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Adequacy of Female Public Sanitary Facilities: Impact Analysis 2023 cover

Publisher
Australian Building Codes Board

Version:  2023.  (Current)
Short Description
The purpose of this impact analysis is to evaluate the regulatory impacts of proposed changes to increase the minimum required provisions for female public sanitary facilities; the proposed changes attempt to address unreasonable queuing times for females which are currently far longer than those for males.
Changes to the regulation of work with crystalline silica substances 2024 cover

Publisher
Safe Work Australia

Version:  2024.  (Current)
Short Description
From 1 September 2024, stronger work health and safety regulations will apply to work with materials containing 1% or more crystalline silica, known as crystalline silica substances.
National Hazard Exposure Worker Surveillance: Vibration exposure and the provision of vibration control measures in Australian workplaces 2010

Publisher
Safe Work Australia

Version:  2010.  (Current)
Short Description
Focuses on the exposure of Australian workers to vibration and the control measures that are provided in workplaces that eliminate, reduce or control worker exposure to vibration
Principles that apply to WHS duties: Factsheet 2023 cover

Publisher
Safe Work Australia

Version:  2023.  (Current)
Short Description
Overview of the four key principles that apply to all WHS duties in the model WHS Act.
Psychological health and safety in the workplace 2024

Publisher
Safe Work Australia

Version:  2024.  (Current)
Short Description
Mental health conditions account for an increasing proportion of serious workers’ compensation claims, and have garnered significant attention over recent years as awareness of their impact on individuals and workplaces has grown.
Mesothelioma in Australia: cresting the third wave 2016 cover

Version:  2016.  (Current)
Short Description
Proposes approaches to obtaining the information needed to properly estimate the risk of third-wave asbestos exposures, and guide actions that will crest a likely third-wave with minimum harm and cost to the community.
An Exploration Of Factors Influencing Quality Management System (Qms) Implementation: The Case Of The Australian Construction Industry 2020 cover

Version:  2020.  (Current)
Short Description
This research primarily aims to investigate an inclusive list of factors impacting on quality management system deployment in the construction industry building sector by focusing exclusively on the external factors and the critical success factors of project level in order to develop a comprehensive framework of quality management system deployment.
Understanding and enhancing responses to distress in the construction industry: protocol for a data linkage study 2022 cover

Version:  2022.  (Current)
Short Description
This research aims to understand the characteristics, including sociodemographic characteristics, health services utilisation and contacts with non-clinical services, of individuals working within the construction industry and who experience distress, and to quantify the costs and benefits of different help-seeking pathways.
Waterproofing practices in Australia for building construction 2018 cover

Version:  2018.  (Current)
Short Description
This paper aims to discuss Standards and Codes; membrane systems and performance, waterproofing practices, design and installation techniques, inspection and testing and quality assurance adopted by the waterproofing industry in Australia.
Suicide trends among Australian construction workers during years 2001–2019 2022 cover

Version:  2022.  (Current)
Short Description
This study provides evidence of a decline in suicide rates among Australian construction workers over the last two decades; this decline may be attributable to the combined effects of population-wide, male-specific, and sector-specific suicide prevention efforts over this same period, suggesting that the continuation or expansion of such efforts may lead to further declines.