The Occupational Health and Safety Code of Practice 2008 (the OHS Code 2008) came into effect on 12 June 2008. It replaces the previous 27 codes of practice.
The OHS Code 2008 provides a clear process of risk management to assist duty holders to identify hazards, assess the risks and implement risk control measures.
Under the legislation, an approved code of practice:
- must be followed unless there is another means of achieving the same or better standard of health and safety
- is admissible as evidence in legal proceedings as proof of a breach of the Act or regulations
The entire code can be accessed and downloaded on the Comlaw website - Occupational Health and Safety Code of Practice 2008.
The sections of the Code are as follows:
- Part 1: Risk Management
- Part 2: First Aid
- Part 3: Noise
- Part 4: Manual Tasks
- Part 5: Vibration
- Part 6: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Hepatitis B & C
- Part 7: Confined Spaces
- Part 8: Indoor Air Quality
- Part 9: Safety in Laboratories
- Part 10: Asbestos in Situ
- Part 11: Storage and handling of Dangerous Goods
- Part 12: Hazardous Substances
- Part 13: Synthetic Mineral Fibres
- Part 14: Vinyl Chloride
- Part 15: Carcinogenic Substances
- Part 16: Timber Preservatives
- Part 17: Inorganic Lead
- Part 18: Ethylene Oxide
- Part 19: Ultraviolet Radiation in Sunlight
- Part 20: Occupational Diving
- Part 21: Spray Painting
- Part 22: Abrasive Blasting
- Part 23: Construction Induction Training
- Part 24: Falls in Construction
- Part 25: Cash in Transit