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… Construction work Code of Practice MAY 2018 …

… 38 Appendix B—Examples of construction work ................................................................ 41 Appendix C—Examples of high risk construction work ................................................ 44 Appendix … work safe work method statement template ................................ 52 Appendix F—Sample of a completed Safe work method statement ............................. 54 Appendix G—Preparing … 88 Construction work Code of Practice Page 4 of 88 …

… Foreword 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). An approved …

… 1. Introduction 1.1. What is ‘construction work’? WHS Regulation 289 Meaning of construction work ‘Construction work’ is defined in the WHS Regulations as any work carried … construction has started, and traffic control on a construction site. For the purposes of this Code, housing construction work involves construction work relating to the following: − − − … villa homes, strata or company title home units or residential flats Construction work Code of Practice Page 6 of 88 …

… or sewerage or drainage works, for example stormwater drains, sheet piling to divert the course of a river or to build a cofferdam, underground storage tanks for an irrigation system, road … construction work for which a safe work method statement (SWMS) is required. Chapter 4 of this Code provides more detail on SWMS. Examples of high risk construction work are provided in … it. The handover usually takes place at the practical completion Construction work Code of Practice Page 8 of 88 …

… of the project, for example when a house is considered habitable and the buyer or owner takes possession. Valuing construction work The cost of construction work can be determined by the contract price for carrying out the work. The … exposed to health and safety risks arising from the business or undertaking. Construction work Code of Practice Page 9 of 88 …

… Specific duties relating to construction work are outlined in Chapter 2 of this Code, noting a PCBU may also have multiple or shared duties while undertaking … risk control measures are implemented by the subcontractor. Construction work Code of Practice Page 10 of 88 …

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… care for their own safety and that their acts do not adversely affect the health and safety of others. 1.7. What is involved in managing risks associated with construction work? WHS … Regulation 37 Maintenance of control measures WHS Regulation 38 Review of control measures This Code provides guidance on how to manage the risks associated with construction work in the … time. Review control measures to ensure they are working as planned. Construction work Code of Practice Page 11 of 88 …

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… Hierarchy of control measures The WHS Regulations require duty holders to work through the hierarchy of … Further guidance on the risk management process and the hierarchy or control measures is in the Code of Practice: How to manage work health and safety risks. In addition to the duties covered in this …

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How to manage work health and safety risks

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Safe Work Australia

Version: 2018. (Current)

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).

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… How to manage work health and safety risks Code of Practice MAY 2018 …

… Foreword 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). An approved …

… a business or undertaking (PCBUs) designers, manufacturers, importers, suppliers and installers of plant, substances or structures, and officers. Workers and other persons at the workplace … hazards and risks associated with the operations of How to manage work health and safety risks Code of Practice Page 5 of 39 …

… processes to eliminate or minimise risks to health and safety. Further information on who is an officer and their duties is available in the Interpretive Guideline: The health and safety duty … to allow that person to comply with the WHS Act. How to manage work health and safety risks Code of Practice Page 6 of 39 …

… operate and manage the business or undertaking. You also need the involvement and cooperation of your workers, supply chain partners, and other businesses you work with. Management … skill to do tasks safely, and apply health and safety values and behaviours to your own work practices. A step-by-step process A safe and healthy workplace does not happen by chance or … This process is known as risk management and involves the four steps set out in this Code (see Figure 1 below): − − − − Identify hazards—find out what could cause harm. Assess …

… Further information is available in the Interpretive Guideline: The meaning of ‘reasonably practicable’. The process of managing risk described in this Code will help you decide what is reasonably practicable in particular situations so that you … reducing work-related injuries and disease. How to manage work health and safety risks Code of Practice Page 8 of 39 …

… The broad definition of a ‘worker’ under the WHS Act means a PCBU must consult, so far as is reasonably practicable, … responsibilities to another person. Further guidance on WHS consultation is available in the Code of Practice: Work health and safety consultation, cooperation and coordination. How to manage work …

