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Clear filters01 May 2018 |
Model Codes of Practice
This model Code of Practice provides guidance on managing risks of plant in the workplace.
Use this Code if you:
manage or control plant in the workplace
install, construct and commission plant.
Plant is a major cause of work-related death…
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Page last updated: 07 Apr 2022
20 March 2020 |
Model Codes of Practice
This model Code of Practice provides guidance on how to meet the standards of work health and safety (WHS) required under the WHS Act and Regulations in relation to construction work.
In this model Code, the word:
'should' indicates a recommended…
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Page last updated: 06 Dec 2021
06 July 2021 |
Model Codes of Practice
This model Code of Practice provides guidance on managing the risks of demolition work.
You should use this Code if you:
manage or control a workplace where demolition work is carried out
carry out demolition work.
In this model Code…
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Page last updated: 06 Dec 2021
01 July 2020 |
Model Codes of Practice
This model Code of Practice sets out the legal duties for licensed and unlicensed asbestos removal.
This Code is for people involved in asbestos removal at work, including at residential premises. It applies if you:
hired someone to remove…
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Page last updated: 06 Dec 2021
01 October 2018 |
Model Codes of Practice
Use this model Code of Practice if you 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 model Code is also relevant for anyone making…
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Page last updated: 06 Dec 2021
19 December 2012 |
Reports
Several European studies have reported high levels of residual chemical levels in sealed shipping containers. The Australian Customs and Border Protection Service found similar results when testing containers in Australia. These findings raise potential…
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Page last updated: 23 Nov 2021
01 February 2010 |
Reports
While the use of asbestos has been banned in Australia since 2003, in the past there was widespread use of asbestos in buildings. Construction and maintenance workers may be more likely to be involved in work that can disturb asbestos.
This study was…
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Page last updated: 23 Nov 2021
15 March 2012 |
Reports
Biological hazards are organic substances that pose a threat to the health of humans and other living organisms. They include pathogenic micro-organisms, viruses (e.g. Hepatitis, HIV, avian flu, Q-fever), toxins, spores, fungi and bio-active substances.…
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Page last updated: 09 Nov 2021
15 March 2012 |
Reports
This report provides a profile of the occupational and demographic characteristics of workers who reported dermal (or skin) exposure to chemicals at work, as well as the types of controls with which respondents reported they were provided in the workplace…
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Page last updated: 09 Nov 2021
21 November 2014 |
Reports
The Australian Work Exposures Study (AWES) was a national survey conducted by the Western Australian Institute of Medical Research (WAIMR) in 2011–12 that investigated work-related exposures among Australian workers to 38 known or suspected carcinogens.…
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