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We created the model WHS laws in 2011.

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Schedule 3 of the model WHS Regulations sets out high risk work licences and classes of high risk work. 

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Scaffolding work can be dangerous. As a person conducting a business or undertaking, you have a duty to keep workers and workplaces safe from the risks of scaffolds and scaffolding work. 

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Use this guide to manage the risks of working near overhead and underground electric lines. 

There is also specific information on:

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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:

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