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This Regulation is the Work Health and Safety Regulation 2017. (NSW legislation.)
This Regulation is the Design and Building Practitioners Regulation 2021. (NSW legislation.)
The NSW Guide to Standards and Tolerances 2017 (the Guide) has been developed for builders and building owners to use as a convenient reference to the minimum technical standards and quality of work.
Specifies requirements, test methods and functional criteria for smoke alarms that operate using scattered light, transmitted light or ionization, intended for household or similar residential applications.
Provides persons who carry out the verification of electrical installations with some methods of checking that the installations complies with the safety requirements for the prevention of fire or persons or livestock from sustaining an electric shock.
Provides workers on low-voltage electrical installations with: (a) the principles of safe working practices; and (b) recommended procedures for safe working practices.
Specifies the requirements for fire alarm monitoring systems between the monitored fire detection and alarm system and the fire dispatch centre and includes requirements for the monitoring equipment.
Provides practical guidance to PCBUs on managing electrical risks in the workplace.
This Code of Practice on how to manage the risks associated with excavation work is an approved code of practice under section 274 of the Work Health and Safety Act (the WHS Act).
This Code of Practice on how to safely remove asbestos is an approved code of practice under section 274 of the Work Health and Safety Act (the WHS Act).