• Abrasive Blasting 2004
• Asbestos management
• Asbestos removal
• Cash in Transit 2001
• Children and Young Workers 2006
• Compressed Air Recreational Diving and Recreational Snorkeling 2005
• Concrete Pumping 2005
• First Aid 2004
• Forest Harvesting 2007
• Formwork 2006
• Foundry 2004
• Hazardous Substances 2003
• Horse Riding Schools, Trail Riding Establishments and Horse Hiring Establishments 2002
• Manual Tasks 2000
• Manual Tasks Involving the Handling of People 2001
• Mobile Crane 2006
• Noise 2004
• Occupational Diving Work 2005
• Plant 2005
• Prevention of Workplace Harassment 2004
• Recreational Technical Diving
• Risk Management 2007
  • Supplement 1 - Hazard identification
  • Supplement 2 - Risk Assessment
  • Supplement 3 - Control, implement, monitor and review
• Rural Plant 2004
• Safe Design and Operation of Tractors 2005
• Scaffolding 2009
• Steel Construction 2004
• Sugar Industry 2005
  • Supplement - Sugar Mill Safety
  • Supplement - Cane Rail Safety
• Tilt-Up and Pre-cast Construction 2003
• Tower Crane 2006
• Traffic Management for Construction or Maintenance Work 2008
• Tunnelling 2007

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New Scaffolding Code of Practice 2009

The Scaffolding Code of Practice 2009 (Code) commenced on 3 July 2009, and replaces the 2004 Code.

Changes have been made to improve safety standards for scaffold erectors and users. The most significant change has been the introduction of the swing-stage scaffold compliance pack, which includes:

• engineer certification requirements for critical components
• training requirements for erectors and operators, and
• advice for all relevant obligation holders, checklists, and verification forms to assist obligation holders to ensure safety.

The Code must be followed by persons erecting, modifying, dismantling or using any scaffolding.

The Code provides that any person who is erecting or installing suspended scaffold must have undertaken the Course in the Safe Erection/Installation of Swing Stage Scaffolds (30825QLD) and that a user of the swing stage must have undertaken the Course in the Safe Use of Swing Stage Scaffolds (30826QLD).

This training is currently being developed and once available to industry, it must be undertaken as soon as possible.

In the meantime, follow the Code in all other respects, as well as the following four requirements:

• WHSQ SS 01 - Principal contractor or building owner swing-stage statement (PDF, 41 kB)

• WHSQ SS 02 - Competent person benchmarks for swing-stage set-up verification (PDF, 46 kB)

• WHSQ SS 03 - Swing-stage suspension system verification statement (PDF, 47 k B)

• WHSQ SS 04 - Swing-stage load test procedure (PDF, 40 kB)

View/download the full report by Dr Andrew Baigent - recommendations on improving the safe use of suspended (swing stage) scaffolds.

View Scaffolding Code of Practice 2009