This is the current list of documents included in a subscription plan.
Australian Standards can be purchased separately in a variety of add-on packs.
myBIG provides access to the 2022 National Construction Code, and 2019 National Construction Code.
The 1st of May 2023 marked the adoption of the National Construction Code (NCC) 2022 by the states and territories.
Some of the major changes in NCC 2022 are subject to longer transition periods, including:
- livable housing
- energy efficiency and condensation mitigation
- lead free plumbing products.
To find out more information, refer to this transition table.
State and territory legislation stipulates which edition of the NCC applies to a particular project. It is recommended to check with state and territory building authorities for local advice on transitional provisions.
| Name | Publisher | |
|---|---|---|
| NCC 2022 Volume 1 Building Code of Australia | Latest Australian Building Codes Board |
Primarily covers the design and construction of multi-residential, commercial, industrial and public assembly buildings and some associated structures. |
| NCC 2022 Volume 2 Building Code of Australia | Latest Australian Building Codes Board |
Primarily covers the design and construction of smaller scale buildings including houses, small sheds, carports and some associated structures. |
| ABCB Housing Provisions Standard 2022 | Latest Australian Building Codes Board |
Contains Deemed-to-Satisfy Provisions that are considered to be acceptable forms of construction that meet the requirements for complying with Parts H1 to H8 of NCC Volume Two. |
| NCC 2022 Volume 2 & Housing Provisions | Latest Australian Building Codes Board |
Compiles the National Construction Code 2022 Volume 2 Building Code of Australia AND the ABCB 2022 Housing Provisions Standard. |
| NCC 2022 Volume 3 Plumbing Code of Australia | Latest Australian Building Codes Board |
Covers the design, construction and maintenance of plumbing and drainage systems in new and existing buildings. |
| Consolidated Performance Requirements | Current Australian Building Codes Board |
Provides a compilation of all NCC Performance Requirements and the supporting General Requirements. |
| NatHERS Heating and Cooling Load Limits Standard | Latest Australian Building Codes Board |
NatHERS compliance pathway for energy efficiency. |
| Fire Safety Verification Method Standard | Latest Australian Building Codes Board |
Provides a process for engineering the design of fire safety Performance Solutions. The document provides the flexibility required to develop Performance Solutions while still maintaining the level of safety required by the NCC. |
| Livable Housing Design Standard | Latest Australian Building Codes Board |
Provides a set of technical provisions that if complied with will enable dwellings to better meet the needs of the community, including older people and people with mobility limitations |
| Whole-of-Home Efficiency Factors Standard | Latest Australian Building Codes Board |
This ABCB Standard provides WOH efficiency factors for Class 1 dwellings, Class 2 sole-occupancy units and Class 4 parts of buildings in the energy efficiency provisions of the NCC; It applies in each NCC climate zone and jurisdiction. |
| NCC 2019 Volume 1 Amendment 1 | Superseded Australian Building Codes Board |
Covering the design and construction of multi-residential, commercial, industrial and public assembly buildings. |
| NCC 2019 Volume 2 Amendment 1 | Superseded Australian Building Codes Board |
Covering the design and construction of smaller scale buildings including houses, small sheds, carports and some associated structures. |
| NCC 2019 Volume 3 Amendment 1 | Superseded Australian Building Codes Board |
Covering the design, construction and maintenance of plumbing and drainage systems in new and existing buildings. |
| NCC 2019 BCA Guide Amendment 1 | Superseded Australian Building Codes Board |
A companion manual to Volume One. It is intended as a reference book for people seeking clarification, illustrations, or examples |
| NCC 2016 Consolidated Performance Requirements | Superseded Australian Building Codes Board |
Provides a compilation of all NCC Performance Requirements and the supporting General Requirements. |
| NCC 2016 Volume Three | Superseded Australian Building Codes Board |
The NCC is a uniform set of technical provisions for the design and construction of buildings and other structures, and plumbing and drainage systems throughout Australia. It allows for variations in climate and geological or geographic conditions. |
| NCC 2016 Volume One Amendment 1 | Superseded Australian Building Codes Board |
The NCC is a uniform set of technical provisions for the design and construction of buildings and other structures, and plumbing and drainage systems throughout Australia. It allows for variations in climate and geological or geographic conditions. |
| NCC 2016 Guide to the BCA Volume One - Amendment 1 | Superseded Australian Building Codes Board |
The Guide is a companion manual to Volume One. It is intended as a reference book for people seeking clarification, illustrations, or examples, of what are sometimes complex BCA provisions. |
| NCC 2016 Volume Two | Superseded Australian Building Codes Board |
Contains the requirements for: Class 1 and 10a buildings, and certain Class 10b structures, and Class 10c private bushfire shelters. |
myBIG provides full access to the 2022 National Construction Code published by the Australian Building Codes Board (ABCB), in all our subscription plans.
The NCC 2022 has now been adopted (1 May 2023).
For more information on how to use the NCC 2022, refer to our article NCC 2022 on myBIG.
The NCC Primary Referenced standards are available separately in the following sets:
NCC Primary References Set
NCC Primary References Plus Set
NCC Primary References Large Business Set
| Name | Publisher | |
|---|---|---|
| Apartment energy efficiency Handbook | Current Australian Building Codes Board |
Assists in understanding the energy efficiency provisions in NCC Volume One that apply to Class 2 apartment buildings. |
| Understanding the NCC: Waterproofing in houses | Current Australian Building Codes Board |
The waterproofing provisions in NCC Volume Two require a building to be constructed in a way that prevents potential health risk, dangerous conditions or any damage to building elements which can caused by dampness or waterflow from wet areas such as bathrooms, laundries or the like in a building. |
| NCC 2022 Volume 1 Building Code of Australia | Latest Australian Building Codes Board |
Primarily covers the design and construction of multi-residential, commercial, industrial and public assembly buildings and some associated structures. |
| NCC 2022 Volume 2 Building Code of Australia | Latest Australian Building Codes Board |
Primarily covers the design and construction of smaller scale buildings including houses, small sheds, carports and some associated structures. |
| NCC 2022 Volume 2 & Housing Provisions | Latest Australian Building Codes Board |
Compiles the National Construction Code 2022 Volume 2 Building Code of Australia AND the ABCB 2022 Housing Provisions Standard. |
| NCC 2022 Volume 3 Plumbing Code of Australia | Latest Australian Building Codes Board |
Covers the design, construction and maintenance of plumbing and drainage systems in new and existing buildings. |
| Consolidated Performance Requirements | Current Australian Building Codes Board |
Provides a compilation of all NCC Performance Requirements and the supporting General Requirements. |
| NCC 2022 Table of BCA 2022 References by BCA 2019 Reference: Lexicon | Current Australian Building Codes Board |
Maps the NCC 2022 reference with the relevant NCC 2019 reference. |
| Understanding the NCC: Building classifications | Current Australian Building Codes Board |
Building classifications are referenced in Section A of the Governing Requirements, Part A6 of the NCC. |
| Sound transmission and insulation in buildings | Current Australian Building Codes Board |
The Sound Transmission and Insulation in Buildings Handbook assists in understanding the sound transmission and insulation requirements in the NCC Volume One and Volume Two. |
| Cross-Connection Control Handbook | Current Australian Building Codes Board |
Assists in understanding cross-connection control and the requirements of NCC Volume Three, the Plumbing Code of Australia (PCA). |
| Fire Safety Verification Method Standard | Latest Australian Building Codes Board |
Provides a process for engineering the design of fire safety Performance Solutions. The document provides the flexibility required to develop Performance Solutions while still maintaining the level of safety required by the NCC. |
| Indoor Air Quality Verification Methods Handbook | Current Australian Building Codes Board |
Assists in understanding the indoor air quality (IAQ) Verification Methods in NCC Volumes One and Two (F6V1 and F6V2 in NCC Volume One and H4V3 of NCC Volume Two). |
| Housing Energy Efficiency Handbook | Current Australian Building Codes Board |
Assists in understanding the energy efficiency provisions in NCC Volume Two that apply to houses. |
| Whole-of-Home Efficiency Factors Standard | Latest Australian Building Codes Board |
This ABCB Standard provides WOH efficiency factors for Class 1 dwellings, Class 2 sole-occupancy units and Class 4 parts of buildings in the energy efficiency provisions of the NCC; It applies in each NCC climate zone and jurisdiction. |
| NatHERS Heating and Cooling Load Limits Standard | Latest Australian Building Codes Board |
NatHERS compliance pathway for energy efficiency. |
| Condensation in Buildings Handbook | Current Australian Building Codes Board |
Assists in understanding the condensation requirements in NCC 2022 Volumes One and Two |
| Livable Housing Design Standard | Latest Australian Building Codes Board |
Provides a set of technical provisions that if complied with will enable dwellings to better meet the needs of the community, including older people and people with mobility limitations |
| Bushfire Verification Methods Handbook | Latest Australian Building Codes Board |
Assists in understanding the Verification Methods for building in bushfire prone areas in NCC Volumes One and Two (G5V1 in NCC Volume One and H7V2 in NCC Volume Two). |
| Lead in Plumbing Products: Implementation Plan | Current Australian Building Codes Board |
From 1 September 2025, only products conforming to the lead free provisions, where required, will be authorised for use in plumbing installations. |
| Understanding the NCC: Thermal bridging in residential buildings | Current Australian Building Codes Board |
The following is a general representation and introduction to the DTS Provisions for thermal bridging in residential buildings. |
| ABCB Housing Provisions Standard 2022 | Latest Australian Building Codes Board |
Contains Deemed-to-Satisfy Provisions that are considered to be acceptable forms of construction that meet the requirements for complying with Parts H1 to H8 of NCC Volume Two. |
| NatHERS 2022: Whole of Home Overview | Current NatHERS |
The Nationwide House Energy Rating Scheme, or NatHERS, is being expanded to include Whole of Home assessments and ratings to support the proposed National Construction Code energy efficiency requirements for residential buildings in 2022; the changes will help households improve a home's energy efficiency and reduce energy use, which provides a range of benefits including lower energy bills, improved comfort and health for occupants, and reduced carbon emissions. |
| Construction of buildings in flood hazard areas: ABCB Standard | Current Australian Building Codes Board |
Specifies requirements for flood-resistant design and construction of buildings that are subject to the NCC requirements and that are located, in whole or in part, in flood hazard areas. |
myBIG provides full access to the 2019 National Construction Code published by the Australian Building Codes Board (ABCB), in all our subscription plans.
The NCC 2022 has now been adopted (1 May 2023).
State and territory legislation stipulates which edition of the NCC applies to a particular project. It is recommended to check with state and territory building authorities for local advice on transitional provisions.
1. New South Wales
2. Victoria
3. Queensland
4. Western Australia
5. South Australia
6. Tasmania
7. Australian Capital Territory
8. Northern Territory
The NCC Primary Referenced standards are available separately in the following sets:
NCC Primary References Set
NCC Primary References Plus Set
NCC Primary References Large Business Set
| Name | Publisher | |
|---|---|---|
| NCC 2019 Volume 1 Amendment 1 | Superseded Australian Building Codes Board |
Covering the design and construction of multi-residential, commercial, industrial and public assembly buildings. |
| NCC 2019 Volume 2 Amendment 1 | Superseded Australian Building Codes Board |
Covering the design and construction of smaller scale buildings including houses, small sheds, carports and some associated structures. |
| NCC 2019 Volume 3 Amendment 1 | Superseded Australian Building Codes Board |
Covering the design, construction and maintenance of plumbing and drainage systems in new and existing buildings. |
| NCC 2019 BCA Guide Amendment 1 | Superseded Australian Building Codes Board |
A companion manual to Volume One. It is intended as a reference book for people seeking clarification, illustrations, or examples |
myBIG provides full access to the 2016 National Construction Code published by the Australian Building Codes Board (ABCB), in all our subscription plans.
