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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

FOREWORD
This Code of Practice for construction work is an approved code of practice under section 274
of the Work Health and Safety Act (the WHS Act).
An approved code of practice is a practical guide to achieving the standards of health, safety
and welfare required under the WHS Act and the Work Health