Safe Work Australia publishes a range of guidance material to provide information on the model work health and safety laws and to assist compliance.
Fact sheets
General work health and safety laws fact sheets
Safe Work Australia has developed a series of work health and fact sheets to provide general guidance for persons conducting a business or undertaking.
Legislative fact sheets
A series of Legislative fact sheets have been developed to provide additional information to the public on the model Work Health and Safety Act.
Search Legislative fact sheet topics by alphabetical order.
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Interpretive Guidelines
A series of interpretive guidelines have been developed to assist in the interpretation of key concepts within the model Work Health and Safety Act. These guidelines can be downloaded below.
Download The meaning of ‘person conducting a business or undertaking’
Download The health and safety duty of an officer under section 27
Download The meaning of ‘reasonably practicable’
Download Discriminatory, coercive or misleading conduct
Guides
Worker Representation and Participation guide
The Worker Representation and Participation guide provides information on the representation and participation of workers in health and safety matters at the workplace, as well as guidance on resolving health and safety issues. It supports one of the objectives of the Work Health and Safety Act, which is to provide for fair and effective workplace representation, consultation, cooperation and issue resolution in relation to work health and safety.
Download the Worker Representation and Participation guide
Major Hazard Facilities guides
To help operators of major hazards facilities (MHFs) comply with their obligations under the Work Health and Safety (WHS) Regulations Safe Work Australia has developed a set of guidance materials for MHFs.
These guides can be accessed through the MHF webpage.
Controlling Risks Associated with Electroplating guide
The Controlling Risks Associated with Electroplating guide addresses the hazards and risks associated with electroplating processes, including hazardous chemicals, electrical, plant, noise and manual handling hazards. This guide applies to all workplaces where electroplating is carried out, and where relevant, can be applied to other processes such as anodising, hot-dip galvanising, electroless plating and general metal finishing.
Download the Controlling Risks Associated with Electroplating guide
Guidance of the Classification of Hazardous Chemicals under the Work Health and Safety (WHS) Regulations
This Guidance is intended for manufacturers and importers of substances, mixtures and articles who have a duty under the Work Health and Safety (WHS) Act and Regulations to classify them. It may also useful for suppliers, persons undertaking business and undertakings, workers and other persons involved with
Download the Guidance of the Classification of Hazardous Chemicals under the WHS Regulations
Guidance on the Interpretation of Workplace Exposure Standards for Airborne Contaminants
This Guide provides advice on the application of workplace exposure standards for airborne contaminants (exposure standards) in the workplace. This Guide should be read in conjunction with the Workplace Exposure Standards for Airborne Contaminants.
Download the Guidance on the Interpretation of Workplace Exposure Standards for Airborne Contaminants
Safe Handling and Use of Carbon Nanotubes
To help people work safely with carbon nanotubes, Safe Work Australia commissioned the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) to develop the guidance document Safe Handling and Use of Carbon Nanotubes.
The guidance in this document is applicable to other forms of carbon nanofibres, such as carbon nanorods and carbon nanowires. It is also applicable to products containing carbon nanotubes and other forms of carbon nanofibres where these nanomaterials may be released during handling.
Download the Safe Handling and Use of Carbon Nanotubes