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Codes of practice

A code of practice provides practical guidance for people who have work health and safety duties about how to achieve the standards required under the Act, and about effective ways to identify and manage risks.

These codes of practice commenced 1 January 2012.

Abrasive Blasting Code of Practice 2004 (PDF, 414 kB)
Commencement date:1 July 2004
Amended: 28 April 2006, 5 December 2008 and 1 January 2012
Version last updated: 14 December 2011

Cash in Transit Code of Practice 2011 (PDF, 307 kB)
Commencement date: 5 February 2011
Amended: 1 January 2012
Version last update: 5 December 2011

Children and Young Workers Code of Practice 2006 (PDF, 244 kB)
Commencement date: 1 July 2006
Amended: 5 December 2008 and 1 January 2012
Version last updated: 5 December 2011

Concrete Pumping Code of Practice 2005 (PDF, 516 kB)
Commencement date: 1 April 2005
Amended: 28 April 2006, 5 December 2008 and 1 January 2012
Version last updated: 5 December 2011

Confined Spaces Code of Practice 2011 (PDF, 502 kB)
Commencement date: 1 January 2012
Version last updated: 5 March 2012

First Aid Code of Practice 2004 (PDF, 320 kB)
Commencement date: 8 March 2004
Amended: 28 April 2006, 5 December 2008 and 1 January 2012
Version last updated: 14 December 2011

Forest Harvesting Code of Practice 2007 (PDF, 921 kB)
Commencement date: 2 February 2007
Amended: 5 December 2008 and 1 January 2012
Version last updated: 5 December 2011

Formwork Code of Practice 2006 (PDF, 707 kB)
Commencement date: 1 January 2006
Amended: 28 April 2006, 5 December 2008 and 1 January 2012
Version last updated: 14 December 2011

Foundry Code of Practice 2004 (PDF, 348 kB)
Commencement date: 1 July 2004
Amended: 28 April 2006, 5 December 2008 and 1 January 2012
Version last updated: 5 December 2011

Hazardous Chemicals Code of Practice 2003 (PDF, 349 kB)
Commencement date: 1 May 2003
Amendment date: 28 April 2006, 5 December 2008 and 1 January 2012
Version last updated: 14 December 2011

Hazardous Manual Tasks Code of Practice 2011 (PDF, 2.4 MB)
Commencement date: 1 January 2012
Version last updated: 14 February 2012

Horse Riding Schools, Trail Riding Establishments and Horse Hiring Establishments Code of Practice 2002 (PDF, 319 kB)
Commencement date: 1 January 2002
Amended: 28 April 2006, 5 December 2008 and 1 January 2012
Version last updated: 5 December 2011

How to Manage and Control Asbestos in the Workplace Code of Practice 2011 (PDF, 880 kB)
Commencement date: 1 January 2012
Version last updated: 5 December 2011

How to Manage Work Health and Safety Risks Code of Practice 2011 (PDF, 510 kB)
Commencement date: 1 January 2012
Version last updated: 5 December 2011

How to Safely Remove Asbestos Code of Practice 2011 (PDF, 706 kB)
Commencement date: 1 January 2012
Version last updated: 5 December 2011

Labelling of Workplace Hazardous Chemicals Code of Practice 2011 (PDF, 931 kB)
Commencement date: 1 January 2012
Version last updated: 5 December 2011

Managing Noise and Preventing Hearing Loss at Work Code of Practice 2011
Commencement date: 1 January 2012
Version last updated: 5 December 2011

Managing the Risk of Falls at Workplaces Code of Practice 2011 (PDF, 2 MB)
Commencement date: 1 January 2012
Version last updated: 5 December 2011

Managing the Work Environment and Facilities Code of Practice 2011 (PDF, 287 kB)
Commencement date: 1 January 2012
Version last updated: 5 December 2011