The NCC Primary Referenced standards are available separately in the following sets:
NCC Primary References Set
NCC Primary References Plus Set
NCC Primary References Large Business Set
| Name | Publisher | |
|---|---|---|
| NCC 2016 Volume One Amendment 1 | Superseded Australian Building Codes Board |
The NCC is a uniform set of technical provisions for the design and construction of buildings and other structures, and plumbing and drainage systems throughout Australia. It allows for variations in climate and geological or geographic conditions. |
| NCC 2016 Volume Two | Superseded Australian Building Codes Board |
Contains the requirements for: Class 1 and 10a buildings, and certain Class 10b structures, and Class 10c private bushfire shelters. |
| NCC 2016 Volume Three | Superseded Australian Building Codes Board |
The NCC is a uniform set of technical provisions for the design and construction of buildings and other structures, and plumbing and drainage systems throughout Australia. It allows for variations in climate and geological or geographic conditions. |
| NCC 2016 Guide to the BCA Volume One - Amendment 1 | Superseded Australian Building Codes Board |
The Guide is a companion manual to Volume One. It is intended as a reference book for people seeking clarification, illustrations, or examples, of what are sometimes complex BCA provisions. |
| NCC 2016 Consolidated Performance Requirements | Superseded Australian Building Codes Board |
Provides a compilation of all NCC Performance Requirements and the supporting General Requirements. |
Browse myBIG's collection of documents related to Building Certification.
| Name | Publisher | |
|---|---|---|
| Guidelines for inspection of class 2 to 9 buildings (QLD) | Current Queensland Government |
Provides building certifiers guidance on how to meet their responsibilities for sufficient inspections under the Building Act 1975 (BA) and the Building Regulation 2006 (BR). |
| Guidelines for inspection of class 1 and 10 buildings and structures (QLD) | Superseded Queensland Government |
The scope of these guidelines is limited to inspection of class 1a buildings and class 10 buildings and structures; a building certifier may consider the guidance provided under the risk matrix of the inspection guidelines for class 2-9 when performing certification functions for building work associated with a class 1b building. |
| Certificates of occupancy: A guide to assist with issues relating to certificates of occupancy (QLD) | Current Queensland Government |
Provides guidance to local governments, building certifiers, building owners and other stakeholders about information to be included in a Certificate of Occupancy (CofO), formerly referred to as a Certificate of Classification (CofC) and where these certificates should be displayed. |
| Guideline for the assessment of competent persons (QLD) | Current Queensland Government |
Provides guidance for a building certifier assessing an individual as competent to perform certification functions that help the certifier perform building certification functions. |
| Building certifiers obtaining help from competent persons for fire protection work (QLD) | Current Queensland Government |
Guidelines under the Building Act 1975. |
| Practice standard for registered certifiers – 1 – new residential apartment buildings | Current NSW Department of Customer Service |
This Certifier Practice Standard is prepared by the Commissioner for Fair Trading under section 14 of the Building and Development Certifiers Act 2018 (B&DC Act); Section 14 provides that a registered certifier’s conditions of registration may require the certifier to carry out certification work in accordance with specified standards or methodologies prepared by the Commissioner. |
| Certificates from plumbers relating to building work (QLD) | Current Queensland Government |
Guideline under the Building Act 1975. |
| Certificates from electricians relating to building work (QLD) | Current Queensland Government |
This guideline is for building certifiers assessing the qualfications and experience of electricians as ‘competent persons’ able to provide a Form 16 under the Building Regulation 2006 if requested. |
| Building Certification Guide | Current Passive House Institute |
This Guide is intended to supplement to the "Criteria for the Passive House, EnerPHit and PHI Low Energy Building Standards" ("Criteria") published by the Passive House Institute and posted online; it explains the Criteria's require-ments given here in a brief and precise manner. |
| What type of building is it? : Fact sheet | Latest Queensland Building And Construction Commission |
This information is for general application, for specific instances a Certifier should be consulted. |
| Guideline for the construction of buildings in flood hazard areas (QLD) | Current Queensland Government |
Assists homeowners, building professionals and local governments in understanding the new part of the Queensland Development Code (QDC) for construction of buildings in flood hazard areas. |
| 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). |
| Name | Publisher | |
|---|---|---|
| South Australia's Hydrogen Action Plan | Current South Australian Government |
Explains South Australia's pathway towards becoming a world-class renewable hydrogen supplier. |
| Apartment energy efficiency Handbook | Current Australian Building Codes Board |
Assists in understanding the energy efficiency provisions in NCC Volume One that apply to Class 2 apartment buildings. |
| NatHERS assessor handbook | Current Australian Government |
Explains how NatHERS assessments work and is an essential tool for NatHERS assessors. |
| 2017 BASIX energy target changes: frequently asked questions | Current NSW Planning & Environment |
BASIX FAQ. |
| State Environmental Planning Policy (Sustainable Buildings) 2022 (NSW) | Current NSW Government |
This Policy is State Environmental Planning Policy (Sustainable Buildings) 2022. (NSW legislation.) |
| NatHERS Heating and Cooling Load Limits Standard | Latest Australian Building Codes Board |
NatHERS compliance pathway for energy efficiency. |
| Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2000 (NSW) | Current NSW Government |
This Regulation is the Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2000. (NSW legislation.) |
| Practice standard for registered certifiers – 1 – new residential apartment buildings | Current NSW Department of Customer Service |
This Certifier Practice Standard is prepared by the Commissioner for Fair Trading under section 14 of the Building and Development Certifiers Act 2018 (B&DC Act); Section 14 provides that a registered certifier’s conditions of registration may require the certifier to carry out certification work in accordance with specified standards or methodologies prepared by the Commissioner. |
| Housing Energy Efficiency Handbook | Current Australian Building Codes Board |
Assists in understanding the energy efficiency provisions in NCC Volume Two that apply to houses. |
| A comprehensive guide to BASIX | Current NSW Government |
The purpose of this guide is to provide an overview of how the BASIX engine works to estimate energy and water consumption in houses and apartments, and how these outputs can be used to inform design decisions. |
Browse myBIG's Building Insurance documents.
| Name | Publisher | |
|---|---|---|
| Consumer Building Guide (QLD) | Current Queensland Building And Construction Commission |
Your contractor must give you this guide before you sign a contract priced at or over $20,000. |
| Domestic Building Insurance Premium Validation Review: Summary Report 2016-2018 | Current Essential Services Commission |
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| Victoria’s domestic building insurance scheme: Performance report 2018-19 | Current Essential Services Commission |
Ninth annual report on the performance of Victoria’s domestic building insurance (DBI) scheme. |
| Policy of Insurance under Part 6 of the Home Building Act 1989 (NSW) | Latest Insurance & Care NSW (icare) |
Policy of insurance. |
| HBCF Eligibility Manual | Current Insurance & Care NSW (icare) |
The material in this document is to provide guidance to icare distributors, builders, and builder advisors as a key reference source for applying for and maintaining eligibility under the Home Building Compensation Fund (HBCF). |
| HBCF Complaint and Dispute Handling Procedures | Current Insurance & Care NSW (icare) |
This document has been prepared by icare HBCF: Insurance and Care NSW (icare) provides services in the administration of the Home Building Compensation Fund for the NSW Self Insurance Corporation. |
| Policy of Insurance under the HBCF (Home Building Compensation Fund) | Current NSW Self Insurance Corporation |
Policy of insurance. |
| Home Warranty Insurance Policy For Residential Building Work – 1 February 2012 | Current NSW Self Insurance Corporation |
Home warranty insurance. |
| Home Warranty Insurance Policy For Residential Building Work | Current NSW Self Insurance Corporation |
Home warranty insurance. |
| VMIA Domestic Building Insurance: Assessment of eligibility | Current Victorian Managed Insurance Authority |
Explains how the assessment for domestic builiding insurance is determined. |
| VMIA Distributor Nomination Form | Current Victorian Managed Insurance Authority |
Nominate a Domestic Building Insurance (DBI) distributor using this form. |
| Supporting Statement: Owner Occupier Construction Contracts | Current NSW Government |
This form should be used by a head contractor who has a construction contract that is an owner occupier construction contract. |
| Security of Payment Guide | Current NSW Government |
Understanding progress payments in the building and construction industry. |
| Standards And Tolerances Guide | Current Queensland Building And Construction Commission |
An impartial, quick and easy first reference for clients and contractors in relation to applicable standards and tolerances in Queensland. |
| QBCC Small Building Projects Contract | Current Queensland Building And Construction Commission |
For Domestic Building Projects Not Exceeding $3,300. |
| Contract For Demolition Of Residential Premises | Current Queensland Building And Construction Commission |
This contract has been developed specifically to assist homeowners and demolition contractors to record their agreement regarding the demolition of a home (e.g. following a natural disaster such as a flood or cyclone). |
Stay up-to-date with legislation updates with myBIG's curated collection of federal and state legislative instruments.
| Name | Publisher | |
|---|---|---|
| Planning, Development and Infrastructure Act 2016 (SA) | Current South Australian Government |
This Act may be cited as the Planning, Development and Infrastructure Act 2016. (SA legislation.) |
| Planning, Development and Infrastructure (Swimming Pool Safety) Regulations 2019 (SA) | Current South Australian Government |
These regulations may be cited as the Planning, Development and Infrastructure (Swimming Pool Safety) Regulations 2019. (SA legislation.) |
| Building Act 1993 (VIC) | Current Victorian Government |
Authorised Version incorporating amendments as at 28 February 2024. (VIC legislation.) |
| Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 2002 (VIC) | Current Victorian Government |
The main purpose of this Act is to provide for entitlements to progress payments for persons who carry out construction work or who supply related goods and services under construction contracts. (VIC legislation.) |
| Building Work Contractors Act 1995 (SA) | Current South Australian Government |
An Act to regulate building work contractors and the supervision of building work; and for other purposes. (SA legislation.) |
| South Australia Government Building Trades Award (SA) | Current South Australian Government |
This is a consolidated version of an award of the South Australian Employment Tribunal published pursuant to the provisions of the Fair Work Act 1994. (SA legislation.) |
| Maintenance and Repair of Older Buildings in South Australia | Current Department for Environment and Heritage |
This publication provides basic advice to owners and managers/custodians of older buildings; it covers essential maintenance issues and provides a guide to problem solving. |
| Guide to Development Assessment | Current Department for Trade and Investment |
A guide to assist relevant authorities in assessing development applications that apply to the new Planning, Development and Infrastructure Act 2016. |
| Scaffolding and Lifts Act 1912 (ACT) | Current Australian Capital Territory |
An Act about scaffolding, lifts, cranes, building, excavation and compressed air work. (ACT legislation.) |
| State Environmental Planning Policy (Sustainable Buildings) 2022 (NSW) | Current NSW Government |
This Policy is State Environmental Planning Policy (Sustainable Buildings) 2022. (NSW legislation.) |
| Smoke Alarm Legislation (QLD) | Current Queensland Government |
Explains Queensland smoke alarm legislation changes as of 2017 and 2027. |
| Addendum to the Trajectory for Low Energy Buildings—Existing Buildings | Current COAG Energy Council Hydrogen Working Group |
This document forms an addendum to the Trajectory for Low Energy Buildings and outlines the opportunities for improving existing buildings, both commercial and residential. |
| Dangerous Goods (HCDG) Regulations 2016 (VIC) | Current Victorian Government |
These Regulations come into operation on 31 July 2016. (VIC legislation.) |
| Magistrates' Court (Occupational Health and Safety) Rules 2015 (VIC) | Current Victorian Government |
The object of these Rules is to provide forms of application to the Court under sections 83 and 85 of the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004. (VIC legislation.) |
| Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 2017 (VIC) | Current Victorian Government |
The objectives of these Regulations are to further the objects of the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 and to further the objects of the Dangerous Goods Act 1985. (VIC legislation.) |
| Dangerous Goods Act 1985 (VIC) | Current Victorian Government |
This Act may be cited as the Dangerous Goods Act 1985. (VIC legislation.) |
| Building Confidence: Improving the effectiveness of compliance and enforcement systems for the building and construction industry across Australia | Current Australian Government |
Commissioned in 2017 by the Building Ministers’ Forum (BMF) to assess the effectiveness of compliance and enforcement systems for the building and construction industry across Australia and to examine a range of issues outlined in comprehensive terms of reference for their work. in particular the report focusses in a succinct way on shortcomings in the implementation of the National Construction Code (NCC). |
