Codes of Practice provide advice on how to comply with Work Health and Safety requirements. They are not compulsory and alternative means to achieve compliance can be followed. However, it is essential to be able to prove that the alternative means used were of an equivalent of higher standard than the Codes of Practice. Compliance and non-compliance with a Code of Practice can be used as evidence in legal proceedings.
Some of the WHS Codes of Practice have been approved by both Safe Work Australia and the Ministerial Council. However, there are still a number of Codes, which are currently being revised after the public comment period. Therefore, they are still in draft form.
Approved Codes of Practice:
- How to Manage Work Health Safety Risks
- Hazardous Manual Tasks
- Managing the Risk of Falls at the Workplace
- Labelling of Workplace Hazardous Chemicals
- Preparation of Safety Data Sheets for Hazardous Chemicals
- Confined Spaces
- Managing Noise and Preventing Hearing Loss at Work
- Managing theWork Environment and Facilities
- Work Health and SafetyConsultation, Cooperation and Coordination
- How to Safely Remove Asbestos
- How to Manageand Control Asbestos in the Workplace
Codes that are currently being revised:
- First Aid in the Workplace
- Construction Work
- Preventing Falls in Housing Construction
- Managing Electrical Risks at the Workplace
- Managing Risks of Hazardous Chemicals
- Managing Risks of Plant in the Workplace
- Safe Design of Building and Structures
- Excavation Work
- Demolition Work
- Spray Painting and Powder Coating
- Abrasive Blasting
- Welding and Allied Processes
- Safe Accessin Tree Trimming and Arboriculture
- Preventing and Managing Fatigue in the Workplace
- Preventing and Responding to Workplace Bullying