Manual Tasks Involving the Handling of People Code of Practice 2001 (PDF, 896 kB)
Commencement date: 1 March 2002
Amended: 28 April 2006, 5 December 2008 and 1 January 2012
Version last updated: 5 December 2011

Mobile Crane Code of Practice 2006 (PDF, 648 kB)
Commencement date: 1 July 2006
Amended: 5 December 2008, 13 August 2010 and 1 January 2012
Version last updated: 14 December 2011

Occupational Diving Work Code of Practice 2005 (PDF, 194 kB)
Commencement date: 1 May 2005
Amended: 28 April 2006, 5 December 2008 and 1 January 2012
Version last updated: 14 December 2011

Plant Code of Practice 2005 (PDF, 376 kB)
Commencement date: 1 April 2005
Amended: 28 April 2006, 5 December 2008 and 1 January 2012
Version last updated: 14 December 2011

Preparation of Safety Data Sheets for Hazardous Chemicals Code of Practice 2011 (PDF, 710 kB)
Commencement date: 1 January 2012
Version last updated: 5 December 2011

Prevention of Workplace Harassment Code of Practice 2004 (PDF, 271 kB)
Commencement date: 1 June 2004
Amended: 28 April 2006, 5 December 2008 and 1 January 2012
Version last updated: 14 December 2011

Recreational Diving, Recreational Technical Diving and Snorkelling Code of Practice 2011 (PDF, 391 kB)
Commencement date: 1 January 2012
Version last updated: 5 December 2011

Rural Plant Code of Practice 2004 (PDF, 401 kB)
Commencement date: 10 September 2004
Amended: 28 April 2006, 5 December 2008 and 1 January 2012
Version last updated: 14 December 2011

Safe Design and Operation of Tractors Code of Practice 2005 (PDF, 431 kB)
Commencement date: 1 April 2005
Amended: 28 April 2006, 13 August 2010 and 1 January 2012
Version last updated: 8 December 2011

Scaffolding Code of Practice 2009 (PDF, 746 kB)
Commencement date: 3 July 2009
Amended: 1 January 2012
Version last updated: 15 May 2012

Steel Construction Code of Practice 2004 (PDF, 640 kB)
Commencement date: 10 September 2004
Amended: 28 April 2006 and 1 January 2012
Version last updated: 5 December 2011

Sugar Industry Code of Practice 2005 (PDF, 272 kB)
Commencement date: 24 May 2005
Amended 5 December 2008 and 1 January 2012
Version last updated: 8 December 2011

• Sugar Mill Safety - Supplement to the Sugar Industry Code of Practice 2005 (PDF, 551 kB)
  Version last updated: 8 December 2011
  
  
• Cane Rail Safety - A supplement to the Sugar Industry Code of Practice 2005 (PDF, 433 kB)
  Version last updated: 8 December 2011

Tilt-up and Pre-cast Construction Code of Practice 2003 (PDF, 538 kB)
Commencement date: 1 June 2003
Amended: 28 April 2006, 5 December 2008 and 1 January 2012
Version last updated: 14 December 2011

Tower Crane Code of Practice 2006 (PDF, 511 kB)
Commencement date: 1 July 2006
Amended: 5 December 2008 and 1 January 2012
Version last updated: 14 December 2011

Traffic Management for Construction or Maintenance Work Code of Practice 2008 (PDF, 317 kB)
Commencement date: 1 September 2008
Amended: 5 December 2008, 13 August 2010 and 1 January 2012
Version last updated: 5 December 2011

Tunnelling Code of Practice 2007 (PDF, 417 kB)
Tunnelling Code of Practice Errata (PDF, 134 kB)
Commencement date: 8 June 2007
Amended: 5 December 2008, 13 August 2010 and 1 January 2012
Version last updated: 22 December 2011

Work Health and Safety Consultation, Co-operation and Co-ordination 2011 (PDF, 244 kB)
Commencement date: 1 January 2012
Version last updated: 5 December 2011

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