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Construction

This chapter explains the health and safety obligations of those who undertake construction work, and what you need to do to comply with them.

Industrial action and stoppages

This chapter explains industrial action and work stoppages, and how you can manage the implications of these actions.

Prosecution

This chapter explains why you can be prosecuted for breaching health and safety legislation, how a prosecution will proceed against you and what penalties you may face.

Notification of incidents

This chapter explains when you need to notify the health and safety regulator of an incident in your workplace and the correct procedure for doing this.

Latest bulletins

Implementing effective COVID-19 outbreak management plans

2020–2021 work health and safety statistics

Safety around your vehicle

Young workers safety strategy

Let’s put 2021 safely behind us

The lessons in a COVID Christmas

Latest case law

Worker sustains serious injuries after fall through a skylight

Company neglects to implement inexpensive risk control

Company convicted after worker sustains brain injury

Significant penalty for failure to undertake simple steps to guard machine

Worker who suffers electric shock loses both arms below the elbow

Company fined $360,000 for ignoring foreseeable fall risk

Health & Safety Handbook

Recently updated chapters

Construction This chapter explains the health and safety obligations of those who undertake construction work, and what you need to do to comply with them.

Industrial action and stoppages This chapter explains industrial action and work stoppages, and how you can manage the implications of these actions.

Prosecution This chapter explains why you can be prosecuted for breaching health and safety legislation, how a prosecution will proceed against you and what penalties you may face.

Notification of incidents This chapter explains when you need to notify the health and safety regulator of an incident in your workplace and the correct procedure for doing this.

Latest bulletins

Implementing effective COVID-19 outbreak management plans

2020–2021 work health and safety statistics

Safety around your vehicle

Young workers safety strategy

Let’s put 2021 safely behind us

The lessons in a COVID Christmas

Most viewed

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Latest case law

Worker sustains serious injuries after fall through a skylight

Company neglects to implement inexpensive risk control

Company convicted after worker sustains brain injury

Significant penalty for failure to undertake simple steps to guard machine

Worker who suffers electric shock loses both arms below the elbow

Company fined $360,000 for ignoring foreseeable fall risk

Construction

This chapter explains the health and safety obligations of those who undertake construction work, and what you need to do to comply with them.

Industrial action and stoppages

This chapter explains industrial action and work stoppages, and how you can manage the implications of these actions.

Prosecution

This chapter explains why you can be prosecuted for breaching health and safety legislation, how a prosecution will proceed against you and what penalties you may face.

Notification of incidents

This chapter explains when you need to notify the health and safety regulator of an incident in your workplace and the correct procedure for doing this.