Solutions to safety issues are developed in partnership with industry and (within a six-month period) released for industry wide implementation. Within 12 months an evaluation is conducted jointly with industry to determine the effectiveness and practicality of the solutions. If necessary, further refinements, including additional solutions, are included after the evaluation.

The program:

• aims to reduce injury and illness by providing practical safety solutions for employers, employees and industry.
• builds  awareness, knowledge and skills that will enable employers, employees  and others to make their workplaces safe
• provides confidence that risk controls will meet relevant health and safety obligations
• benefits employers, employees and the community through greater cooperation, safety awareness and the sharing of ideas and information
• establishes a forum where practical solutions and advice can be developed.

Criteria

In determining those workplace safety issues that require industry solutions, the following principles need to be addressed:

• the issue is long-standing and has no known solution or, at best, the solution is inadequate
• the issue relates to high-risk plant, equipment, substances or work practices
• the issue makes it duifficult to achieve compliance with NSW occupational health and safety legislation
• the issue concerns NSW workplaces and receives support on a national basis
• the issue relates to plant or equipment that generates workplace hazards, which could be eliminated by a change in design

If you have a relevant issue that needs to be addressed, email a submission.

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The following industry safety standards are now available:

 Safe erection of timber roof trusses

 Grain Augers

 Post Drivers

Erecting, altering and dismantling prefabricated steel modular scaffolding

The following industry safety standards are in progress:

• wood splitters
• front-end loaders
• slashers
• masonry walls.

For information about the Industry Solutions Program:

• phone: 02 4321 5281
• fax: 02 9287 5281
• email: hazardmanagementgroup@workcover.nsw.gov.au