… attention over time, but particularly when any changes affect your work activities. Examples of when you should work through the steps in this Code include: − − − − − − − − − − − − starting a new business expanding or purchasing an existing business changing work practices, procedures or the work environment changing organisational structure or job roles …

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… that could potentially cause harm to people. Hazards generally arise from the following aspects of work and their interaction: − − − − physical work environment equipment, materials and … micro waves and lasers Burns, cancer or blindness How to manage work health and safety risks Code of Practice Page 11 of 39 …

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… are used, what chemicals are around and what they are used for, what safe or unsafe work practices exist as well as the general state of housekeeping. Things to look out for include the following: − − − − − Does the work … and how to achieve safe design, see Guidance on the principles of safe design for work and the Code of Practice: Safe design of structures. How to manage work health and safety risks Code of …

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Managing risks of hazardous chemicals in the workplace

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NT WorkSafe

Version: 2020. (Current)

Provides practical guidance to PCBUs on how to manage health and safety risks associated with hazardous chemicals used in their workplace.

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… Managing risks of hazardous chemicals in the workplace Code of Practice …

… Application in the Northern Territory This code of practice was approved by the Attorney-General and Minister for Justice under section 274(1) of …

… Managing risks of hazardous chemicals in the workplace Code of Practice Contents Foreword … 10 Designers, manufacturers, importers and suppliers of hazardous chemicals .............................................. 11 Officers …

… Managing risks of hazardous chemicals in the workplace Code of Practice Complying with exposure standards …

… Managing risks of hazardous chemicals in the workplace Code of Practice Reviewing the emergency plan … 57 Appendix B—Comparison of hazard classes and categories under the ADG Code and the GHS .................. 61 Appendix C—Prohibited carcinogens, restricted carcinogens …

… Managing risks of hazardous chemicals in the workplace Code of Practice Controls to be put in place … 94 Case study 3: Cleaning offices …

… Managing risks of hazardous chemicals in the workplace Code of Practice Foreword This Code of Practice on how to manage the risks associated with hazardous …

… Managing risks of hazardous chemicals in the workplace Code of Practice hazardous chemicals. Any person conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU) has a …

… Managing risks of hazardous chemicals in the workplace Code of Practice 1. Introduction 1.1. What are hazardous chemicals? Under the WHS Regulations, a …

… Managing risks of hazardous chemicals in the workplace Code of Practice Person conducting a business or undertaking WHS Act Section 19 Primary duty of care …

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Managing risks of hazardous chemicals in the workplace

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NT WorkSafe

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Provides practical guidance to PCBUs on how to manage health and safety risks associated with hazardous chemicals used in their workplace.

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… Managing risks of hazardous chemicals in the workplace Code of Practice …

… Application in the Northern Territory This code of practice was approved by the Attorney-General and Minister for Justice under section 274(1) of …

… Managing risks of hazardous chemicals in the workplace Code of Practice Complying with exposure standards …

… Managing risks of hazardous chemicals in the workplace Code of Practice Controls to be put in place … 94 Case study 3: Cleaning offices …

… Managing risks of hazardous chemicals in the workplace Code of Practice Foreword This Code of Practice on how to manage the risks associated with hazardous …

… Managing risks of hazardous chemicals in the workplace Code of Practice hazardous chemicals. Any person conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU) has a …

… Managing risks of hazardous chemicals in the workplace Code of Practice 1. Introduction 1.1. What are hazardous chemicals? Under the WHS Regulations, a …

… Managing risks of hazardous chemicals in the workplace Code of Practice Person conducting a business or undertaking WHS Act Section 19 Primary duty of care …

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How to manage work health and safety risks

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NT WorkSafe

Version: 2020. (Current)

Provides practical guidance to PCBUs on how to manage risks to health and safety.