| Australia's National Hydrogen Strategy | Current COAG Energy Council Hydrogen Working Group |
The Strategy is the culmination of considerable analysis, consultation with experts, industry and the public, and an extensive body of original research. |
| Best practice industry conditions: For prequalification of head contractors and subcontractors to the extent required | Current Queensland Government |
This document is known as the Best Practice Industry Conditions. |
| Queensland Building and Construction Commission Regulation 2018 (QLD) | Current Queensland Government |
This regulation commences on 1 September 2018. (QLD legislation). |
| Equipment (Public Safety) Act 1994 (VIC) | Current Victorian Government |
The main purpose of this Act is to provide for public safety in relation to prescribed equipment and equipment sites. (VIC legislation.) |
| Workers Compensation Act 1958 (VIC) | Current Victorian Government |
An Act to consolidate the Law relating to Compensation to Workers for Injuries arising out of or in the Course of their Employment. (VIC legislation.) |
| Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 (VIC) | Current Victorian Government |
The main purposes of this Act are: (a) to create a legislative framework to give effect to the objects of this Act; and (b) to repeal the Occupational Health and Safety Act 1985; and (c) to provide for matters of a transitional nature and make consequential amendments. (VIC legislation.) |
| Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas Management Regulations 1995 (FEDERAL) | Current Australian Government |
These regulations are the Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas Management Regulations 1995. (FEDERAL legislation.) |
| Construction Contracts (Security Of Payments) Act 2004 (NT) | Current Northern Territory of Australia |
An Act to secure payments under construction contracts and provide for the adjudication of disputes about payments under construction contracts, and for related purposes. (NT legislation.) |
| Construction Contracts (Security Of Payments) Regulations 2005 (NT) | Current Northern Territory of Australia |
These Regulations may be cited as the Construction Contracts (Security of Payments) Regulations 2005. (NT legislation.) |
| Building Regulations 1993 (NT) | Current Northern Territory of Australia |
These regulations may be cited as the Building Regulations 1993. (NT legislation.) |
| Building Act 1993 (NT) | Current Northern Territory of Australia |
An Act to provide for the establishing of technical standards for buildings, the registration of building practitioners and certifiers, the regulation of building matters, the granting of building permits and occupancy certification and the establishing of a building appeal process, and for related purposes. (NT legislation.) |
| Work Health And Safety (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2011 (NT) | Current Northern Territory of Australia |
The main object of this Act is to provide for a balanced and nationally consistent framework to secure the health and safety of workers and workplaces. (NT legislation.) |
| Federal Safety Commissioner (Accreditation Scheme) Amendment Rules 2023 (FEDERAL) | Current Australian Government |
This instrument is the Federal Safety Commissioner (Accreditation Scheme) Amendment Rules 2023. (FEDERAL legislation.) |
| Federal Safety Commissioner Act 2022 (FEDERAL) | Current Australian Government |
The object of this Act is to promote work health and safety in relation to building work undertaken by a constitutional corporation, the Commonwealth or a corporate Commonwealth entity. |
| Building Act 2011 (WA) | Current Western Australia Government |
This Act is called the Building Act 2011. (WA legislation.) |
| Building Regulations 2012 (WA) | Current Western Australia Government |
These regulations are the Building Regulations 2012. |
| Work Health and Safety Regulations 2012 (SA) | Current South Australian Government |
Under the Work Health and Safety Act 2012. (SA legislation.) |
| Work Health and Safety Act 2012 (SA) | Current South Australian Government |
An Act to provide for the health, safety and welfare of persons at work; and for other purposes. (SA legislation.) |
| Fair Work Act 1994 (SA) | Current South Australian Government |
An Act about the relationship of employer and employee; and other matters (SA legislation.) |
| Working on Department of Education (DoE) Facilities (QLD) | Current Queensland Government |
Revised June 2022. (QLD Legislation.) |
| Building, Engineering And Maintenance Services Employees (Queensland Government) Award - State 2016 (QLD) | Current Queensland Government |
This Award is known as the Building, Engineering and Maintenance Services Employees (Queensland Government) Award - State 2016. (QLD legislation). |
| Building Act 1993: Domestic Building Insurance Ministerial Order (VIC) | Current Victorian Government |
Domestic Building Insurance Ministerial Order. (VIC legislation.) |
| Mandatory Part (MP) 3.4 of the Queensland Development Code (QDC) - Swimming Pool Barriers (QLD) | Current Queensland Government |
To safeguard young children from drowning or injury in regulated pools. (QLD legislation.) |
| Disability (Access to Premises - Buildings) Standards 2010 (FEDERAL) | Current Australian Government |
This is a compilation of the Disability (Access to Premises — Buildings) Standards 2010 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 30 September 2020 (the compilation date). (FEDERAL legislation.) |
| Guide to the Building Act 2016 (TAS) | Current Tasmanian Government |
This guide is intended for the people whose work is directly affected by the Building Act 2016 (TAS). |
| Work Health and Safety Regulations 2022 (TAS) | Current Tasmanian Government |
These regulations may be cited as the Work Health and Safety Regulations 2022. (TAS legislation.) |
| Building Regulations 2016 (TAS) | Current Tasmanian Government |
These regulations may be cited as the Building Regulations 2016. (TAS legislation.) |
| Building Act 2016 (TAS) | Current Tasmanian Government |
An Act to regulate the construction, maintenance and demolition of buildings and other building and plumbing matters. (TAS legislation.)) |
| Building Regulation 2021 (QLD) | Current Queensland Government |
This regulation commences on 1 September 2021. (QLD legislation). |
| Plumbing and Drainage Act 2018 (QLD) | Current Queensland Government |
An Act about plumbing and drainage, and the licensing of plumbers and drainers. (QLD legislation). |
| Plumbing and Drainage Regulation 2019 (QLD) | Current Queensland Government |
This regulation may be cited as the Plumbing and Drainage Regulation 2019. (QLD legislation). |
| Queensland Plumbing and Wastewater Code (QLD) | Current Queensland Government |
The Queensland Plumbing and Wastewater Code (QPW code) sets out Queensland specific plumbing and drainage standards. (QLD legislation). |
| Water and Sewerage Act 2000 (ACT) | Current Australian Capital Territory |
An Act to make provision in relation to the supply of plumbing or sanitary drainage services. (ACT legislation.) |
| Building Act 2004 (ACT) | Current Australian Capital Territory |
This Act is the Building Act 2004. (ACT legislation.) |
| Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Secure Jobs, Better Pay) Act 2022 (FEDERAL) | Current Australian Government |
This Act is the Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Secure Jobs, Better Pay) Act 2022. (FEDERAL legislation.) |
| Fair Work Act 2009 (FEDERAL) | Current Australian Government |
This is a compilation of the Fair Work Act 2009 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 7 December 2022 (the compilation date). (FEDERAL legislation.) |
| Design and Building Practitioners - Particulars for Regulated Designs Order 2022 (NSW) | Current NSW Government |
This Order commences on 2 March 2022. (NSW legislation.) |
| Disability Services Act 1986 (FEDERAL) | Current Australian Government |
Compilation of the Disability Services Act 1986 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 27 November 2020 (the compilation date). (FEDERAL legislation.) |
| Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (FEDERAL) | Current Australian Government |
Compilation of the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 12 April 2018 (the compilation date). (FEDERAL legislation.) |
| Building Industry Act 1985 (FEDERAL) | Current Australian Government |
Compilation of the Building Industry Act 1985 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 21 October 2016 (the compilation date). (FEDERAL legislation.) |
| Work Health and Safety Act 2011 No 10 (NSW) | Current NSW Government |
This Act is the Work Health and Safety Act 2011. (NSW legislation.) |
| NSW Home Building Act 1989 No 147 (NSW) | Current NSW Government |
Concerning the residential building industry and certain specialist work. (NSW legislation.) |
| Work Health and Safety Regulations 2011 (FEDERAL) | Current Australian Government |
This is a compilation of the Work Health and Safety Regulations 2011 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 1 December 2019 (the compilation date). (FEDERAL legislation.) |
| NSW Home Building Regulation 2014 (NSW) | Current NSW Government |
Home Building Regulation 2014. (NSW legislation.) |
| Design and Building Practitioners Act 2020 No 7 (NSW) | Current NSW Government |
An Act with respect to the registration of design practitioners, principal design practitioners, professional engineers, specialist practitioners and other building practitioners, compliance declarations and a duty of care; and for other purposes. (NSW legislation.) |
| Building and Construction Industry (Improving Productivity) (Accreditation Scheme) Rules 2019 (FEDERAL) | Current Australian Government |
This instrument is the Building and Construction Industry (Improving Productivity) (Accreditation Scheme) Rules 2019. (FEDERAL legislation.) |
| Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 1999 No 46 (NSW) | Current NSW Government |
An Act with respect to payments for construction work carried out, and related goods and services supplied, under construction contracts; and for other purposes. (NSW legislation.) |
| Building and Construction Industry (Improving Productivity) Act 2016 (FEDERAL) | Current Australian Government |
This is a compilation of the Building and Construction Industry (Improving Productivity) Act 2016 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 1 September 2021 (the compilation date); the notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law. (FEDERAL legislation.) |
| Design and Building Practitioners Regulation 2021 (NSW) | Current NSW Government |
This Regulation is the Design and Building Practitioners Regulation 2021. (NSW legislation.) |
| Building Industry Fairness (Security of Payment) Act 2017 (QLD) | Current Queensland Government |
An Act to provide for the security of payment in the building and construction industry by providing for effective, efficient, and fair processes for securing payment. (QLD legislation.) |
| Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2000 (NSW) | Current NSW Government |
This Regulation is the Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2000. (NSW legislation.) |
| Code for the Tendering and Performance of Building Work 2016 (FEDERAL) | Current Australian Government |
This is a comilation of the Code for the Tendering and Performance of Building Work 2016 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 21 March 2019 (the compilation date). (FEDERAL legislation.) |
| Queensland Building Plan 2017 (QLD) | Current Queensland Government |
Creating a safer, fairer, more sustainable construction industry. |
| 2017 BASIX energy target changes: frequently asked questions | Current NSW Planning & Environment |
BASIX FAQ. |
| Infrastructure workforce and skills supply | Current Infrastructure Australia |
A report from Infrastructure Australia’s Market Capacity Program. |
| Construction Industry AWARD RDO and Public Holiday Calendar 2020-2023 | Current Master Builders NSW |
RDO and Public Holiday Calendar 2020. |
| Pay Guide - Building and Construction General On-site Award | Current Australian Government |
Pay rates change from 1 July each year, the rates in this guide apply from the first full pay period on or after 01 July 2021. |
| How to supervise your apprentice or trainee | Current NSW Government |
Help your apprentice or trainee complete their training. |
| Guide to taking on an apprentice | Current Australian Government |
Helps you understand your obligations and get your apprentice started on the right track. |
| Australian Government response to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Health, Aged Care and Sport report: Inquiry into Biotoxin-related Illnesses in Australia | Current Australian Government |
Inquiry into Biotoxin-related illnesses. |
| Revised National Standards for Group Training Organisations | Current Australian Government |
The purpose of the National Standards for Group Training Organisations is to ensure nationally consistent, high-quality services are provided by GTOs in carrying out their core role as outlined above. |
| Apprenticeship and Traineeship Act 2001 No 80 (NSW) | Current NSW Government |
This Act is the Apprenticeship and Traineeship Act 2001. (NSW legislation.) |
| Queensland Building and Construction Commission Act 1991 (QLD) | Current Queensland Government |
An Act to regulate the building industry. (QLD legislation.) |
| Work Health and Safety Regulation 2017 (NSW) | Current NSW Government |
This Regulation is the Work Health and Safety Regulation 2017. (NSW legislation.) |
| Reducing exposure to metals in drinking water from plumbing products | Current Environmental Health Standing Committee (enHealth) of the Australian Health Protection Principal Committee |
The scope of this document is limited to consideration of the potential risk from consumption of drinking water that contains metals released (leached) from plumbing products in buildings or devices such as drinking water fountains. |
| Guidelines for Managing Mould and Dampness Related Public Health Risks in Buildings | Current WA Department of Health |
Provides guidance for the identification, evaluation, remediation and prevention of mould growth and/or dampness problems in indoor environments. |
| Lead in Plumbing Products: Implementation Plan | Current Australian Building Codes Board |
From 1 September 2025, only products conforming to the lead free provisions, where required, will be authorised for use in plumbing installations. |
| The role of toxicity testing in identifying toxic substances | Current Environmental Health Standing Committee (enHealth) of the Australian Health Protection Principal Committee |
A framework for identification of suspected toxic compounds in water |
Browse myBIG's collection of NSW Fair Trading Licensing Documents.
