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Codes of Practice

The following model Codes of Practice have been finalised for implementation under the Intergovernmental Agreement for Regulatory and Operational Reform in Occupational Health and Safety.

NOTE : The following model Codes of Practice have been finalised for implementation under the Intergovernmental Agreement for Regulatory and Operational Reform in Occupational Health and Safety.

Codes of Practice

Plant

Electric Lines - Operating cranes or mobile plant (Draft)

This Guide provides information on managing the risks associated with operating cranes or mobile plant near overhead electric lines. Cranes and mobile plant include mobile cranes, vehicle-loading cranes, concrete placing booms, elevating work platforms, load shifting equipment like forklifts, excavation and earthmoving equipment and high load transportation vehicles. However, this does not include cranes and […] Read More

Importing and Supplying Safe Plant (Draft)

This Guide provides information for people who import and supply plant. Plant includes machinery, equipment, appliances, containers, implements and tools and components or anything fitted or connected to those things. Some examples of plant include lifts, cranes, computers, machinery, scaffolding components, conveyors, forklifts, vehicles, power tools and amusement devices. Read More

Plant - Information Sheet (Draft)

This Information Sheet provides advice for small businesses and workers who design, manufacture, import or supply plant. What is plant? Plant includes any machinery, equipment,appliance, container, implement and tool, and includes any component or anything fitted or connected to any of those things. For example, plant can be as diverse as lifts, cranes, computers, machinery, […] Read More

Safe Design of Plant (Draft)

This Guide provides information for people who design, redesign or modify plant to be used in a workplace. Plant includes machinery, equipment, appliances, containers, implements and tools and components or anything fitted or connected to those things. Some examples of plant include lifts, cranes, computers, machinery, scaffolding components, conveyors, forklifts, vehicles, power tools and amusement […] Read More

Safe Manufacture of Plant (Draft)

This Guide provides information for plant manufacturers on manufacturing safe plant for the workplace. Plant includes machinery, equipment, appliances, containers, implements and tools and components or anything fitted or connected to those things. Some examples of plant include lifts, cranes, computers, machinery, scaffolding components, conveyors, forklifts, vehicles, power tools and amusement devices. Read More

Managing the Risks of Plant in the Workplace

This model Code of Practice has been developed to provide practical guidance for persons who conduct a business or undertaking and have management or control of plant in the workplace, as well as to persons who install and commission plant. It includes information about specific control measures required under the WHS Regulations applying in a […] Read More