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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.

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.

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.

Provides practical advice for anyone responsible for developing a return to work plan in collaboration with the injured or ill worker.

Provides information on siting, erecting and using tower cranes and self-erecting tower cranes in the workplace.

Provides information on how to manage the risks of cranes at a workplace.

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).

Headline measures report

Provides information on how to manage risks associated with scaffolds and scaffolding work at a workplace.