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Building and construction

In order to understand the workplace health and safety requirements for building and construction, and your obligations under the law you must consider and understand relevant legislation and codes of practice.

Amenities
Principal contractors must ensure workers have reasonable access to toilets

Building the Education Revolution (BER)
Information to help builders, tradespeople, contractors and schools to understand their workplace health and safety requirements and obligations as part of BER. BER is a $14.7 billion national investment from the Australian Government to improve the quality of facilities in Australian schools.

Construction Industry Action Plan
Outlining key health and safety priorities for 2008-10

Compliance campaign reports
Results from compliance campaigns, sample safety checklists

Safety plans and work method statements
Constructions safety plans, work method statements

General health and safety issues
Personal protective equipment, manual tasks, sun exposure, hazardous substances, confined spaces, noise and emergencies

Concrete slump project report
This technical ergonomics report identifies the manual tasks risk factors associated with concreting tasks and includes information and recommendations

Guidance for house builders
Amenities, site supervision, site security

Inductions
General construction induction, general construction induction cards (previously ‘blue card’), site specific inductions

Housekeeping, equipment and common plant
Housekeeping, hand tools, explosive powered tools, electrical equipment, compressed air, lasers, cranes and lifting gear, vehicles, concrete pumping, post-tensioning or pre-stressing, common plant requirements

Major hazards
Excavations, work at heights, ladders, trestles, scaffolding, protection from falling objects, demolition work and asbestos removal work (prescribed activities)

What law applies
Legal obligations, legislation, code of practice

What is construction work?
Definitions, owner builders, home renovators, appointment of principal contractors

WHSO, WHSR and committees
Information about consultation in the workplace

Workplace health and safety taskforce
Terms of reference and final report of the Building and Construction Industry (Workplace Health and Safety Taskforce 1999)

Fact Sheets

Construction Industry Action Plan 2008-10

Getting a general construction induction card (previously 'blue card')

Safety guidance for house builders

Establishing and maintaining effective safety consultation in construction (PDF, 81 KB)

Safety alerts
Sample safety checklists

For more information contact:

Queensland Government

Workplace Health and Safety Infoline 1300 369 915

Workplace Health and Safety quiz
Does your business uphold the principles of workplace health and safety?

Building Services Authority for owner builder permit applications

Department of Local Government and Planning for information on building and plumbing laws

Environmental Protection Agency for information on licensing requirements for construction and demolition wastes

QLeave for information on the building and construction industry portable long service leave levy

Non-Queensland Government

Dial Before You Dig website for information on underground services before you start excavating