| Name | Publisher | |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Standard for Professional Engineers | Current NSW Fair Trading |
The Practice Standard for Professional Engineers applies to all NSW registered professionalengineers; it sets the clear standards of work and behaviour by engineers carrying outprofessional engineering work under the Design and Building Practitioners Act 2020 (DBPAct). |
| Applying the MBS 010: Construction requirements for the control of external sound | Current South Australian Government |
The Guide is for use by planning professionals, building designers, relevant authorities and applicants when determining noise exposure requirements for the construction of habitable buildings in affected areas. |
| Working as a builder in SA: Information for interstate workers | Current South Australian Government |
This factsheet outlines your requirements for working as a builder in South Australia. |
| Building permits and other exemptions BP-02: Amending a building permit | Current Victorian Building Authority |
This Practice Note provides guidance for building surveyors for amending a building permit in compliance with the Building Act 1993 and the Building Regulations 2018. |
| Building Certification Guide | Current Passive House Institute |
This Guide is intended to supplement to the "Criteria for the Passive House, EnerPHit and PHI Low Energy Building Standards" ("Criteria") published by the Passive House Institute and posted online; it explains the Criteria's require-ments given here in a brief and precise manner. |
| Electrical | Current NSW Fair Trading |
Information about electrical work licences and certificates. |
| Swimming pool repairs | Current NSW Fair Trading |
Information about a licence or certificate in swimming pool repairs and servicing. |
| Wet plastering | Current NSW Fair Trading |
Information about a licence or certificate in wet plastering. |
| Waterproofing | Superseded NSW Fair Trading |
Information about a licence or certificate in waterproofing. |
| Wall and floor tiling | Current NSW Fair Trading |
Information about a licence or certificate in wall and floor tiling. |
| Underpinning and piering | Current NSW Fair Trading |
Information about t a licence or certificate in underpinning and piering. |
| Swimming pool building | Current NSW Fair Trading |
Information about a licence or certificate in swimming pool building. |
| Structural landscaping | Current NSW Fair Trading |
Information about a licence or certificate in structural landscaping. |
| Stonemasonry | Current NSW Fair Trading |
Information about a licence or certificate in stonemasonry. |
| Roof tiling | Current NSW Fair Trading |
Information about a licence or certificate in roof tiling. |
| Roof slating | Current NSW Fair Trading |
All the information you need to get a licence or certificate in roof slating. |
| Roof plumbing | Current NSW Fair Trading |
Information about a licence or certificate in roof plumbing. |
| Plumbing, draining and gasfitting | Current NSW Fair Trading |
Information about a licence or certificate in plumbing, draining and gasfitting work. |
| Painting | Current NSW Fair Trading |
Information about a licence or certificate in painting. |
| Minor trade work | Current NSW Fair Trading |
Information about a licences and certificates in minor trade work. |
| Minor maintenance and cleaning | Current NSW Fair Trading |
Information about a licence or certificate in minor maintenance and cleaning. |
| Metal fabrication | Current NSW Fair Trading |
Information about licences and certificates in metal fabrication. |
| Medical gas licensing | Current NSW Fair Trading |
Medical gas means a substance used for medical purposes that is prescribed by the regulations as a medical gas. |
| Kitchen, bathroom and laundry renovation | Current NSW Fair Trading |
Information about a licence or certificate in kitchen, bathroom and building renovation. |
| Joinery | Current NSW Fair Trading |
Information about joinery licences and certificates. |
| Installation of security grilles and equipment | Current NSW Fair Trading |
Information about a licence or certificate in installing security grilles and equipment. |
| General concreting | Current NSW Fair Trading |
Information about general concreting licences and certificates. |
| Fencing | Current NSW Fair Trading |
Information about fencing licences and certificates. |
| Excavating | Current NSW Fair Trading |
Information about excavating licences and certificates. |
| Erection of prefabricated metal-framed home additions and structures | Current NSW Fair Trading |
Information about licences and certificates in erecting prefabricated metal-framed home additions and structures. |
| Dry plastering | Current NSW Fair Trading |
All the information you need to get a licence or certificate in dry plastering. |
| Disconnection and reconnection of fixed electrical equipment | Current NSW Fair Trading |
All the information you need to get a certificate to disconnect or reconnect fixed electrical equipment. |
| Decorating | Current NSW Fair Trading |
All the information you need to get a licence or certificate in decorating. |
| Carpentry | Current NSW Fair Trading |
All the information you need to get a licence or certificate in carpentry. |
| Building - general building work | Current NSW Fair Trading |
Information about general building work licences and certificates. |
| Bricklaying | Current NSW Fair Trading |
Information on bricklaying licences or certificates. |
| Becoming registered to work on class 2 buildings - Professional Engineers | Current NSW Fair Trading |
Everything you need to know to register as an engineer to work on class 2 buildings.. |
| NSW Guide to Standards and Tolerances | Current NSW Fair Trading |
The NSW Guide to Standards and Tolerances 2017 (the Guide) has been developed for builders and building owners to use as a convenient reference to the minimum technical standards and quality of work. |
| Air conditioning and refrigeration | Current NSW Fair Trading |
Everything you need to know to get a licence or certificate in air conditioning and refrigeration work. |
| Undertaking Cladding Rectification Work | Current NSW Fair Trading |
This note has been issued by the NSW Building Commissioner, David Chandler OAM, and the Chair of the Cladding Taskforce, John Tansey to provide information for builders, developers and owners corporations who are undertaking building work involving cladding rectification in residential apartments buildings (class 2 buildings). |
| Becoming registered to work on class 2 buildings - Design and Building Practitioners | Current NSW Fair Trading |
From 1 July 2021, Design and Building Practitioners working on class 2 buildings need to register under a new Compliance Declaration Scheme. |
| Declaration and lodgement process | Current NSW Fair Trading |
Under these changes, designs, declarations and other documents must be lodged on the NSW Planning Portal at key stages throughout the construction process. |
| Eligibility criteria for Design and Building Practitioners | Current NSW Fair Trading |
There are 18 classes of registration for Design Practitioners, select from the list to review the eligibility criteria and determine which class you should apply for. |
| Vertical transportation design | Current NSW Fair Trading |
From 1 July 2021, Design and Building Practitioners working on class 2 buildings need to register under a new Compliance Declaration Scheme. |
| Maintaining registration - Design and Building Practitioners | Current NSW Fair Trading |
From 1 July 2021, Design and Building Practitioners working on class 2 buildings need to register under a new Compliance Declaration Scheme. |
| NSW Fair Trading: Frequently asked questions | Current NSW Fair Trading |
From 1 July 2021, Design and Building Practitioners working on class 2 buildings need to register under a new Compliance Declaration Scheme. |
| New obligations - designs and declarations | Current NSW Fair Trading |
From 1 July 2021, Design and Building Practitioners working on class 2 buildings need to register under a new Compliance Declaration Scheme. |
| Roles and registration classes | Current NSW Fair Trading |
From 1 July 2021, Design and Building Practitioners working on class 2 buildings need to register under a new Compliance Declaration Scheme. |
| Glazing | Current NSW Fair Trading |
Everything you need to know to get a licence or certificate in glazing. |
| Guidance on Professional Engineering Work | Current NSW Government |
This document will assist engineers in identifying whether they need to be registered for the work that they do. |
| Practice standard for registered certifiers – 1 – new residential apartment buildings | Current NSW Department of Customer Service |
This Certifier Practice Standard is prepared by the Commissioner for Fair Trading under section 14 of the Building and Development Certifiers Act 2018 (B&DC Act); Section 14 provides that a registered certifier’s conditions of registration may require the certifier to carry out certification work in accordance with specified standards or methodologies prepared by the Commissioner. |
| Design Practitioners’ Handbook | Current NSW Department of Customer Service |
The Design and Building Practitioners Act 2020 and Design and Building Practitioners Regulation 2021 (the DBP legislation) were established to raise the standards of building design and building work. |
| Improving fire safety | Current NSW Department of Customer Service |
Industry report on reforms to improve fire safety in new and existing buildings. |
| Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Guidelines for Professional Engineers | Current NSW Department of Customer Service |
These are Guidelines issued by the Secretary of the Department of Customer Service (the Secretary), under Schedule 3 of the Design and Building Practitioners Regulation 2021. |
| Regulated Design Guidance Material | Current NSW Department of Customer Service |
Approved by the Secretary of the Department of Customer Service (the Secretary), under clause 9(1)(c) of the Design and Building Practitioners Regulation 2021. |
| Construction Engineer Learning and Development Guide | Current Australian Constructors Association |
Guide to engineering competency in the construction sector. |
| Lead free requirements for certain plumbing products | Current Australian Building Codes Board |
WaterMark Certification Scheme Advisory Notice. |
Browse myBig's curated collection of Codes of Practice:
- Safe Work Australia
- SafeWork NSW
- Workplace Health and Safety Queensland
- WorkSafe Victoria
- WorkSafe Western Australia
- SafeWork SA
- WorkSafe Tasmania
- NT WorkSafe
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.
| Name | Publisher | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Provides practical guidance to PCBUs on managing electrical risks in the workplace. |
| 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. |
Browse myBIG's collection of NATSPEC TECHReports and TECHNotes.
| Name | Publisher | |
|---|---|---|
| South Australian Housing Trust. Minimum Design and Construction Specification for Class 2 Buildings | Current SA Housing Authority |
All proposals shall comply with this Minimum Design and Construction Specification (MDCS) together with any additional requirements issued by the Principal with the tender call and any encumbrances, building envelopes, Building Guidelines and Council requirements to which the proposed land is subject. |
| SAHT Construction Requirements For Class 1A Buildings | Current SA Housing Authority |
These requirements are additional to the NATSPEC Simple Domestic specification requirements and if differences in interpretation between the two should arise then these requirements take precedence. |
| GEN 033 Understanding Two-Part Specifications | Current NATSPEC |
NATSPEC produces a range of specification worksection templates which include technical and quality requirements for most building types. |
| DES 047 Specifying Air Filters | Current NATSPEC |
Discusses options for specifying particulate air filters for air conditioning and ventilation. |
| DES 048 Chiller Schedules | Current NATSPEC |
NATSPEC worksections cover a wide range of chillers including those with centrifugal, screw or scroll compressors, air or water cooling and heat recovery. Absorption chillers are also included; the chiller worksections also include options for specifying requirements such as IPLV and NPLV; this TECHnote aims to help specifiers to complete the included schedules. |
| GEN 032 Digital Archiving: File Naming And Project Folder Structure TECHnote | Current NATSPEC |
Clear and consistent file naming and folder structures will make it easier to rapidly locate files, including the latest versions of files, reducing confusion and the likelihood of potentially costly mistakes, while also facilitating the reliable retrieval of files from the project archive. |
| PRO 007 Refrigerants TECHnote | Current NATSPEC |
This TECHnote discusses the background and implications of Australia's phase-out of chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) and hydrochlorofluorocarbon (HCFC) refrigerants and the phase-down of hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) refrigerants, in conformance with international protocols and market forces |
| PRO 006 Glass Types Used In Buildings TECHnote | Current NATSPEC |
Selecting the right glass for a project requires detailed information on the performance properties of the glass type and the manufacturing processes involved. |
| PRO 005 Formaldehyde – Indoor Air Quality TECHnote | Current NATSPEC |
Formaldehyde has been used for many years in the manufacture of building materials including adhesive resins for products such as plywood, reconstituted wood-based panels and laminated timber, as well as sheet vinyl flooring, wallpaper and paint. |
| PRO 004 Ceramic Tile And Adhesive Selection TECHnote | Current NATSPEC |
This TECHnote provides guidance to specifiers on the selection of ceramic tiling and adhesives used for fixing the tiles. |
| PRO 003 Warranties For Steel Protective Paint Coatings TECHnote | Current NATSPEC |
This TECHnote discusses the requirement for and availability of warranties for steel protective paint coatings. |
| PRO 002 Mineral Wool TECHnote | Current NATSPEC |
This TECHnote deals with the manufacture, properties and safety issues related to the use of mineral wool. |
| PRO 001 CCA (Copper Chrome Arsenate) Treated Timber TECHnote | Current NATSPEC |
