Rural Workers Accommodation Amendment Act 2005 No 37   The Rural Workers Accommodation Act 1969 was amended to remove prescriptive requirements and to provide for the approval of the Code of practice by the Minister, from 1 July 2006. The Code of practic... more » Publication Number - 1367 Amenities for Construction Work   This Industry Code of Practice is for employers, self-employed persons and employees with practical advice on the provision of a minimum standard of amenities ... more » PDF Format -133 Kb Publication Number - 317 Amenity Tree Industry   This code provides practical guidance on safety requirements for the amenity tree industry. It is intended as a guide to the public and private sectors in meeting. This publication is currently under... more » PDF Format -1,616 Kb Publication Number - 34 Cash in Transit   This Code of Practice provides guidance to prevent injury and illness to persons engaged in Cash-in-Transit (CIT) operations or other persons for whose safety there are obligations under Part 2 of the... more » PDF Format -459 Kb Publication Number - 1203 Codes of Practice   The codes have been adopted by WorkCover as approved industry Codes of Practice under Part 4, section 43 of the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000. ... more » Codes of Practice - Building Industry - list   Code of Practice: Electrical Practices for Construction Work. (PDF format - 15Kb) Commenced 1 February 1992. Government Gazette No. 183 of 27 December 1991. Code of Practice: Facade Retention. (PD... more » Codes of Practice - Hazardous Substances - list   Code of Practice: Control of Workplace Hazardous Substances. (PDF format - 535Kb) Commenced 12 July 1996. Government Gazette No. 61 of 17 May 1996. Code of Practice: Preparation of Material Safety... more » Codes of Practice - Workplaces - list   Code of Practice for Cash in Transit. (PDF format - 458Kb) Commenced 9 March 2003. Code of Practice for Noise Management and Protection of Hearing at Work. (PDF format - 57Kb) Commenced 31 May 199... more » Collection of Domestic Waste   This Code of Practice provides guidance to prevent injury and illness to persons engaged in, and persons affected by, the collection of domestic waste in New South Wales. It also provides practical g... more » PDF Format -212 Kb Publication Number - 1327 Control of Workplace Hazardous Substances   The code is part of a regulatory package designed to deal with the safe use of hazardous substances in the workplace so as to minimise the risk of disease and injury due to the exposure of hazardous s... more » PDF Format -423 Kb Publication Number - 0153 Control of Work-Related Exposure to Hepatitis and HIV (Blood-borne) Viruses   This code of practice provides practical guidance to employers and workers on the suitable methods to control risks in blood-borne viruses. For further information see Blood-Borne Viruses FAQs, and ... more » PDF Format -80 Kb Publication Number - 4548 Electrical practices for construction work: Code of Practice   The aim of this code of practice is to provide the construction industry with a set of safety measures applicable to electrical practices for temporary electrical installations and electrical applianc... more » PDF Format -248 Kb Publication Number - 0301 Excavation   This code provide guidance to prevent injury to persons engaged in excavation work on construction work sties as defined on page 53. ... more » PDF Format -214 Kb Publication Number - 312 Facade Retention   This industry Code of Practice has been produced by the WorkCover Authority of New South Wales to provide industry with a set of minimum safety requirements applicable to facade retention. It sets out... more » PDF Format -31 Kb Publication Number - 13 Formwork   This Industry Code of Practice has been produced by WorkCover NSW to provide employers, self-employed and employees with practical advice on preventing injury to persons engaged in erecting and disman... more » PDF Format -1,875 Kb Publication Number - 9 Labelling of Workplace Substances   This code of practice provides advice to employers, self-employed persons, suppliers and employees on meeting the labelling requirements of the Occupational Health and Safety (Hazardous Substances) Re... more » PDF Format -465 Kb Publication Number - 152 Low Voltage Electrical Work   The aim of this code of practice is to protect the health and safety of electrical workers. It will help employers and self-employed persons decide on appropriate measures to eliminate or control the ... more » PDF Format -370 Kb Publication Number - 0964 Manual Handling: National Code of Practice   The National code of practice for manual handling was adopted as an approved industry code of practice in NSW from 1 September 1991. ... more » PDF Format -277 Kb Publication Number - 4964 Mono-strand Post-tensioning of Concrete Buildings   This Industry Code of Practice has been produced by the WorkCover Authority of NSW to provide employers, self-employed persons and employees with practical advice on safe mono-strand post-tensioning o... more » PDF Format -225 Kb Publication Number - 303 Moving Plant on Construction Sites   The aim of this code of practice is to assist employers in deciding appropriate measures to prevent risks to workers and other people on construction sites where moving plant is used. ... more » PDF Format -143 Kb Publication Number - 1310 Noise Management and Protection of Hearing at Work   This code of practice has been published by the WorkCover Authority of NSW to assist employers, self-employed persons and employees to develop and implement practices for noise management and protecti... more » PDF Format -224 Kb Publication Number - 150 Occupational Health and Safety Consultation   The OHS Act provides choices on how consultation can occur. An OHS Committee, OHS Representative or Other Agreed Arrangements may be established. The legislation allows choice to enable the employer a... more » PDF Format -815 Kb Publication Number - 311 Occupational Health and Safety Induction Training for Construction   This Industry Code of Practice has been produced by the WorkCover Authority of NSW to provide employers, self-employed persons and employees with practical advice on the provision of occupational heal... more » PDF Format -74 Kb Publication Number - 302 Overhead Protective Structures   This industry code of practice has been produced by the WorkCover