University of Tasmania, Australia

More codes will be added as they become available through Safe Work Australia and are approved by the Tasmanian Regulator.

Codes of practice

Codes of practice are practical guides to achieving the standards of health, safety and welfare required under the Work Health and Safety (WHS) Act 2012 and the WHS Regulations.

In most cases, following an approved code of practice would achieve compliance with the health and safety duties in the WHS Act, in relation to the subject matter of the code. Codes of practice deal with particular issues and do not cover all hazards or risks which may arise. The health and safety duties require duty holders to consider all risks associated with work, not only those for which regulations and codes of practice exist.

Codes of practice have a special status because an approved code is automatically admissible as evidence in court proceedings under the WHS Act and Regulations. Courts may have regard to a code as evidence of what is known about a hazard, risk or control and may rely on the code in determining what is reasonably practicable in the circumstances to which the code relates.

For further information and to view these codes, please access the following link http://worksafe.tas.gov.au/whs_laws/codes_of_practice

The Codes are:

·         Abrasive Blasting

·         Confined spaces

·         Construction Work

·         Demolition Work

·         Excavation Work

·         First Aid in the Workplace

·         Hazardous manual  tasks

·         How to manage Work Health and Safety Risks

·         How to safely remove asbestos

·         Labelling of Workplace Hazardous Chemicals

·         Managing Electrical Risks in the Workplace

·         Managing Noise and Preventing Hearing Loss at Work

·         Managing Risks of Hazardous Chemicals in the Workplace

·         Managing the Risk of Falls at Workplaces

·         Managing the Risks of Plant in the Workplace

·         Managing the Work Environment and Facilities

·         Preparation of Safety Data Sheets for Hazardous Chemicals

·         Preventing Falls in Housing Construction

·         Safe Design of Structures

·         Spray Painting and Powder Coating

·         Welding Processes

·         Work Health and Safety Consultation, Cooperation and Coordination