CCA is Australia’s most widely used wood preservative. It has been used in Australia for some 50 years. |
| DES 044 Weatherproofing Of External Walls TECHnote | Current NATSPEC |
The National Construction Code (NCC) requires that all external walls, from traditional masonry construction through to walls with high performance cladding systems, must be weatherproof to prevent dampness and unhealthy conditions for the occupants. |
| DES 040 Universal Design: Trip Avoidance TECHnote | Current NATSPEC |
Trips can occur when a person unexpectedly catches their foot on an object or surface. Common causes of tripping include low obstacles, obstructed view, poor lighting, uneven walking surfaces and poor maintenance. |
| DES 041 Using Design And Install Worksections TECHnote | Current NATSPEC |
NATSPEC provides design and install worksections for mechanical, electrical, hydraulic and fire services. |
| DES 042 Universal Design: Lighting TECHnote | Current NATSPEC |
Lighting, natural and/or artificial, can assist people to orient themselves and navigate through the built environment. |
| DES 043 Universal Design: Wayfinding TECHnote | Current NATSPEC |
Wayfinding refers to the way people get from one location to another, including their information gathering and decision-making processes for orientation and movement through space. |
| DES 039 Universal Design: Slip Resistance TECHnote | Current NATSPEC |
Slips can occur when a person's foot loses traction with the ground surface due to surface contaminants such as water or grease, poor maintenance, inappropriate footwear or flooring product's finish and innate slip resistance rating. |
| DES 038 Universal Design: Introduction TECHnote | Current NATSPEC |
Universal design is the design of buildings, products or environments to make them accessible and usable to all people of different ages and abilities over time, without the need for adaptation or specialised design. |
| DES 037 Accessible Housing TECHnote | Current NATSPEC |
Accessible housing refers to housing that includes features which enable use by people either with a disability or transitioning through their life stages. |
| DES 036 Need For Subsurface Drainage On Local Roads TECHnote | Current NATSPEC |
The objective of this TECHnote is to assist road owners identify the need for subsurface drainage. It further discusses the various options of providing subsurface drainage types on local roads. |
| DES 035 Improvement And Stabilisation Of Unsealed Roads TECHnote | Current NATSPEC |
The required intervention levels and timing of maintenance intervention resource may not be sufficient to protect Councils duty of care to provide safe roads. |
| DES 034 Pavement Stabilisation For Unsealed Roads TECHnote | Current NATSPEC |
Stabilisation is a process by which the intrinsic properties of a pavement material are altered by the addition of a stabilisation binder and/or granular material to meet performance expectations in its operating, geological and climatic environment. |
| DES 033 Duct Leakage And Leakage Testing TECHnote | Current NATSPEC |
The leakage of air out of and into air handling supply, return and exhaust ducts can have a significant effect on energy usage and greenhouse gas emissions. |
| DES 032 Airborne Sound Insulation TECHnote | Current NATSPEC |
This TECHnote addresses the use of insulation to reduce the transmission of airborne sound between habitable rooms. |
| DES 028 Grass Seeding And Turfing TECHnote | Current NATSPEC |
This TECHnote provides guidance on the selection of grass seed mixes and turf species for general landscaping for use in 0252 Landscape – natural grass surfaces. |
| DES 029 Native Grass Lawns TECHnote | Current NATSPEC |
This TECHnote discusses several of the native grass species suitable for lawn applications. |
| DES 030 Seismic Design Actions On Non-Structural Components TECHnote | Current NATSPEC |
This TECHnote examines the statutory requirements for seismic restraint which must be considered for non-structural components and internal fixings, and the relevant provisions within NATSPEC. |
| DES 031 Specifying R-Values TECHnote | Current NATSPEC |
This TECHnote describes the various meanings of R-Value, its use in the National Construction Code (NCC) Volume One - Building Code of Australia (BCA) Class 2 to Class 9 Buildings, and the ways in which designers and specifiers can document compliance with statutory requirements. |
| DES 027 Impact Sound Insulation TECHnote | Current NATSPEC |
This TECHnote addresses the use of impact sound insulation in floor systems. |
| DES 026 Living Walls And Roofs TECHnote | Current NATSPEC |
This TECHnote highlights design and construction issues for consideration and suggests suitable NATSPEC worksections for the documentation of living walls and roofs. |
| DES 025 Mechanical Design And Install HVAC Checklist TECHnote | Current NATSPEC |
This TECHnote provides a checklist intended to assist the architect or building designer in the assessment of proposals for the design and installation of HVAC systems. |
| DES 024 Water Sensitive Urban Design (WSUD) TECHnote | Current NATSPEC |
Water sensitive urban design (WSUD) integrates planning and design of the urban water cycle, water supply, waste water, stormwater and groundwater management, urban design and environmental protection. |
| DES 023 Mechanical Services Pipe And Vessel Insulation TECHnote | Current NATSPEC |
This TECHnote addresses the selection of appropriate levels of insulation for piping, vessels and heat exchangers with curved surfaces. |
| DES 022 Microbial Control TECHnote | Current NATSPEC |
This TECHnote discusses the requirements for microbial control in buildings and how these are addressed in NATSPEC. |
| DES 021 Site Electricity Supply TECHnote | Current NATSPEC |
This TECHnote highlights design and construction issues for consideration and suggests suitable NATSPEC worksections for the documentation of electricity supply. |
| GEN 020 Fire Behaviour Of Building Materials And Assemblies TECHnote | Current NATSPEC |
This TECHnote provides guidance on the National Construction Code (NCC) classification of the fire behaviour of building materials and assemblies. Classification is generally based on the level of risk associated with different classes of buildings and how they will be used. |
| DES 019 Pipe Support Spacing TECHnote | Current NATSPEC |
Pipe supports are required in various applications, many of which are governed by Australian and other standards. |
| DES 018 Bushfire Protection TECHnote | Current NATSPEC |
Bushfires are a feature of the Australian environment. The impact of bushfire on life and property can be reduced with responsible preparation and bushfire management plans. Bushfire hazards exist not only in rural areas but also at the rural and urban interface, for example areas adjacent to parks, public reserves and golf courses. |
| DES 017 Selection Of Sealants TECHnote | Current NATSPEC |
This TECHnote summarises typical sealant types used for different applications in construction. |
| DES 016 NCC - BCA Volume Two: Energy Efficiency Provisions TECHnote | Current NATSPEC |
This TECHnote includes information useful in satisfying the NCC energy efficiency provisions for Class1 buildings and Class 10a buildings. |
| DES 105 NCC - BCA Volume One: Energy Efficiency Provisions TECHnote | Current NATSPEC |
This TECHnote includes information useful in satisfying the NCC Energy efficiency provisions for Class 2 to 9 buildings. The NCC objective is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve energy efficiency. Operational energy is currently the focus of the NCC. Embodied energy may be considered in the future for sustainability controls. |
| DES 014 Environmental Rating Schemes For Buildings TECHnote | Current NATSPEC |
There are a number of national environmental rating schemes in place in Australia that can be used to understand how efficiently a building is operating as well as measure and reduce its impact on the environment. |
| DES 013 NCC Energy Efficiency Protocol And Software For Housing TECHnote | Current NATSPEC |
Compliance with the Deemed-to-Satisfy energy efficiency provisions of the NCC can be achieved using thermal modeling software and load limits for the climate zone specified in the ABCB standard NatHERS heating and cooling load limits. The NatHERS compliance pathway requires a building to achieve a minimum star rating and satisfy corresponding heating and cooling load limits. |
| DES 012 Using NATSPEC To Specify BMS And Automatic Controls TECHnote | Current NATSPEC |
This TECHnote suggests some ways to use NATSPEC worksections to specify Building Management Systems (BMS) and automatic controls. |
| DES 011 Rainwater Harvesting TECHnote | Current NATSPEC |
The collection, storage and use of rainwater has potential for considerable reduction in the requirement for potable (mains) water supply. This TECHnote suggests ways that a NATSPEC based specification can be used to specify a rainwater harvesting system. |
| DES 010 Atmospheric Corrosivity Categories TECHnote | Current NATSPEC |
Atmospheric corrosivity categories are a standardised rating of the corrosivity of the atmosphere in relation to the corrosion rate of certain metals. |
| DES 009 Limit State Design TECHnote | Current NATSPEC |
During recent decades, the emphasis in structural design has been moving from permissible stress design to limit state design since the latter approach makes possible rigorously designed, yet economical, structures by considering relevant modes of failure directly. |
| DES 008 Preparation Of Concrete Substrates TECHnote | Current NATSPEC |
Substrate is the surface to which a material or product is applied. |
| DES 007 Static Control Floors TECHnote | Current NATSPEC |
This TECHnote highlights the different types of static control floors and their application. |
| DES 006 Specifying Concrete TECHnote | Current NATSPEC |
Specifying concrete defines the properties of concrete, and its expected performance. |
| DES 005 Preventing Condensation On Ducts And Air Handling Plant TECHnote | Current NATSPEC |
Condensation on mechanical ducts and plant can lead to corrosion, damage to building materials and microbial growth. This TECHnote deals with the use of insulation to prevent condensation on ducts and air handling plant. |
| DES 004 Air, Moisture And Condensation TECHnote | Current NATSPEC |
Condensation can damage finishes and materials (e.g. by causing timber to rot), and be a health hazard by promoting mould growth. Moisture entry into buildings also increases air conditioning energy consumption. Higher R-Values and tighter building sealing increase condensation risk. |
| DES 003 Fire Hazard Properties Of Insulation And Pliable Membranes TECHnote | Current NATSPEC |
This TECHnote addresses fire hazard properties of insulation and sarking materials as dealt with in both the National Construction Code (NCC) and in NATSPEC. |
| DES 002 Moisture Content In Timber Floors TECHnote | Current NATSPEC |
The moisture content of timber varies with changes in humidity and temperature in the surrounding air. The effect is for timber to swell with the uptake of atmospheric moisture, or to shrink with moisture loss. Natural movement that occurs must be accommodated by the installation and finishing processes. |
| DES 001 Slip Resistance Performance TECHnote | Current NATSPEC |
Standards and relevance for slip resistance performance. |
| GEN 032 Digital Archiving: File Naming And Project Folder Structure TECHnote | Current NATSPEC |
Develop simple and flexible guiding principles that work within the context of the practice. |
| GEN 031 Digital Archiving: Glossary TECHnote | Current NATSPEC |
Digital Archiving Glossary |
| GEN 030 Digital Archiving: Introduction TECHnote | Current NATSPEC |
Archival records are administrative or project records which are no longer in current use but are retained to satisfy legal requirements, for promotional or reuse value, or for their potential historical significance. |
| GEN 029 Design And Specification Guidance Text In NATSPEC TECHnote | Current NATSPEC |
Discusses NATSPEC worksection Templates include guidance in the form of ‘hidden’ Guidance text to help specifiers select the most appropriate worksections and edit Template content to create a project specification. |
| GEN 028 Specifying Recycled Materials For Road Works Using AUS-SPEC TECHnote | Current NATSPEC |
The objective of this TECHnote is to assist local road authorities implement the use of recycled materials by including it in their policies, construction specifications and approval processes. |
| GEN 027 Maintenance Of Unsealed Roads TECHnote | Current NATSPEC |
The objective of this TECHnote is to assist local road authorities to maintain low volume unsealed gravel roads. |
| GEN 026 Otta Seal - A Different Approach For Road Sealing TECHnote | Current NATSPEC |
The objective of this TECHnote is to increase road owners’ understanding of the feasibility of using Otta seal for low traffic volume unsealed gravel roads. |
| GEN 025 Sprayed Preservation Surfacing Treatments TECHnote | Current NATSPEC |
The objective of this TECHnote is to assist road owners to determine when and where to apply the most appropriate sprayed preservation surfacing to obtain the maximum benefit to their sealed road network. |
| GEN 024 Using NATSPEC Selections Schedules TECHnote | Current NATSPEC |
Schedules summarise information about a related group of items in a tabular form, in NATSPEC, they are used to document a selection of products or systems by their distinguishing characteristics or properties. |
| GEN 023 Using AUS-SPEC For Management Of Unsealed Roads TECHnote | Current NATSPEC |
This TECHnote provides guidance on using the AUS-SPEC specification system for the design, construction and maintenance of unsealed roads. |
| GEN 022 Using AUS-SPEC For Asset Delivery TECHnote | Current NATSPEC |
Local government plays an important role in land use planning, development approval and construction of infrastructure in all Australian states. |
| GEN 021 Scope Of Work Clauses TECHnote | Current NATSPEC |
Scope of Works clauses are commonly used to summarise the work included in a contract, particularly for complex engineering systems and for additions and alterations to existing work. |
| GEN 020 Building Commissioning TECHnote | Current NATSPEC |
Carried out competently, commissioning will reduce contractors' on-site costs and reduce the costs of rectifying defects. |