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… How to manage work health and safety risks Code of Practice …

… Application in the Northern Territory This code of practice was approved by the Attorney-General and Minister for Justice under section 274(1) of …

… How to manage work health and safety risks Code of Practice Contents Foreword … 6 Officers … 6 Designers, manufacturers, importers and suppliers of plant, substances or structures .............................. 7 Workers … 15 Work out the likelihood of harm occurring …

… How to manage work health and safety risks Code of Practice Implementing controls … 22 Maintenance of plant and … 25 Appendix B—Examples of the risk management process … 36 Page 4 of 36 …

… How to manage work health and safety risks Code of Practice Foreword This Code of Practice on how to manage work health and safety risks is an …

… How to manage work health and safety risks Code of Practice 1. Introduction 1.1. Who has duties for managing work health and safety risks? Duty …

… How to manage work health and safety risks Code of Practice business or undertaking has and uses appropriate resources and processes to eliminate …

… How to manage work health and safety risks Code of Practice 1.2. What is involved in managing risks? Management commitment Effective risk …

… How to manage work health and safety risks Code of Practice • after assessing the extent of the risk and the available ways of eliminating or …

… How to manage work health and safety risks Code of Practice This duty to consult is based on the recognition that worker input and participation …

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Demolition work

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NT WorkSafe

Version: 2020. (Current)

Provides practical guidance to PCBUs on how to manage health and safety risks associated with demolition work.

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… Demolition work Code of Practice Application in the Northern Territory This code of practice was approved by the Attorney-General and Minister for Justice under section …

… Demolition work Code of Practice …

… Demolition work Code of Practice Contents Foreword … 31 Removal of debris …

… Demolition work Code of Practice Fire-damaged, ruinous and structurally unsound buildings or structures … 42 Basements, cellars, vaults, domes and arched roofs ..................................................................................... 43 …

… Demolition work Code of Practice Foreword This Code of Practice on how to manage the risks associated with demolition work is an approved code …

… Demolition work Code of Practice Introduction What is demolition work? Demolition work means work to demolish or … risk construction work starts. Further guidance on SWMS is available in section 3.4 of this Code. Further guidance on construction work and high risk construction work duties is available …

… Demolition work Code of Practice Designers, manufacturers, importers, suppliers and installers of plant, substances or structures WHS Act Part 2 Division 3 Further duties of persons …

… Demolition work Code of Practice The WHS Regulations include specific requirements for PCBUs to manage the risks of … duties to consult, cooperate and coordinate with other duty holders. For the purposes of this Code, the PCBU who has management or control of the demolition work is sometimes referred to as …

… Demolition work Code of Practice Workers WHS Act section 7 Meaning of worker WHS Act section 28 Duties of workers WHS Regulation 46 Duties of workers Workers have …

… Demolition work Code of Practice WHS Regulation 37 Maintenance of control measures WHS Regulation 38 Review of control measures This Code provides guidance on how to manage the risks associated with demolition work in the …

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Managing the work environment and facilities

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NT WorkSafe

Version: 2020. (Current)

Provides practical guidance to PCBUs on how to manage the work environment and facilities.

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… Managing the work environment and facilities Code of Practice …

… Application in the Northern Territory This code of practice was approved by the Attorney-General and Minister for Justice under section 274(1) of …

… Managing the work environment and facilities Code of Practice Contents Foreword … 25 Guidance for specific types of work … 34 Appendix C—Examples of facilities for different … 44 Page 3 of 44 …

… Managing the work environment and facilities Code of Practice Foreword This Code of Practice on managing the work environment and facilities is an …

… Managing the work environment and facilities Code of Practice There are more specific requirements to manage risks under the WHS Regulations, …

… Managing the work environment and facilities Code of Practice are reasonably able, and cooperate with reasonable health and safety policies or …

… Managing the work environment and facilities Code of Practice Workers must be given an opportunity to express their views, raise work health and …

… Managing the work environment and facilities Code of Practice • What are the work arrangements that may impact on cleaning and maintenance schedules? …

… Managing the work environment and facilities Code of Practice The work environment must be maintained so that it remains in a clean and safe …

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… Managing the work environment and facilities Code of Practice be fitted with safety devices if necessary, such as a traffic sensor system in a …

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Confined spaces

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NT WorkSafe

Version: 2020. (Current)

Provides practical guidance to PCBUs on how to manage health and safety risks associated with work carried out in a confined space.

