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Approved codes of practice
A code of practice provides detailed information on how you can achieve the standards required under work health and safety (WHS) law.
Codes of practice do not replace the law, but can help you understand what you need to do to comply with specific regulations and provide a healthy and safe workplace.
WHS codes of practice
- Abrasive blasting - Work Health and Safety Commission
- Confined spaces - Work Health and Safety Commission
- Construction work - Work Health and Safety Commission
- Demolition work - Work Health and Safety Commission
- First aid in the workplace - Work Health and Safety Commission
- Hazardous manual tasks - Work Health and Safety Commission
- How to manage and control asbestos in the workplace - Work Health and Safety Commission
- How to manage work health and safety risks - Work Health and Safety Commission
- How to safely remove asbestos - Work Health and Safety Commission
- Labelling of workplace hazardous chemicals - Work Health and Safety Commission
- Managing noise and preventing hearing loss at work - Work Health and Safety Commission
- Managing risks of hazardous chemicals in the workplace - Work Health and Safety Commission
- Managing risks in stevedoring - Work Health and Safety Commission
- Managing risks of plant in the workplace - Work Health and Safety Commission
- Managing the risk of falls at workplaces - Work Health and Safety Commission
- Managing the risk of falls in housing construction - Work Health and Safety Commission
- Managing the risks of respirable crystalline silica from engineered stone in the workplace - Work Health and Safety Commission
- Managing the work environment and facilities - Work Health and Safety Commission
- Mine safety management system - Work Health and Safety Commission and Mining Industry Advisory Committee
- Preparation of safety data sheets for hazardous chemicals - Work Health and Safety Commission
- Psychosocial hazards in the workplace - Work Health and Safety Commission
- Safe design of structures - Work Health and Safety Commission
- Spray painting and powder coating - Work Health and Safety Commission
- Violence and aggression at work - Work Health and Safety Commission
- Welding processes - Work Health and Safety Commission
- Work health and safety consultation, cooperation and coordination - Work Health and Safety Commission
- Workplace behaviour - Work Health and Safety Commission
Transitional codes of practice
Transition arrangements allow for codes of practice approved under the Occupational Safety and Health Act 1984 and Mines Safety and Inspection Act 1994 to continue being in effect as if approved by the Minister under the WHS Act.
- AS 3610-1995 Formwork for concrete - copies can be either purchased from SAI Global or viewed at the WorkSafe library
- AS-NZS 4576-1995 Guidelines for scaffolding - copies can be either purchased from SAI Global or viewed at the WorkSafe library
- Concrete and masonry cutting and drilling - Commission for Occupational Safety and Health
- Control of noise in the music entertainment industry - Commission for Occupational Safety and Health
- Control of Scheduled Carcinogenic Substances [NOHSC:2014(1995)] - Safe Work Australia
- Excavation - Commission for Occupational Safety and Health
- Fatigue management for commercial vehicle drivers - Commission for Occupational Safety and Health
- Ferry and charter boat industry - Department of Planning and Infrastructure
- Man overboard: prevention and response - Commission for Occupational Safety and Health
- Mentally healthy workplaces for fly-in fly-out (FIFO) workers in the resources and construction sectors - Commission for Occupational Safety and Health and Mining Industry Advisory Committee
- Occupational safety and health in call centres - Commission for Occupational Safety and Health
- Occupational safety and health in WA public sector - Commission for Occupational Safety and Health
- Precast, Tilt-up and Concrete Elements Construction - Safe Work Australia
- Prevention and control of legionnaires disease - Commission for Occupational Safety and Health
- Working hours - Commission for Occupational Safety and Health
Mining codes of practice
WHS codes of practice
- Abrasive blasting - Work Health and Safety Commission
- Confined spaces - Work Health and Safety Commission
- Construction work - Work Health and Safety Commission
- Demolition work - Work Health and Safety Commission
- First aid in the workplace - Work Health and Safety Commission
- Hazardous manual tasks - Work Health and Safety Commission
- How to manage and control asbestos in the workplace - Work Health and Safety Commission
- How to manage work health and safety risks - Work Health and Safety Commission
- How to safely remove asbestos - Work Health and Safety Commission
- Labelling of workplace hazardous chemicals - Work Health and Safety Commission
- Managing noise and preventing hearing loss at work - Work Health and Safety Commission
- Managing risks of hazardous chemicals in the workplace - Work Health and Safety Commission
- Managing risks in stevedoring - Work Health and Safety Commission
- Managing risks of plant in the workplace - Work Health and Safety Commission
- Managing the risk of falls at workplaces - Work Health and Safety Commission
- Managing the risks of respirable crystalline silica from engineered stone in the workplace - Work Health and Safety Commission
- Managing the work environment and facilities - Work Health and Safety Commission
- Mine safety management system - Work Health and Safety Commission and Mining Industry Advisory Committee
- Preparation of safety data sheets for hazardous chemicals - Work Health and Safety Commission
- Psychosocial hazards in the workplace - Work Health and Safety Commission
- Safe design of structures - Work Health and Safety Commission
- Spray painting and powder coating - Work Health and Safety Commission
- Violence and aggression at work - Work Health and Safety Commission
- Welding processes - Work Health and Safety Commission
- Work health and safety consultation, cooperation and coordination- Work Health and Safety Commission
- Workplace behaviour - Work Health and Safety Commission
Transitional codes of practice
Transition arrangements allow for codes of practice approved under the Occupational Safety and Health Act 1984 and Mines Safety and Inspection Act 1994 to continue being in effect as if approved by the Minister under the WHS Act.
- Emergency management for Western Australian mines
- Ground control for Western Australian mining operations
- Mentally healthy workplaces for fly-in fly-out (FIFO) workers in the resources and construction sectors
- Mineral exploration drilling
- Mines survey
- Prevention and control of Legionnaires’ disease
- Safe mobile autonomous mining in Western Australia
- Surface rock support for underground mine
- Tailing storage facilities in Western Australia
- Working hours
- Working hours risk management guidelines
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