| GEN 019 Using AUS-SPEC For Contract Documentation TECHnote | Current NATSPEC |
This TECHnote provides an overview on using AUS-SPEC for standard and period supply and service contract documentation for the life cycle management of assets. |
| GEN 018 Using AUS-SPEC For Asset Maintenance TECHnote | Current NATSPEC |
This TECHnote describes the philosophy and components of the AUS-SPEC maintenance system for urban and open spaces, buildings and facilities, road reserves, bridges and public utilities. |
| GEN 017 Using AUS-SPEC For Asset Management TECHnote | Current NATSPEC |
Ongoing planned maintenance of physical assets reduces life cycle costs and increases asset life. This TECHnote provides guidance on using the AUS-SPEC specification system for asset management. |
| GEN 016 Preliminaries And Contract Schedules TECHnote | Current NATSPEC |
This TECHnote aims to clarify items which are sometimes overlapping in the General conditions of contract and the specification’s Preliminaries. |
| GEN 015 Using The NATSPEC Classification Systems To Organise Information TECHnote | Current NATSPEC |
The NATSPEC National classification system was designed for organising the content of specifications. However, it is also useful for organising building product and technical information needed during design and construction processes. |
| GEN 014 Submissions And Testing TECHnote | Current NATSPEC |
This TECHnote addresses the specification of submissions and tests by the contractor which may be required during the construction process. |
| GEN 013 Specifying Quality TECHnote | Current NATSPEC |
Communicating the requirements for quality is the main technical function of the specification. This TECHnote outlines how the NATSPEC specification system may be used to promote quality in construction projects. |
| GEN 012 Door Hardware Scheduling TECHnote | Current NATSPEC |
This TECHnote outlines the two alternative approaches to specifying door hardware that have been provided for in SELECTIONS in NATSPEC’s 0455 Door hardware worksection: two stage scheduling and proprietary scheduling. |
| GEN 011 Specifying NCC Requirements TECHnote | Current NATSPEC |
This TECHnote explains how the requirements of the National Construction Code Series (NCC) are incorporated in NATSPEC worksection specification Templates. |
| GEN 009 Hold Points And Witness Points TECHnote | Current NATSPEC |
Hold points and Witness points are construction stages which may need additional inspection, verification and documentation. |
| GEN 008 Branded vs Generic Worksections TECHnote | Current NATSPEC |
This TECHnote defines the alternatives between a generic and branded workstation, and outlines their advantages. |
| GEN 007 Making Sure Your Specifications Are Up-To-Date TECHnote | Current NATSPEC |
This TECHnote outlines some approaches to making sure your specifications are up-to-date using the NATSPEC system |
| GEN 006 Product Specifying And Substitution TECHnote | Current NATSPEC |
NATSPEC has provisions for specifying particular requirements for submissions. Provision is also made for specifying time and program constraints for submissions. |
| GEN 005 Specifications TECHnote | Current NATSPEC |
The primary function of the drawings and specification is to give effect to design decisions. Many design decisions cannot be expressed in graphic form and therefore rely on words for their expression. |
| GEN 004 Shop Drawings And Samples TECHnote | Current NATSPEC |
This TECHnote addresses the need for shop drawings and samples, their management and the documentation of requirements in a construction contract. |
| GEN 003 Multiple Contracts And 'Work By Others' TECHnote | Current NATSPEC |
This TECHnote provides information on the use of NATSPEC for projects where the procurement method involves multiple-prime contracts, also known as trade package contracts or separate contracts. |
| GEN 002 NATSPEC'S Use Of Standards TECHnote | Current NATSPEC |
NATSPEC, with research and feedback from subscribers and industry, fills gaps that the consensus approach can leave out of standards. |
| GEN 001 Getting Help TECHnote | Latest NATSPEC |
Summarises the various ways that NATSPEC provides help to specification writers. |
| DES 045 Corrosion Protection of Building Services TECHnote | Current NATSPEC |
This TECHnote aims to provide specifiers with guidance in deciding the required protection to prevent excessive corrosion. |
| DES 046 Universal Design: Acoustics TECHnote | Current NATSPEC |
Acoustic design can have a significant impact on health and wellbeing, communication and productivity; good acoustic design allows for speech intelligibility and helps promote human interaction and knowledge transfer. |
| TR 01 Specifying ESD TECHreport | Current NATSPEC |
This TECHreport outlines the principles of Ecologically Sustainable Development (ESD) and their application to building specifications; includes guidance for incorporating ESD provisions into each NATSPEC worksection. |
| TR 02 Information classification systems and the Australian construction industry TECHreport | Current NATSPEC |
This NATSPEC TECHreport provides an overview of the use of classification systems for organising construction information for various purposes. |
| TR 03 Specifying Design And Construct For Mechanical Services TECHreport | Current NATSPEC |
This TECHreport outlines how NATSPEC may be used to prepare Design and Construct mechanical specifications. |
| TR 04 NATSPEC For Refurbishment, Retrofitting And Adaptive Re-Use TECHreport | Current NATSPEC |
This TECHreport outlines how the NATSPEC specification system may be used for refurbishment, retrofit and adaptive re-use projects; key upgrade options are summarised and refurbishment related items in NATSPEC worksections are highlighted. |
| TR 05 Selection And Design Of Building IT Systems TECHreport | Current NATSPEC |
This TECHreport outlines how NATSPEC can be used to document Building IT (information technology) systems; provides an overview of the selection and design of Building IT systems and components, and presents a range of approaches for preparing the specification. |
| TR 06 Procurement: Past And Present TECHreport | Current NATSPEC |
This TECHreport outlines the major procurement systems used in the construction industry today, and the basic principles and reasoning behind these methods; includes an outline of how procurement has evolved from past methods and the directions it is heading. |
| TR 07 Providing Access For Maintenance TECHreport | Current NATSPEC |
This TECHreport outlines the basic principles of providing access for maintenance, current requirements in Australian legislation and standards, and good practice; draws together relevant information from a variety of sources that designers and specifiers can pursue for more detail. |
| TR 08 Management Of Council Gravel Pits In Country Areas – A Case Study TECHreport | Current NATSPEC |
This TECHreport can be used by Councils who operate licensed gravel pits to comply with their duty of care and be compliant with the legal framework required by the State Governments. |
| GEN 010 Mechanical Commissioning Strategies TECHnote | Current NATSPEC |
This TECHnote discusses alternative mechanical balancing and commissioning strategies. |
| Name | Publisher | |
|---|---|---|
| State of the Construction Industry | Current South Australian Centre for Economic Studies |
This paper presents various indicators that track the performance of the construction sector. |
| Drivers of Productivity: a Case Study of the Australian Construction Industry | Current Construction Economics and Building |
Wages and research and development expenditure were found to drive construction productivity at the national level and expenditure on research and development and the number of apprentices were found to be drivers of construction productivity in Victoria, New South Wales and Western Australia. |
| Selecting a Suitable Sustainable Construction Method for Australian High-Rise Building: A Multi-Criteria Analysis | Current Sustainability |
This research aims to identify the most suitable sustainable construction method for high-rise building construction in Australia; results show that the off-site construction method and robotic construction technique significantly improve the construction performance of high-rise construction in Australia. |
| Construction Workforce’s Mental Health: Research and Policy Alignment in the Australian Construction Industry | The Australian construction industry is facing a mental health crisis; poor mental health indicators are significantly higher than the all-industry average. This paper addresses the knowledge gap by reporting the results of a systematic review of peer-reviewed mental health research and reveals significant misalignment between existing research and Australian government regulation. | |
| Suicide trends among Australian construction workers during years 2001–2019 | This study provides evidence of a decline in suicide rates among Australian construction workers over the last two decades; this decline may be attributable to the combined effects of population-wide, male-specific, and sector-specific suicide prevention efforts over this same period, suggesting that the continuation or expansion of such efforts may lead to further declines. | |
| Waterproofing practices in Australia for building construction | This paper aims to discuss Standards and Codes; membrane systems and performance, waterproofing practices, design and installation techniques, inspection and testing and quality assurance adopted by the waterproofing industry in Australia. | |
| Understanding and enhancing responses to distress in the construction industry: protocol for a data linkage study | This research aims to understand the characteristics, including sociodemographic characteristics, health services utilisation and contacts with non-clinical services, of individuals working within the construction industry and who experience distress, and to quantify the costs and benefits of different help-seeking pathways. | |
| An Exploration Of Factors Influencing Quality Management System (Qms) Implementation: The Case Of The Australian Construction Industry | This research primarily aims to investigate an inclusive list of factors impacting on quality management system deployment in the construction industry building sector by focusing exclusively on the external factors and the critical success factors of project level in order to develop a comprehensive framework of quality management system deployment. | |
| Mesothelioma in Australia: cresting the third wave | Proposes approaches to obtaining the information needed to properly estimate the risk of third-wave asbestos exposures, and guide actions that will crest a likely third-wave with minimum harm and cost to the community. |
Browse myBIG’s Resilient Homes Fund documents.
"In response to severe flooding experienced by Queensland in the 2021-22 disaster season, the Queensland and Australian Governments have jointly funded a $741 million Resilient Homes Fund to help affected Queenslanders make their homes more resilient to future flooding.
This was the first household resilience program of its kind to ever be offered in Australia and has the potential to change Queenslanders’ lives and the region’s resilience to flooding.
The program will deliver a range of options for eligible Queensland homeowners including retrofitting or raising their home to be more resilient to flooding, in areas of high risk."
References
Queensland Government. (2023, December 11th). Resilient Homes Fund. https://my.qbcc.qld.gov.au/s/resilient-home-fund
| Name | Publisher | |
|---|---|---|
| Community Recovery: Australian Disaster Resilience Handbook Collection | Current Australian Government |
Provides a comprehensive guide to community recovery in Australia. |
| Cyclone Resilient Building Guidance | Current Queensland Government |
Provides information about improving the wind resilience of Queensland homes located in cyclone prone areas. |
| Flood Resilient Building Guidance for Queensland Homes | Current Queensland Government |
Provides information about improving the flood resilience of new and existing Queensland homes. |
| Resilient Homes Fund Contractor Quote Tool Guidelines | Current Queensland Government |
The RHF Contractor Quoting tool was created to provide a standardised method of quoting for Industry Builders participating in the Resilient Homes Fund (RHF). (Includes Contractor Quoting tool download). |
| Design Guidance For Flood Resilient Homes | Current Queensland Government |
Queensland homeowners who experienced damage to their residential property as a result of flooding in 2021–22 can now register their interest for the $741 million Resilient Homes Fund. |
| Industry Guidance For Flood Resilient Homes | Current Queensland Government |
This Industry Guidance for Flood Resilient Homes provides information about improving the flood resilience of new and existing Queensland homes. |
| Resilient Homes Fund: Building industry fact sheet. Quoting and contracting resilience works (for licensed contractors) | Current Queensland Government |
Flood resilient design is one of the many ways Queenslanders can build their resilience to floods. |
| Name | Publisher | |
|---|---|---|
| Safety signs in the workplace (SA) | Current SafeWork SA |
Safety signs inform and warn you of hazards and risks in the workplace, tell you what to do in an emergency situation and show you how to protect yourself and work safely. |
| Toolbox Talk: Using Scaffolds | Current SafeWork NSW |
This toolbox talk can be delivered by construction site supervisors, and provides basic safety tips for workers who work on large prefabricated modular scaffolds. |
| Toolbox Talk: Using Ladders | Current SafeWork NSW |
This toolbox talk can be delivered by construction supervisors, and provides basic safety tips for workers who use ladders. |
| Toolbox Safety Talks: Workplace Drug And Alcohol Strategy | Current SafeWork SA |
This training resource is designed to help you deliver short presentations covering a series of work health and safety topics. |
| Toolbox Safety Talk: Slips, Trips And Falls | Current SafeWork SA |
This training resource is designed to help you deliver short presentations covering a series of work health and safety topics. |
| Toolbox Safety Talks: Work Health And Safety Responsibilities | Current SafeWork SA |
This training resource is designed to help you deliver short presentations covering a series of work health and safety topics. |
