This code of practice aims to provide practical guidance for public sector agencies to achieve compliance with the obligations of the Occupational Safety and Health Act 1984 and the Occupational Safety and Health Regulations 1996. This code also promotes the role of occupational safety and health (OSH) management systems and the importance of chief executive officer leadership in improving OSH performance. It acknowledges that an effective OSH management system is a critical component of an agency’s overall risk management program.
This guide highlights the importance of integrating human factors (HF) into safety management systems (SMS) to reduce the likelihood and outcome of major incidents. Many operators are already taking...
This self-assessment tool and the guide to using the tool have been developed to assist petroleum and major hazard facility operators in designing and maintaining safety management systems that...
The purpose of this guide is to assist operators in identifying effective control measures of hazards that have the potential to cause major accident events (MAEs) and the development of performance...
This guide has been developed to provide operators with assistance to meet their obligations for effective emergency planning required under the Work Health and Safety (Petroleum and Geothermal...
This Guide has been developed to provide an overview of the processes for the decommissioning and management of ageing assets in relation to onshore and offshore petroleum and geothermal energy...
This Guide has been developed to provide operators with assistance to meet their obligations for inspection, testing and maintenance of the equipment and hardware that are the physical control...
This guide provides operators with assistance to meet their obligations when developing leading and lagging indicators for their facilities and operations.
This Guide has been developed to provide operators with assistance to meet their obligations for effective risk assessment and management, including operational risk assessments (ORAs).
This guide provides operators with assistance for effective records management and document control. There are specific requirements for record keeping in the Work Health and Safety (Petroleum and...
The purpose of this Guide is to provide advice to licensees and operators of all onshore and offshore petroleum, pipeline and geothermal energy facilities for nomination and registration of an...
This Guide has been developed to provide operators with assistance to meet their obligations for effective hazard identification within their operations.
This guide has been developed to provide operators with assistance to meet their obligations when managing dangerous goods and hazardous chemicals in petroleum and geothermal energy operations. It...
This guide provides operators with assistance to meet their obligations for continual and systematic improvement of their safety management system (SMS). Audits and review are important for effective...
This Guide has been developed to provide operators with assistance to meet the requirements for management of change (MoC) within their safety management system (SMS).
The State of the Work Environment (SOWE) series is produced by the Department of Energy, Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety (the Department), Safety Regulation Group to promote awareness of work...
Regulation 675UK of the Work Health and Safety (Mines) Regulations 2022 (WHS Mines Regulations) requires information about high risk mining activities at a mine to be notified to the regulator...
Tremolite asbestos has been identified in the ceramic centre of some Bunsen burner gauze mats in New Zealand and the UK, and preliminary testing has indicated that this may be an issue in gauze mats...
In July 2016 asbestos was found in composite roof panels at the new Perth Children’s Hospital. The roof panels were imported from China and classified as “asbestos free”, but testing by a National...
Asbestos has recently been found in friction wear plates in the suspension systems of rail carriages. The new rail carriages were purchased between 2007 and 2014 and were imported from China. They...
Guildelines provide more information on the requirements of legislation and details good practice. Alcohol and other drugs at the workplace - guideline Dealing with bullying at work - guideline...
When hand-held or quick cut concrete or masonry saws are used, potentially violent kickback, push-back or pull-in forces can occur suddenly and be difficult to control. The use of these saws without...
Significant incident reports suggest practical measures to assist in reducing the risk of incidents reoccuring. 2021 SIR No. 288: Off-highway haul truck tyre blowout in workshop injures workers SIR...