Work Health and Safety (Construction Work) Code of Practice 2015 (Cth)

Work Health and Safety (Construction Work) Code of Practice 2015

made under the

Work Health and Safety Act 2011, section 274 (Approved Codes of Practice)

1 Name of instrument

This instrument is the Work Health and Safety (Construction Work) Code of Practice 2015.

2 Commencement

This instrument commences on the day after it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.

3 Code of Practice Approval

I approve the Construction Work Code of Practice. I am satisfied that this code of practice was developed by a process described in section 274(2) of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011.

Michaelia Cash Minister for Employment

17 December 2015

Date

CONSTRUCTION WORK

Code of Practice

TABLE OF CONTENTS

FOREWORD 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 What is 'construction work'? 1.2 What is not 'construction work'? 1.3 What is a 'structure'? 1.4 What is 'high risk construction work'? 1.5 What is a 'construction project'? 1.6 Other terms used in this code 1.7 Who has health and safety duties relating to construction work? 1.8 What is required to manage risks in construction work? 2. Specific DUTIES RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION WORK 2.1 Persons conducting a business or undertaking 2.2 Officers 2.3 Workers 2.4 Other persons 3. MANAGING RISKS WITH CONSTRUCTION WORK 3.1 Identifying hazards 3.2 Assessing the risks 3.3 Controlling the risks 3.4 Reviewing control measures 4. SAFE WORK METHOD STATEMENTS (SWMS) 4.1 What is a SWMS? 4.2 Preparing a SWMS 4.3 Implementing a SWMS 4.4 Reviewing a SWMS 5. WHS MANAGEMENT PLANS FOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS 5.1 What is a WHS management plan? 5.2 What must the WHS management plan contain? 5.3 How to prepare a WHS management plan 5.4 Informing people about the WHS management plan 5.5 Reviewing and revising a WHS management plan 5.6 Keeping the WHS management plan 6. INFORMATION, TRAINING, INSTRUCTION AND SUPERVISION 6.1 General construction induction training 6.2 Workplace specific induction training 6.3 Other training 6.4 Supervision 7. GENERAL WORKPLACE MANAGEMENT ARRANGEMENTS APPENDIX a – examples of construction work APPENDIX b – examples of high risk construction work APPENDIX C - DESIGN DUTIES APPENDIX D – SAFE WORK METHOD STATEMENT TEMPLATE APPENDIX E – SAFE WORK METHOD STATEMENT EXAMPLE APPENDIX F – preparing a whs management plan APPENDIX G – WHS MANAGEMENT PLAN TEMPLATE APPENDIX H – SAMPLE COMPLETED WHS MANAGEMENT PLAN APPENDIX I – HOUSING CONSTRUCTION WORKPLACE MANAGEMENT ARRANGEMENTS APPENDIX J – GENERAL CONSTRUCTION WORKPLACE MANAGEMENT ARRANGEMENTS