Guidance: Workplace violence in construction - Hazards and control measures

A person conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU) (e.g. employer, contractor) is responsible for managing both physical and psychosocial risks in the workplace. They must eliminate or minimise risks as much as they reasonably can.

This resource provides examples of hazards and practical control measures to manage the risk of workplace violence in the construction industry.

Supporting information

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