| Toolbox Safety Talks: Forklift Safety | Current SafeWork SA |
This training resource is designed to help you deliver short presentations covering a series of work health and safety topics. |
| Toolbox Safety Talks: Hazard Identification And Risk Assessment | Current SafeWork SA |
This training resource is designed to help you deliver short presentations covering a series of work health and safety topics. |
| Toolbox Safety Talks: Hazardous Manual Task Safety | Current SafeWork SA |
This training resource is designed to help you deliver short presentations covering a series of work health and safety topics. |
| Toolbox Safety Talks: New And Young Workers | Current SafeWork SA |
This training resource is designed to help you deliver short presentations covering a series of work health and safety topics. |
| Toolbox Safety Talks: Inappropriate Workplace Behavior | Current SafeWork SA |
This training resource is designed to help you deliver short presentations covering a series of work health and safety topics. |
| Industry guide for formwork: Construction industry South Australia | Current SafeWork SA |
Gives practical advice about ways to manage exposure to risks associated with work involving the assembly, erection, alteration and dismantling of formwork; contributes to the development of consistent high standards for safe work in the construction industry that are conducive to best practice at the workplace. |
| High Risk Work: A guide to forklift safety | Current SafeWork SA |
Offers practical guidance for both businesses and workers on managing risks related to forklifts. |
| Asbestos (SA) | Current South Australian Government |
The Work Health and Safety Act 2012 (SA) requires all persons conducting a business or undertaking to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, that workers and other persons are not put at risk from work carried out as part of the business or undertaking; this includes asbestos removal work, asbestos-related work and the risk of exposure to airborne asbestos. |
All documents from our suppliers
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|---|---|---|
| Weathertex Product Catalogue | Current Weathertex |
Cladding, panels, and weatherboards. |
| Cosmofin LLV Technical Data Sheet | Current Projex |
Monomer-plasticised, high UV stabilised (LL) PVC waterproofing membrane with integrated glass fleece reinforcing and a polyester fleece backing, based on the long term proven recipe of Cosmofin. |
| Wolfin IB Technical Data Sheet | Current Projex |
Single-ply, high-polymer, entirely homogeneous synthetic roofing and waterproofing membrane. |
| Wolfin GWSK Technical Data Sheet | Current Projex |
Wolfin GWSK is a high-polymer, bitumen-compatible synthetic roofing and waterproofing membrane with integrated special glass fleece and cold-bonding self-adhesive layer. |
| Cosmofin FG LL Technical Data Sheet | Current Projex |
Monomer-Plasticised, High UV Stabilised (LL) PVC Roofing Membrane With A Central Polyester Fabric Reinforcement. |
| Thermokraft Ausmesh Product Data Sheet | Current Thermakraft |
Galvanised roof safety mesh. |
| Mould Rescue Certified Specialists in Mould Removal | Current Mould Rescue |
Provides general information on mould and the remediation process. |
| ecoFRAMEplus Centre Pocket Double Glazed Framing | Current Alspec |
The ecoFRAMEplus is the ideal system principally when energy efficiency is paramount. |
| ProGlide High Performance Sliding Door | Current Alspec |
The ProGlide range from Alspec has been designed with Australia’s unique architecture and climate in mind. |
| Swan Evo 45mm and 70mm Shopfront Door | Current Alspec |
The Alpsec Swan Evo 45mm/70mm Commercial Door is a versatile shopfront door that is easy to fabricate and install. |
| ProVista Sashless Double Hung Window | Current Alspec |
The ProVista Sashless Double Hung Window offers unobstructed views whether the window is open or closed. |
| ProTilt High Performance Awning/Casement Window | Current Alspec |
The ProTilt High Performance Awning and Casement Windows are ideally suited for suburban housing, multi-unit residential, hotels and commercial applications. |
| Hawkesbury Top Hung Commercial Sliding Door | Current Alspec |
The Hawkesbury Top Hung Sliding Door from Alspec offers architects and designers unrivaled design flexibility with the freedom to achieve large expansive openings whilst also offering a weather resistant and wheelchair compliant sill. |
| Hawkesbury Commercial Multi-Fold Door | Current Alspec |
Designed with large floor to ceiling applications in mind, the Hawkesbury Multi-Fold Door Range combine full sized commercial perimeter framing with specially designed commercial door stiles. |
| Gas Strut Servery Window | Current Alspec |
The Gas Strut Servery window from Alspec offers is a versatile Servery window that is easy to fabricate and install. |
| EvoPlus Double Hung Window | Current Alspec |
The EvoPlus Double Hung Window offers a first-rate level of design by allowing the integration with commercial frames ecoFRAMEplus 101.6mm and McArthur Evo 101.6mm, to cater for a wide range of residential and commercial applications. |
| EcoWALL 225 Flush Glazed Framing | Current Alspec |
Ideal for commercial foyer, auto showroom or high end residential. |
| Danmac Frameless Shower Systems | Current Alspec |
Premium shower hinge & Sliding shower screen. |
| Altitude Sliding Window | Current Alspec |
Commercial Sliding Window. |
| Hunter Evo Double Flush Glazed Framing | Current Alspec |
The Hunter Evo Double Flush Glazed Framing is the most versatile and flexible of the Alspec Commercial Framing Systems. |
| ProGlide UltraFlat High Performance Wheelchair Accessible Sliding Door | Current Alspec |
The ProGlide UltraFlat Sliding Door from Alspec allows architects and designers the freedom to achieve large expansive openings whilst also offering a weather resistant wheelchair compliant sill to AS1428.1 without the need to compromise on performance or aesthetics. |
| Appendix G AS/NZS 3500.2 Plumbing and drainage in unstable soil: Explained | Current Plastec |
Explains AS/NZS 3500.2:2021 Appendix G. |
| Alspec EndurAL Balustrade System | Current Alspec |
EndurAlTM is a complete balustrade solution, suitable for use in a wide range of building applications for both residential and commercial environments which require engineered solutions up to and including the most stringent C5 overcrowding requirements. |
| Alspec Solaire Fixed Louvres | Current Alspec |
The Solaire range of self mating louvre fins has been developed to provide both Architects and Fabricators a flexible, yet simple solution to external solar control requirements that seamlessly integrate with Australia’s unique architectural landscape. |
| Invisi-gard 316 Stainless Steel Security | Current Alspec |
Invisi-gard by Alspec. |
| Danmac Fully Framed Shower Systems | Current Alspec |
Classic Standard Pivot & Affinity Full Opening Pivot |
| Danmac Semi-Frameless Shower Systems | Current Alspec |
Ultimate Pivot Clamp System, Eclipse Slimline Shower Screen, Affinity Full Opening Door & Dualis |
| Mitygo Samsung Smart Lock | Current Mitygo |
Mitygo Samsung smart lock. |
| The Right Combo Joint | Current Plastec |
When installing articulation into your plumbing and drainage, make sure the fittings you use provide sufficient flexibility for the prescribed movement on that site. |
| Weathertex Product Portfolio | Available Superseded Weathertex |
Sustainable Design Trends for 2020. |
| Weathertex Design Trends Magazine 2021 | Current Weathertex |
Our second edition of Sustainable Design Trends, this time for 2021. |
| Wolfin Polyester PVC Sheet Membrane | Current Projex |
Wolfin is a single ply, high polymer, entirely homogenous synthetic roofing and waterproofing sheet membrane (no different top, middle and under layer). |
| External Cladding Installation Manual 2020 | Current Weathertex |
External Cladding Installation Manual 2020. |
| Cosmofin F Technical Data Sheet | Current Projex |
Monomer-plasticised PVC roof and waterproofing membrane without central inlay or reinforcement. |
| Cosmofin PVC Sheet Membrane | Current Projex |
Cosmofin is a reinforced high quality flexible PVC single ply membrane that is manufactured by Wolfin membranes. |
| Drains in Reactive and Unstable Soil | Current Plastec |
On sites with moderate, high and extreme reactive soil AS2870 Residential Slabs and Footings requires special provisions for sewerage and stormwater drainage installations. |
| ActronAir Split Ducted Unit Technical Selection Data | Current ActronAir |
CRV240T / EVV240S. |
| ActronAir Split Ducted Unit Technical Selection Data | Current ActronAir |
CRV210T / EVV210S. |
| ActronAir Advance Split Ducted Unit Technical Selection Data | Current ActronAir |
CRV180T / EVV180S. |
| ActronAir Advance Split Ducted Unit Technical Selection Data | Current ActronAir |
CRV160S / EVV160S. |
| ActronAir Advance Split Ducted Unit Technical Selection Data | Current ActronAir |
CRV160T / EVV160S. |
| ActronAir Advance Split Ducted Unit Technical Selection Data | Current ActronAir |
CRV180S / EVV180S. |
| ActronAir Advance Split Ducted Unit Technical Selection Data | Current ActronAir |
CRV140S / EVV140S. |
| ActronAir ESP Platinum Que Split Ducted Unit Technical Selection Data | Current ActronAir |
CRQ5-24AT / ERQ5-24AS. |
| ActronAir ESP Platinum Que Split Ducted Unit Technical Selection Data | Current ActronAir |
CRQ4-19AS / ERQ4-19AS. |
| ActronAir ESP Platinum Que Split Ducted Unit Technical Selection Data | Current ActronAir |
CRQ2-16AT / ERQ2-16AS. |
| ActronAir ESP Platinum Que Split Ducted Unit Technical Selection Data | Current ActronAir |
CRQ3-17AS / ERQ3-17AS. |
| ActronAir ESP Platinum Que Split Ducted Unit Technical Selection Data | Current ActronAir |
CRQ3-18AT / ERQ3-18AS. |
| ActronAir ESP Platinum Split Ducted Unit Technical Selection Data | Current ActronAir |
CRQ2-14AS / ERQ2-14AS. |
| ActronAir Split Ducted Unit Technical Selection Data | Current ActronAir |
CRA230T / EVA230S. |
| ActronAir Split Ducted Unit Technical Selection Data | Current ActronAir |
CRA200T / EVA200S. |
| ActronAir Split Ducted Unit Technical Selection Data | Current ActronAir |
CRA150T / EVA150S. |
| ActronAir Split Ducted Unit Technical Selection Data | Current ActronAir |
CRA170S / EVA170S. |
| ActronAir Split Ducted Unit Technical Selection Data | Current ActronAir |
CRA170T / EVA170S. |
| ActronAir Split Ducted Unit Technical Selection Data | Current ActronAir |
CRA150S / EVA150S. |
| ActronAir Split Ducted Unit Technical Selection Data | Current ActronAir |
CRA130T / EVA130S. |
| ActronAir Split Ducted Unit Technical Selection Data | Current ActronAir |
CRA130S / EVA130S. |
| ActronAir Esp Platinum Que Split Ducted Unit Technical Selection Data | Current ActronAir |
CRQ5-21AT / ERQ5-21AS |
| ActronAir Split Ducted Unit Technical Selection Data | Current ActronAir |
CRA100S / EVA100S. |
| BANCL290 Instructions For Use | Current BlockAid |
Instructions for use and design specifications. |
| BACL190 Instructions for use | Current BlockAid |
Instructions for use and design specifications. |
| Blockaid Bar Chairs - BANCL190 & BACL190 Placement Details | Current BlockAid |
Bancl190 & Bacl190. |
| BANCL190 Instructions for use | Current BlockAid |
Instructions for use and design specifications. |
| Typical 190 Blockwork 'BlockAid' Details | Current BlockAid |
Bacl190 & Bancl190. |
| Cordell Connect | Current CoreLogic |
Find and win new business through Australia’s largest construction database. |
| Cordell Connect Estimator | Current CoreLogic |
6 ways you can use big data to win more work. |
| Cordell Estimator Platinum Flyer | Current CoreLogic |
Providing building cost estimates without the right support can be risky. |
| Cordell Commercial Estimator | Current CoreLogic |
Designed to provide clients with a replacement cost estimate for their commercial, industrial, retail and rural buildings. |
| Haymes Rendertex Texture Coatings | Current Haymes |
Haymes Rendertex is a comprehensive range of texture coatings that provide durable long lasting protection |
| Haymes Ultra Premium Product Brochure | Current Haymes |
Ultra Premium Range. |
| Haymes Elite Rapid Cote Product Brochure | Current Haymes |
Combining the benefits of Alkyd and Acrylic enamels. |
| Haymes Woodcare Brochure | Current Haymes |
Exterior & Interior Paints/Finishes |
| Peel Away Product Brochure | Current Haymes |
Peel Away is a revolutionary patented concept in paint removal. |
| Grates2Go Catalogue 2020 | Current Grates2Go |
Shower Grate & Channel Product Catalogue. |
| KRGS Ultimate All Aluminium Grille | Current KRGS |
Retail and commercial, suitable for both internal and external use. |
| KRGS Mobile Trellis Barrier | Current KRGS |
Retail and commercial, suitable for both internal and external use. |
| KRGS Steel Roller Shutter Doors | Current KRGS |
Retail and commercial, suitable for both internal and external use. |
| KRGS Folding Closure | Current KRGS |
Retail and commercial, suitable for both internal and external use. |
| KRGS Aluminium Garage Door | Current KRGS |
Domestic, suitable for both internal and external use. |
| KRGS High Security Grille | Current KRGS |
Retail and commercial, suitable for both internal and external use. |
| KRGS Expandable Plastic Traffic Safety Gate Barrier | Current KRGS |
Retail and commercial, suitable for both internal and external use. |
| KRGS Crystal Clear Security Grille | Current KRGS |
Retail and commercial, suitable for both internal and external use. |
| KRGS Counterline Shutter | Current KRGS |
Retail and commercial, suitable for both internal and external use. |
| KRGS Clearguide Bi Folding Door | Current KRGS |
Retail and commercial, suitable for both internal and external use. |
| KRGS Clearstack Bi Folding Door | Current KRGS |
Retail and commercial, suitable for both internal and external use. |
| KRGS Clearvision Polycarbonate Roller Shutter | Current KRGS |
Retail and commercial, suitable for both internal and external use. |
| KRGS Clearbreeze Bi Folding Door | Current KRGS |
Retail and commercial, suitable for both internal and external use. |
| KRGS Aluminium Shutter - Series III | Current KRGS |
Retail and commercial, suitable for both internal and external use. |
| KRGS Aluminium Shutter - Series II | Current KRGS |
Retail and commercial, suitable for both internal and external use. |
| KRGS 19mm Grille | Current KRGS |
KRGS 19mm Aluminium Roller Grilles offers maximum airflow with strength and security. |