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… Confined spaces Code of Practice …

… Application in the Northern Territory This code of practice was approved by the Attorney-General and Minister for Justice under section 274(1) of …

… Confined spaces Code of Practice Contents Foreword … .................................................................................... 12 Duty of designers, manufacturers, importers, suppliers, installers and constructors … 43 Location of Work: … 43 Description of … 43 Withdrawal of written authority … 51 Page 3 of 51 …

… Confined spaces Code of Practice Foreword This Code of Practice on how to manage the risks associated with confined spaces in the workplace is …

… Confined spaces Code of Practice 1. Introduction Confined spaces pose dangers because they are usually not designed to be areas where people work. Confined spaces often have poor ventilation which allows hazardous atmospheres to quickly develop, especially if …

… Confined spaces Code of Practice What is not a confined space for the purposes of the WHS Regulations? A confined space does not include a mine shaft or the workings of a …

… Confined spaces Code of Practice 1.2. Who has health and safety duties in relation to confined spaces? Duty holders who have a role in managing the risks of working in confined spaces include: • • • persons conducting a business or undertaking …

… Confined spaces Code of Practice Workers and other persons at the workplace also have duties under the WHS Act, such as … than one person can have the same duty at the same time. Early consultation and identification of risks can allow for more options to eliminate or minimise risks and reduce the associated …

… Confined spaces Code of Practice Please refer to AS 2865–2009: Confined spaces for specific obligations of designers. Officers WHS Act section 27 Duty of officers Officers, for example company …

… Confined spaces Code of Practice Other persons at the workplace, like visitors, must take reasonable care for their own … spaces? WHS Regulations Part 3.1 Regulations 32–38 Managing risks to health and safety This Code provides guidance on how to manage the risks associated with confined spaces in the …

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Abrasive blasting

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NT WorkSafe

Version: 2020. (Current)

Provides practical guidance to PCBUs on how to manage health and safety risks associated with abrasive blasting.

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… Abrasive blasting Code of Practice …

… Application in the Northern Territory This code of practice was approved by the Attorney-General and Minister for Justice under section 274(1) of …

… Abrasive blasting Code of Practice Contents Foreword … 30 3.5. Recycling of blast material … 33 3.6. Disposal of waste … 45 Page 3 of 45 …

… Abrasive blasting Code of Practice Foreword This Code of Practice on how to manage the risks associated with abrasive blasting is an approved …

… Abrasive blasting Code of Practice 1. Introduction 1.1. What is abrasive blasting? ‘Abrasive blasting’ means propelling a stream of abrasive material at high speed against a surface using compressed air, liquid, steam, …

… Abrasive blasting Code of Practice PCBUs have a duty to consult workers about work health and safety and may also have … and coordinate with other duty holders. Designers, manufacturers, importers and suppliers of plant, substances or structures WHS Act Part 2 Division 3 Further duties of persons …

… Abrasive blasting Code of Practice Other persons at the workplace WHS Act section 29 Duties of other persons at the … WHS Regulations Part 3.1 Regulations 32–38 Managing risks to health and safety This Code provides guidance on how to manage the risks associated with abrasive blasting in the …

… Abrasive blasting Code of Practice The broad definition of a ‘worker’ under the WHS Act means a PCBU must consult, so far … other to implement the control measures. Further guidance on consultation is available in the Code of Practice: Work health and safety consultation, cooperation and coordination. 1.4. …

… Abrasive blasting Code of Practice • • • the nature of the work carried out by the worker the nature of the risks associated with the work at the …