Case study: Managing the risk of gender-based violence in construction

Gender-based violence is a serious issue that affects workers across industries. Every workplace must take steps to prevent and respond to it. This fictional case study highlights how these issues may emerge in the construction industry, and how they can be addressed through practical controls. 

Supporting information

• Case study: Managing the risk of psychosocial hazards in construction
• Guidance: Workplace violence in construction – Hazards and control measures
• Poster: What is gender-based violence?
• Poster: Your rights as a worker
• Poster: Employer responsibilities
• Poster: What to do as a bystander
• Poster: Keeping our worksite safe from gender-based violence
• Infographic: Why bad culture sticks around on site
• Infographic: If you let it slide, it will grow
• Infographic: Preventing gender-based violence starts with respect
• Psychosocial hazards
• Model Code of Practice: Managing psychosocial hazards at work
• Model Code of Practice: Sexual and gender-based harassment