| Latham Asbraloy Aluminium ST Surface Mounted Safety Stair Tread Nosing Data Sheet | Current Latham Australia |
Surface mounted stair tread nosings are designed for existing and new applications. |
| Procore Quality Plans | Current Procore |
Pre-wall Sheeting Quality Plan; Formwork & Concrete Quality Plan |
| Thermakraft Aluband Installation Guide | Current Thermakraft |
Bituminous window flashing tape. |
| Thermakraft PVC Ausmesh Installation Guide | Current Thermakraft |
PVC coated roof safety mesh. |
| Thermakraft Aluband Product Data Sheet | Current Thermakraft |
Bituminous window flashing tape. |
| Thermakraft PVC Ausmesh Product Data Sheet | Current Thermakraft |
PVC coated roof safety mesh. |
| Thermakraft Ausmesh Installation Guide | Current Thermakraft |
Galvanised roof safety mesh. |
| Thermakraft National Construction Code Changes | Current Thermakraft |
What you need to know about changes to the Australian National Consturction Code. |
| Thermakraft Aluband Flashing Tape Material Safety Data Sheet | Current Thermakraft |
Aluband Flashing Tape. |
| Thermakraft Covertek Products Material Safety Data Sheet | Current Thermakraft |
Covertek products. |
| Thermakraft Watergate-Plus Material Safety Data Sheet | Current Thermakraft |
Watergate-Plus. |
| Thermakraft White General Purpose Tape Product Data Sheet | Current Thermakraft |
General purpose polypropylene tape. |
| Thermakraft Watergate Plus Product Data Sheet | Current Thermakraft |
Premium Synthetic Wall wrap. |
| Thermakraft Corner Moulds Product Data Sheet | Current Thermakraft |
Secondary protection at flashing tape corners. |
| Thermakraft Aluband | Current Thermakraft |
Thermakraft Aluband is a polymeric faced, bituminous self-adhesive flashing tape with a release backing film. |
| Thermakraft Watergate Plus Installation Guide | Current Thermakraft |
Watergate Plus is specifically designed as a wall wrap behind exterior wall cladding. |
| Thermakraft Aluband Window Flashing Tape Application And Installation | Current Thermakraft |
Aluband installation and application. |
| Thermakraft Covertek 407 Technical Specifications | Current Thermakraft |
Thermakraft Covertek 407 Technical Specifications. |
| Thermakraft Covertek 407 | Current Thermakraft |
Covertek 407 is a fire retardant, absorbent and breathable synthetic self-supporting roof underlay constructed using a microporus water resistant film sandwiched between two layers of spun-bonded polyolefin. |
| Thermakraft Watergate Plus Housewrap Certificate of Conformity | Current Thermakraft |
Cetificate of conformity. |
| XLam Environmental Product Declaration: XLam CLT Panel | Current XLam |
Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) in accordance with ISO 14025 and EN 15804+A1 EPD Registration No. S-P-02326. |
| XLam Australia & New Zealand Acoustic Design Guide | Current XLam |
This Acoustic Design Guide explains the principles of sound transmission between habitable spaces in buildings and how the required standards of insulation can be achieved in XLam construction; specific wall and floor assemblies are based on extensive laboratory testing of XLam panels. |
| XLam Australia & New Zealand Fire Design Guide | Current XLam |
The information provided in this guide is for use in the design and specification of XLam manufactured Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) only. |
| XLam Australia & New Zealand Product Guide | Current XLam |
The XLam Product Guide outlines what customers and contractors should expect from XLam CLT. |
| XLam Australia & New Zealand Structural Design Guide | Current XLam |
The information in this guide is based on testing methodology and certification owned by XLam. |
Browse myBIG’s sustainable building documents.
These resources cover design and construction of sustainable buildings, resilient structures, green construction, sustainability legislation, and green energy.
| Name | Publisher | |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Mold Web Course | Current U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
Contains information on mold prevention and remediation. |
| Where We Build, What We Build: Planners | Current South Australian Government |
The Where We Build, What We Build project has developed a climate ready home specification that provides increased resilience against flood, bushfire and heat compared with traditional houses. |
| Where We Build, What We Build: Building Climate Ready Homes | Current South Australian Government |
This project aims to encourage building or retrofitting of homes that are climate-ready, by demonstrating. |
| Where We Build, What We Build: Project Report | Current South Australian Government |
The Where We Build What We Build project is supporting the Resilient Hills and Coasts (RH&C) region by enabling assessment of the climate risk exposure of homes and encouraging better climate risk mitigation decisions. |
| Circular economy in South Australia’s built environment | Current South Australian Government |
The purpose of this report is to summarise the circular economy opportunities for South Australia, based on a national and international review of current policies, approaches and case studies. |
| DES 105 NCC - BCA Volume One: Energy Efficiency Provisions TECHnote | Current NATSPEC |
This TECHnote includes information useful in satisfying the NCC Energy efficiency provisions for Class 2 to 9 buildings. The NCC objective is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve energy efficiency. Operational energy is currently the focus of the NCC. Embodied energy may be considered in the future for sustainability controls. |
| Weathertex Product Portfolio | Available Superseded Weathertex |
Sustainable Design Trends for 2020. |
| Weathertex Design Trends Magazine 2021 | Current Weathertex |
Our second edition of Sustainable Design Trends, this time for 2021. |
| Guidelines for special fire services and referrals to the Queensland Fire and Rescue Service (QLD) | Current Queensland Government |
Provides building certifiers with guidance about special fire services as defined in Schedule 2 of the Building Act 1975, and the jurisdiction of referral agencies in Schedule 7, Table 1, Item 1 of the Sustainable Planning Regulation 2009. |
| AS 1170.4-2007 Structural design actions, Part 4: Earthquake actions in Australia | Current Standards Australia |
Sets out data and procedures for determining earthquake loads on structures and their components, and also minimum detailing requirements for structures; domestic structures are covered in an Appendix. |
| An Exploration Of Factors Influencing Quality Management System (Qms) Implementation: The Case Of The Australian Construction Industry | This research primarily aims to investigate an inclusive list of factors impacting on quality management system deployment in the construction industry building sector by focusing exclusively on the external factors and the critical success factors of project level in order to develop a comprehensive framework of quality management system deployment. | |
| Condensation in Buildings Handbook | Current Australian Building Codes Board |
Assists in understanding the condensation requirements in NCC 2022 Volumes One and Two |
| Social Housing Design Guideline: A QCompanion document 2021 | Current Queensland Government |
A design led, place-based and person-centred approach to good housing in Queensland. |
| Community Recovery: Australian Disaster Resilience Handbook Collection | Current Australian Government |
Provides a comprehensive guide to community recovery in Australia. |
| State Environmental Planning Policy (Sustainable Buildings) 2022 (NSW) | Current NSW Government |
This Policy is State Environmental Planning Policy (Sustainable Buildings) 2022. (NSW legislation.) |
| Selecting a Suitable Sustainable Construction Method for Australian High-Rise Building: A Multi-Criteria Analysis | Current Sustainability |
This research aims to identify the most suitable sustainable construction method for high-rise building construction in Australia; results show that the off-site construction method and robotic construction technique significantly improve the construction performance of high-rise construction in Australia. |
| Designing for Queensland's climate | Current Queensland Government |
The objective of the Smart and Sustainable Homes program is to demonstrate and promote the importance of investing in sustainable design and to increase the demand from owners, builders and developers for more sustainable development practices. |
| AS 3959:2018 Amd 1:2019 Construction of buildings in bushfire-prone areas | Current Standards Australia |
The 2018 edition of AS 3959 is amended as follows; the amendments should be inserted in the appropriate places. |
| AS 1530.8.1:2018 Methods for fire tests on building materials, components and structures, Part 8.1: Tests on elements of construction for buildings exposed to simulated bushfire attack - Radiant heat and small flaming sources | Current Standards Australia |
This Standard provides methods for determining the performance of external construction elements when exposed to radiant heat, burning embers and burning debris. |
| 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. |
| AS 3959:2018 Amd 2:2020 Construction of buildings in bushfire-prone areas | Current Standards Australia |
The 2018 edition of AS 3959 is amended as follows; the amendments should be inserted in the appropriate places. |
| Construction of buildings in flood hazard areas: ABCB Standard | Current Australian Building Codes Board |
Specifies requirements for flood-resistant design and construction of buildings that are subject to the NCC requirements and that are located, in whole or in part, in flood hazard areas. |
| Industry Guidance For Flood Resilient Homes | Current Queensland Government |
This Industry Guidance for Flood Resilient Homes provides information about improving the flood resilience of new and existing Queensland homes. |
| Design Guidance For Flood Resilient Homes | Current Queensland Government |
Queensland homeowners who experienced damage to their residential property as a result of flooding in 2021–22 can now register their interest for the $741 million Resilient Homes Fund. |
| Guideline for the construction of buildings in flood hazard areas (QLD) | Current Queensland Government |
Assists homeowners, building professionals and local governments in understanding the new part of the Queensland Development Code (QDC) for construction of buildings in flood hazard areas. |
| Flood Resilient Building Guidance for Queensland Homes | Current Queensland Government |
Provides information about improving the flood resilience of new and existing Queensland homes. |
| Resilient Homes Fund: Building industry fact sheet. Quoting and contracting resilience works (for licensed contractors) | Current Queensland Government |
Flood resilient design is one of the many ways Queenslanders can build their resilience to floods. |
| DES 018 Bushfire Protection TECHnote | Current NATSPEC |
Bushfires are a feature of the Australian environment. The impact of bushfire on life and property can be reduced with responsible preparation and bushfire management plans. Bushfire hazards exist not only in rural areas but also at the rural and urban interface, for example areas adjacent to parks, public reserves and golf courses. |
| Queensland Building Plan 2017 (QLD) | Current Queensland Government |
Creating a safer, fairer, more sustainable construction industry. |
| AS/NZS 1547:2012 On-site domestic wastewater management | Current Standards Australia/Standards New Zealand |
AS/NZS 1547:2012 provides the requirements for treatment units and their respective land application systems to achieve sustainable and effective on-site domestic wastewater management, to protect public health and the environment. This Standard identifies the performance statements that cover the overall design and sustainable management of on-site domestic wastewater systems. |
| QDesign | Current Queensland Government |
Principles for good urban design in Queensland. |
| Housing Energy Efficiency Handbook | Current Australian Building Codes Board |
Assists in understanding the energy efficiency provisions in NCC Volume Two that apply to houses. |
| DES 014 Environmental Rating Schemes For Buildings TECHnote | Current NATSPEC |
There are a number of national environmental rating schemes in place in Australia that can be used to understand how efficiently a building is operating as well as measure and reduce its impact on the environment. |
| NatHERS Heating and Cooling Load Limits Standard | Latest Australian Building Codes Board |
NatHERS compliance pathway for energy efficiency. |
| NatHERS assessor handbook | Current Australian Government |
Explains how NatHERS assessments work and is an essential tool for NatHERS assessors. |
| NatHERS 2022: Whole of Home Overview | Current NatHERS |
The Nationwide House Energy Rating Scheme, or NatHERS, is being expanded to include Whole of Home assessments and ratings to support the proposed National Construction Code energy efficiency requirements for residential buildings in 2022; the changes will help households improve a home's energy efficiency and reduce energy use, which provides a range of benefits including lower energy bills, improved comfort and health for occupants, and reduced carbon emissions. |
| Indoor Air Quality Verification Methods Handbook | Current Australian Building Codes Board |
Assists in understanding the indoor air quality (IAQ) Verification Methods in NCC Volumes One and Two (F6V1 and F6V2 in NCC Volume One and H4V3 of NCC Volume Two). |
| 2017 BASIX energy target changes: frequently asked questions | Current NSW Planning & Environment |
BASIX FAQ. |
| A comprehensive guide to BASIX | Current NSW Government |
The purpose of this guide is to provide an overview of how the BASIX engine works to estimate energy and water consumption in houses and apartments, and how these outputs can be used to inform design decisions. |
| DES 026 Living Walls And Roofs TECHnote | Current NATSPEC |
This TECHnote highlights design and construction issues for consideration and suggests suitable NATSPEC worksections for the documentation of living walls and roofs. |
| Apartment energy efficiency Handbook | Current Australian Building Codes Board |
Assists in understanding the energy efficiency provisions in NCC Volume One that apply to Class 2 apartment buildings. |