Authority of NSW to provide industry with practical guidance on the design, supply, installation and use of overhead protective struct... more » PDF Format -624 Kb Publication Number - 17 Preparation of Material Safety Data Sheets   The object of this code of practice is to adopt practices recommended in the National Code of Practice for the Preparation of Material Safety Data Sheets, issued by the National Occupational Health an... more » PDF Format -27 Kb Publication Number - 4834 Prevention of Occupational Overuse Syndrome: National Code of Practice   The National code of practice for the prevention of occupational overuse syndrome was adopted as an approved industry code of practice in NSW from 2 March 1996. ... more » PDF Format -171 Kb Publication Number - 4963 Risk Assessment   This Code of Practice assists employers in their obligations under the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation 2001 to identify any foreseeable hazards that may arise in the workplace and to assess ... more » PDF Format -174 Kb Publication Number - 963 Safe Handling of Timber Preservatives and Treated Timber   The object of this Code of Practice is to adopt the National Code and Guidance Note and thereby provide practical guidance to employers, self-employed persons and employees to ensure the health and sa... more » PDF Format -18 Kb Publication Number - 4096 Safe Handling Storage of Enzymatic Detergent Powders and Liquids   This industry code of practice has been produced by the WorkCover Authority of New South Wales to provide industry with a set of minimum requirements for the safe handling and storage of enzymatic det... more » PDF Format -60 Kb Publication Number - 65 Safe Use and Storage of Chemicals (including Herbicides and Pesticides) in Agriculture: Code of Practice   This code of practice will promote safe and healthy practices in the use, storage and transport of agricultural chemicals by end users. It will assist users to minimise detrimental effects to human he... more » PDF Format -749 Kb Publication Number - 0422 Safe use of pesticides including herbicides in non-agricultural workplaces   The NSW WorkCover Authority has prepared this Code of Practice as a guide for persons working in the pest control industry, green keeping and other industries.... more » PDF Format -722 Kb Publication Number - 0421 Safe Use of Synthetic Mineral Fibres   This Code of Practice is to adopt the National Code and provide practical guidance to employers, self-employed persons and employees to meet the requirements of the Occupational Health and Safety (Syn... more » PDF Format -108 Kb Publication Number - 4095 Safe Use of Vinyl Chloride   This Code of Practice aims to adopt the National Code and provide practical guidance to employers, self-employed persons and employees in the identification of health hazards, the evaluation of risks ... more » PDF Format -54 Kb Publication Number - 4097 Safe Work on Roofs   This Industry Code of Practice provides employers, self employed persons and employees with practical advice on safe work on roofs for commercial and industrial buildings.... more » PDF Format -78 Kb Publication Number - 304 Safe Work on Roofs Part 2 Residential building   This Industry Code of Practice has been produced by the WorkCover Authority of NSW to provide employers, self-employed persons and employees with practical advice on preventing injury to persons engag... more » PDF Format -362 Kb Publication Number - 308.1 Safety Aspects in the Design of Bulk Solids Containers including Silos, Field Bins and Chaser Bins   This code of practice will help designers, manufacturers, importers and suppliers comply with their obligations under the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000 and the Occupational Health and Safety... more » PDF Format -159 Kb Publication Number - 1328 Safety in Forest Harvesting Operations   This code of practice provides guidance to prevent injury to persons engaged in the manual or mechanical felling of trees and related activities.... more » PDF Format -539 Kb Publication Number - 1005 Sawmilling Industry   This code of practice is designed as an aid in the prevention of injury to persons employed in NSW sawmills. The code covers the sawmilling process of all timber species used in the NSW Timber Industr... more » PDF Format -481 Kb Publication Number - 613 Storage and Handling of Dangerous Goods   This code of practice provides comprehensive practical guidance on the safe storage and handling of substances and articles classified as dangerous goods, (excluding explosives, infectious substances ... more » PDF Format -1,149 Kb Publication Number - 1354 Technical Guidance   This approved industry code of practice should be followed unless there is an alternative course of action, which achieves the same or better standard of health and safety in the workplace.... more » PDF Format -162 Kb Publication Number - 962 Tunnels Under Construction   This code of practice gives practical advice on how to decide on appropriate measures to eliminate or control the OHS risks that may arise in the course of tunnel construction.... more » PDF Format -311 Kb Publication Number - 10 Work in hot or cold environments   The aim of this code of practice is to assist employers in deciding on appropriate measures to eliminate or control the risks to employees who work in hot or cold environments. ... more » PDF Format -353 Kb Publication Number - 309 Work Near Overhead Power Lines: Code of Practice   The aim of this code of practice is to protect the health and safety of persons from the risks arising when the are working near overhead power lines and associated electrical apparatus.... more » PDF Format -1,002 Kb Publication Number - 1394 Safe Use of Bulk Solids Containers and Flatbed Storage including Silos, Field Bins and Chaser Bins: Code of Practice   This code of practice is intended to help prevent injuries in the use of bulk storage containers and flatbed storage. It outlines typical hazards associated with such storage, and describes means of e... more » Publication Number - 1329 & 5009 Workplace Amenities   The aim of this code of practice is to assist employers in deciding on appropriate amenities for the welfare of their employees. It provides practical advice on implementing the requirements of the Oc... more » PDF Format -267 Kb Publication Number - 0318

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