Construction
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The following articles will help you to learn about the Construction industry.
For more information pertaining to the Construction industry, see: Electricity, gas and water supply; Manufacturing; Mining; and Transport and storage.
Alcohol and drugs
Asbestos
- Asbestos
- Asbestos register fact sheet
- Asbestos removal licence applicants
- Ban on chrysotile and other forms of asbestos
- Membrane Filter Method for Airborne Asbestos [NOHSC:3003(2005)]
- Management and Control of Asbestos in Workplaces [NOHSC:2018(2005)]
- National asbestos ban
- Removal of asbestos cement building products
- Safe Removal of Asbestos 2nd Edition [NOHSC:2002(2005)]
Bullying and violence
- Code of practice: Violence, aggression and bullying at work
- Dealing with bullying in the workplace
- Dealing with bullying in the workplace: a guide for workers
- Violence in the workplace
Electricity
- ‘Guide to testing and tagging portable electrical equipment and residual current devices at workplaces’.
- Overhead power lines
- Residual current devices
- Safety priorities for working with electricity
Evacuation
Fatigue
First aid
Hazardous substances
- Assessment of Risks from Hazardous Substances [NOHSC:3017(1994)]
- Atmospheric Contaminants [NOHSC:3008(1995)]
- Control of Scheduled Carcinogenic Substances [NOHSC:2014(1995)]
- Control of Workplace Hazardous Substances [NOHSC:2007(1994)]
- Environmental Tobacco Smoke in the Workplace [NOHSC:3019(2003)]
- Flammable liquids - a burning issue
- Information on hazardous substances
- Labelling of Workplace Substances [NOHSC:2012(1994)]
- National Code of Practice for the Safe Use of Vinyl Chloride
- OSH Management and Contaminated Sites Work
- PCBs in concrete structures
- PCBs - Safe handling of PCBs in fluorescent light capacitors
- Preparation of Material Safety Data Sheets [NOHSC:2011(1994)]
- Prevention of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
- Chasing saws and carbon monoxide
- Proforma for hazardous substances register
- Provision of information (Material safety data sheets)
- Safe Use of Synthetic Mineral Fibres [NOHSC:2006(1990)]
Disease / Health
- Contact Dermatitis
- Heat stress
- Infection risk
- Migraine at work
- Occupational asthma
- Prevention and control of legionnaire's disease
- Indoor air quality
- Skin cancer
- Sun safety in the workplace FAQ
Manual handling
- Bricklaying and manual handling
- Code of practice: Manual handling
- Formworkers and manual handling
- Manual handling: blocklayers and stonemasons
- Manual handling: building and construction industry training
- Manual handling: electricians
- Manual handling: plasterers
- Manual handling: plumbers
- Manual handling: pregnancy
- Preventing manual handling injuries training package
- Roof carpenters and manual handling
- Safety priorities for manual handling
Noise and vibration
- An introduction to noise at work
- A practical approach to noise management in construction
- Code of Practice: Managing Noise at Workplaces
- Noise control fact sheet: Building quiet
- Noise control fact sheet: Buying quiet
- Noise control fact sheet: circular saw (handheld)
- Noise control fact sheet: electric hand shears
- Noise control fact sheet: Working quiet
- Report on noise control in the construction industry 2001/02
- Successful noise management in construction
Office safety
Plant and machinery
- AS/NZS 4576-1995 Guidelines for scaffolding
- Bridge cranes
- Competency Standards for the Operation of Loadshifting Equipment
- Concrete and masonry cutting and drilling
- Chasing saws and carbon monoxide
- Gas welding safety flashback arresters
- Nailing tools
- Safe movement of vehicles at workplaces
- Tractor cranes - safe handling of loads
Slips and trips
Tobacco
Working alone
Working at height
- Code of practice: The prevention of falls at workplaces
- Elevating work platforms: instructions
- Elevating work platforms: new regulations
- National standard for construction and fall prevention FAQ
- Safety priorities for working at heights
- Final report: ANZ joint compliance project
General
- Code of practice: Tilt-up and precast concrete construction
- Code of practice: Tilt-up and precast concrete construction (addendum)
- AS 3610-1995 Formwork for concrete
- Construction industry hazards
- Construction work and the public
- Hazard identification tools
- Working in hot weather - Construction
- Working in wet weather - Construction industry
More information may be found in Bulletins, Safety and Health Alerts, Codes of Practice and Guidance Notes.
Additional educational resources can be found via the following links:
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The first step - managing safety and health hazards in your workplace
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The next step - systematically managing safety and health hazards using WorkSafe plan
Related information
- Related alerts
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- Preparing for emergency evacuations at the workplace
- Safe movement of vehicles at workplaces
- Host employers-labour hire
- General duty of care in Western Australian workplaces
- Working alone
- Request for exemption
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