Construction
​The following Bulletins are currently under review due to the recent change in legislation. The Bulletins still provide useful guidance, but must be read in conjuction with the Work Health and Safety (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2011.
 

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  • 03.01.04 Trenching and shoring
  • 03.01.05 Erection of fencing
  • 03.01.07 Welding and cutting
  • 03.01.08 Portable ladder safety
  • 03.01.12 General Falls Code and Tilt-up Code
  • 03.02.02 Site supervision – practical guidance
  • 03.03.01 Induction for construction work training
  • 04.07.01 Ammonium nitrate - glossary of terms
  • 04.07.03 Ammonium nitrate - storage
  • 05.01.02 Working close to overhead powerlines
  • 05.01.03 General safety requirements
  • 05.02.01 Requirements for construction work
  • 05.02.03 Relocatable dwellings
  • 05.02.04 Thermal insulation around electrical equipment and accessories
  • 05.02.05 Ceiling foil insulation risks to licenced electrical workers
  • 08.01.10 Welding fume assessment
  • 09.01.01 Practical guidance to the approved Codes of Practice
  • 09.01.02 Duty of care
  • 09.01.03 Approved Codes of Practice
  • 09.01.07 Fines under the Act
  • 09.01.10 Competent persons
  • 09.01.13 Application of the Workplace Health and Safety and Dangerous Goods legislation to petroleum activities and pipelines
  • 09.01.14 Reasonably practicable
  • 09.01.15 The legislative framework
  • 10.01.04 Information for asbestos removal licence applicants
  • 10.02.01 How to become a shotfirer
  • 12.01.04 Circular saws
  • 12.01.05 Powered portable belt sanders
  • 12.01.06 Powered drills
  • 12.01.08 Operator competency and maintenance requirements
  • 12.02.04 Owner's responsibilities
  • 12.02.17 Registration of lifts, escalators and moving walks
  • 14.01.01 Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems (OHSMS)
  • 14.01.02 Consultation
  • 14.01.04 Developing a safety plan
  • 14.01.06 Guide to assessing risk
  • 14.01.08 Record keeping
  • 14.01.09 Maintaining Occupational health and safety records
  • 14.01.15 Certification of Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems (OHSMS)
  • 15.03.02 Heat Stress
  • 15.03.03 Protection from the sun
  • 17.01.01 Hitting stationary objects
  • 17.01.02 Hitting moving objects
  • 17.01.03 Rubbing and chafing
  • 17.02.01 Being hit by falling objects
  • 17.02.05 Being trapped by moving machinery
  • 17.02.06 Being trapped between stationary and moving objects
  • 17.02.07 Exposure to mechanical vibration
  • 17.02.08 Being hit by moving objects
  • 17.03.01 Exposure to single, sudden sound
  • 17.03.02 Long term exposure to sounds
  • 17.04.01 Muscular stress while lifting, carrying or putting down objects
  • 17.04.02 Muscular stress while handling objects other than lifting, carrying
  • 17.04.03 Muscular stress with no objects being handled
  • 17.04.04 Repetitive movement, low muscle loading
  • 17.05.01 Contact with hot and cold objects
  • 17.05.03 Exposure to environmental heat
  • 17.05.07 Contact with electricity
  • 17.06.03 Insect and spider bites and stings
  • 17.07.01 Contact with or exposure, biological factors
  • 17.08.01 Exposure to mental stress factors
  • 17.09.01 Slide or cave in
  • 17.09.02 Vehicle accident
  • 17.09.08 Other and multiple mechanisms of injury
  • 17.10.01 Falls from a height or into a depth
  • 17.10.02 Falls on the same level
  • 17.10.03 Stepping kneeling or sitting on objects
  • 18.01.01 General
  • 18.01.02 Worker representation
  • 18.01.03 Work Groups
  • 18.01.04 HSR - function, role and powers
  • 18.01.05 Health and safety representatives - elections
  • 18.01.06 Authorised union OH&S representatives, and union right of entry
  • 18.01.08 Discrimination against workers
  • 19.01.03 Managing foil ceiling insulation electrical safety risks - householders and tradespersons
  • Designated plant inspectors
  • Electrical safety in the construction of showers and bathrooms
  • Licence to perform high risk work – adoption of national standard
  • Licensing fees and charges
  • Mutual recognition of interstate construction induction cards
  • Registered Assessors for High Risk Work Licences
  • Residual current devices (safety switches)
  • Safety inspection & testing of electrical equipment on construction sites
  • Security Sensitive Ammonium Nitrate - Transport
  • Work Health and Safety Incident Notification