, facilities and training for first aiders.
Excavation work
Current
Workplace Health and Safety Queensland
Provides practical guidance to PCBUs on how to manage health and safety risks associated with excavation work.
Demolition work
Current
Workplace Health and Safety Queensland
Provides practical guidance to PCBUs on how to manage health and safety risks associated with demolition work.
Construction and operation of solar farms
Current
Workplace Health and Safety Queensland
Provides practical guidance to duty holders on how to comply with their work health and safety and electrical safety duties during the design, construction, commissioning, operation, maintenance and end of life management of solar farms.
Confined spaces
Current
Workplace Health and Safety Queensland
Provides practical guidance to PCBUs on how to manage health and safety risks associated with work carried out in a confined space.
Concrete pumping
Current
Workplace Health and Safety Queensland
Provides practical guidance to persons conducting a business or undertaking on how to comply with their health and safety duties when carrying out construction work involving concrete pumping.
Abrasive blasting
Current
Workplace Health and Safety Queensland
Intended to be read by a person conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU). It provides practical guidance to PCBUs on how to manage health and safety risks associated with abrasive blasting.