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This guide explains the powers to grant exemptions from the requirements of the WHS Regulations.

Intended to assist farmstay operators to understand and comply with their obligations.

Helps building owners and occupiers, builders and inspectors carry out inspections on balustrades, decks and balconies in order to check the safety of these structures.

Developed to assist builders and building certifiers in the repair or reconstruction of damaged sheet metal roofs in cyclonic areas.

This training resource is designed to help you deliver short presentations covering a series of work health and safety topics.

Gives practical guidance for training, the preparation of sites for scaffolding, and the safe selection, supply, erection, alteration, dismantling, maintenance, inspection and use of scaffolding and scaffolding equipment (companion to the AS(/NZS) 1576 series.

The Standard presents a Performance Requirement, relevant Acceptance Criteria and important information related to the design of a private bushfire shelter.

Provides requirements for the planning, design, construction, and safe operation of all installations in which flammable or combustible liquids are stored or handled. In separate sections it deals with minor storage, package storage and handling, storage in tanks, fuel dispensing, piping and tank auxiliaries, operations and fire protection facilities. Appendices deal with tank venting, combustion characteristics, fire exposure protection, gas-freeing precautions and principles, and power station and grid transformers.

Specifies requirements for the design, construction, location, and operation and testing of systems for the storage and handling of anhydrous ammonia. Requirements for the management of emergencies involving anhydrous ammonia and for the fire protection associated facilities are also specified.

Sets out requirements and recommendations for the storage and handling of gases in cylinders, as classified as Class 2 dangerous goods in the ADG Code. It applies to stores where individual gases (other than those which are covered by specific Australian Standards) are kept, and to stores where more than one type of gas is kept. Requirements for the location, construction and ventilation of stores are given. Recommendations for the management of emergencies and actions in the event of fire are provided in appendices.